I know
what I'm going to do with it - but that gets back to making harps and
psalteries. It is too easy to make a mistake making the recess for the
soundboard, and for the sides and back, with a router. I'd rather work and
fit, work and fit.
Enough for tonight, pardon the length of
Hi Dana,
>> You can find nice planes in
>> "antique" stores for about $25 or $30
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on long island the price is much higher in any antique store, and most of
em would require serious work to be capable of making dust (rather than
gathering it). Seems the interior decor
ot too
steep, but definitely enjoyable!
Best wishes
Din
> -Original Message-
> From: Rob Dorsey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 08 December 2007 20:06
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Lute construction
>
> Hi Dana and All,
I will compete for the smallest workshop - my 5' x 6' former walkin closet
contained my entire shop (except for the hand work in my favorite arm chair
in the living room). It has since expanded into my bedroom to avoid having
to heft one tool off the bench and replace it with another.
I do hav
27;s
> > Stanley
> > all the way.
> >
> > I built me first lute on a drafting table in my apartment in
> > Portland. While
> > I did some of the work at Bob Lundeberg's shop I did most of it at
> > home,
> > even carving the mould, making huge mess.
>
f it at
home,
even carving the mould, making huge mess.
It's not so much the amount of equipment you can gather that makes
the lute.
It's having the fire in your belly to do it and the guts to get
about it.
Best,
Rob Dorsey
http://RobDorsey.com
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Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Lute construction
Sorry all, I should have waited to reply, my previous posting was incomplete
because of time constraints.
To build from plans and use wood bought from commercial sources (ra
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Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 8:53 PM
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Subject: [LUTE-BUILDER] Re: Lute construction
On Wed, Dec 5, 2007, Troy Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>
> So gentleman,
>
> if there is a minimum regarding tools needed to get s
On Wed, Dec 5, 2007, Troy Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>
> So gentleman,
>
> if there is a minimum regarding tools needed to get started
> such as:
>
> work bench (any particular size?)
I use a small carvers bench to produce componants, 24" x 4 ft, and
auxilliary space on an old oks din
Troy,
It does depend on what method you will be following. If you do go with DvE's
CDROM, he includes a whole section on the minimum kit you need for his
method. He also give a lot of advice and hints on using various tools in
various tasks. Getting and keeping your tools sharp is probably one of
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