Violin Forum/Message Board

A few wild thoughts to be sure. Skip the titebond (anything could need to come apart), and get some good books on violin making!

And in case you are wondering, liquid hide glue (bottled) creeps! It's due primarily to additives and other junk they put in it to keep it liquid. When I started making violins, I used it, not being a ...

Manfio, one last tea bag question if you don't mind. What brand and kind of tea do you use?

Just trying to grasp this better...so would you say to boil 6 dark tea bags in a cup of water, until the water starts to cook off, and then apply it with...a rag?

I also read somewhere that a jar ...

You too CT! And everyone else here and elsewhere.

MANFIO, you said that you darken the wood with tea. Can you elaborate a bit on this? I've tried this before without much effect, and fear I may have been doing it wrong. Thanks!

Bass guitar tuners have a string shaft that probably won't be long enough to pass through both cheeks of a cello pegbox. If they won't, string pressure will pull the shafts off center, eventually maki ...

Fiddlegem mentioned earlier that his 'pot' kept the glue at a consistent 165 degrees. I'm wondering if 165 might be a little hot for hide glue? I usually go about 145, and have found (it seems) that h ...

The Stewmac kit is pretty good, but remember that any kit is only as good as you can make it. You'd learn more by building from scratch, but kits will give you experience in certain skills like clampi ...

Not sure of a best site. There's a sticky about it just about your post on this page.

Cliff, do you have any pics of your setup?

Michael said: >>" He said it's not really all that unpredictable, but also didn't want to be the one to recommend it to anyone."

Well that's certainly understandable, and I don't bl ...

Doesn't look too unsafe to me. The cutting wheel is throwing the dust away from him, and I'm sure he watches his fingers (which all appear to still be there). And he's wearing my favorite mini-safety ...

Pretty cool Michael! Didn't know about that one. What kind of cutting head do you think that is?

Whatever tools you use, sharpness is of primary importance. One technique I found to be particularly good for amateurs. You set up a drill press with a depth stop (can be a simple piece of tape on the ...