Thinning the edges down to about 4.5 millimeters with a little bit of rough arching. Just the upper and lower bouts for now, I'll work on the C bouts later...
I'm a beginning violinmaker in Texas. More like "about to be beginning". Haven't started my first build yet, I'm currently buying up the first batch of new specialty tools I'm going to need for the initial steps of carving the plates, inlaying purfling, etc. So I've been watching these videos of your progress with interest, so well done. One minor quibble about the video itself is that the lighting here is so bright that some of the details are washed out. Or maybe it's just camera exposure? I'm not sure what you're filming this with. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the comments! Yes it could be lighting, I have an overhead florescent light and a small desk lamp. I'm using an iphone to record and could probably use a better camera. This is my second build. My goal is to video the entire process from start to finish. Hopefully it will be helpful for others are at least entertaining. :)
@@CooperViolins I'm in the middle of building a medieval citole, and will post a video once it's done. I'm shooting it on an iPhone as well. Over the course of the build I noted something interesting about most good violinmaking videos, that they usually work in a darker room with a lamp providing direct, raking light from the side. Not only does this actually look much better on camera, it makes shadows from irregular surfaces that much more obvious. So it's kinda like cheat codes for finer work during carving and finishing prep. The slightest blemish really stands out. I grabbed an adjustable lamp and fixed it to my workbench, put in a 40 watt soft white bulb, and turned off my overhead fluorescents. Plenty of lighting for what I'm doing, and on camera it makes the details pop, with good contrast, and the wood tones are much more warm on screen.
@@BrianTimmonsTX I'll watch your video when you post it! The overhead light works ok for rough work but for detail I'll use low angle light. I already made a video like that but haven't posted it yet. I'll post that one in a day or so.
Belíssimo trabalho!!
Grazie thank you!
I'm a beginning violinmaker in Texas. More like "about to be beginning". Haven't started my first build yet, I'm currently buying up the first batch of new specialty tools I'm going to need for the initial steps of carving the plates, inlaying purfling, etc. So I've been watching these videos of your progress with interest, so well done. One minor quibble about the video itself is that the lighting here is so bright that some of the details are washed out. Or maybe it's just camera exposure? I'm not sure what you're filming this with.
Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the comments! Yes it could be lighting, I have an overhead florescent light and a small desk lamp. I'm using an iphone to record and could probably use a better camera. This is my second build. My goal is to video the entire process from start to finish. Hopefully it will be helpful for others are at least entertaining. :)
@@CooperViolins I'm in the middle of building a medieval citole, and will post a video once it's done. I'm shooting it on an iPhone as well. Over the course of the build I noted something interesting about most good violinmaking videos, that they usually work in a darker room with a lamp providing direct, raking light from the side. Not only does this actually look much better on camera, it makes shadows from irregular surfaces that much more obvious.
So it's kinda like cheat codes for finer work during carving and finishing prep. The slightest blemish really stands out. I grabbed an adjustable lamp and fixed it to my workbench, put in a 40 watt soft white bulb, and turned off my overhead fluorescents. Plenty of lighting for what I'm doing, and on camera it makes the details pop, with good contrast, and the wood tones are much more warm on screen.
@@BrianTimmonsTX I'll watch your video when you post it! The overhead light works ok for rough work but for detail I'll use low angle light. I already made a video like that but haven't posted it yet. I'll post that one in a day or so.
@@BrianTimmonsTX I subscribed to your channel. looking foward to seeing the citole!
@@CooperViolins Cool, thanks!