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I don't think Strad had any magnets in his shop. Disolving the hardened sap by any method will probably work. I boil my 'green' wood in a salty chemical solution. It dries fast, hasn't split yet, a ...

Spruce and Cedar have different odors. Once you smell cedar, you'll never forget it.

Folks. Instead of debating whether or not this will work, just do it. It works and it COSTS NEXT TO NOTHING.

If I have enough of them. Cool

Hmmmm you might be right, but if you hurry to the rink I think you might be able to get some lumber from Chris Pronger.

I have never had it split nor have the boards I have treated ever seemed to have drawn moisture from the air. As I said in the beginning, give it a try. Go to your local lumber yard and get a rough a ...

And, most of the salted wood, if not all of it gets carved away. But, I'm 65 and I cannot wait until I am 85 to have nice spruce, so salting works for my ugly fiddles Smile

I haven't noticed that happening.

Epsom salt MGSO4 seems to work as good as plain salt NACL but the tiny glitch is that epsom salt is (place can of worms here Smile

magnesium sulphate and has been found under some, but not all, elderly v ...

If you are a perfectionist and make your living by selling your violins this is not for you. I am not a perfectionist and I am retired. I like to make fiddles as cheaply as I can. If this is your sit ...

I'm 65. In my case, waiting for the spruce to mature is not good. So I go to the lumber yard and pick a nice fresh 12x12 block of knot free spruce and split the wood I want out of it. Then, I make a v ...

Cryogenic glues are activated with moisture. Perhaps the slight dampening of the target would get better performance from the glue.

33 cm from nut to bridge

I think this is the place.

http://www.grandpasworkshop.com/

I live in Alberta too. When I want spruce I just go over to the lumber yard and select a 12 x 12 block and take it home and split it. ...

I can achieve the general color I want for my violins, but often there is a mottled look caused by uneven color on the spruce top. The finish on the spruce also tends to be darker than the maple parts ...