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verbel · Junior Member Joined: 16 Nov 2008 Posts: 2

First I would like to say hello as this is my first post. I have found alot of information on here and it has been a great help. I've gotten the art of violin making and have read quite a bit of it and I think I am going to get strobels book as well, but I think I'm going to pick up a few tools to get started. I would like to post a link to the tools I am thinking of getting and would appreciate some opinions. I also need to get a plane but I am kinda clueless as to what I should get in the department. Below are the 3 chisels I am thinking of starting with. Do you think that would be enough to start with or would I be better off going with some different tools?

http://www.japanwoodworker.com/product.asp?s=JapanWoodworker&pf_id=06%2E005%2E180&dept_id=12708

http://www.japanwoodworker.com/product.asp?s=JapanWoodworker&pf_id=07%2E006%2E09&dept_id=12702

http://www.japanwoodworker.com/product.asp?s=JapanWoodworker&pf_id=07%2E070%2E130&dept_id=12715

byacey · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:53 am Post subject:

Well, those look like a start.

You will need saws, knives, scrapers, rasps & files,needle files, (finger planes - it's possible to work without these, but they sure make life easier.) You will also need a good quality jack plane or preferably a jointer plane for joining pieces for the plates, a coping saw, scroll saw or bandsaw, drill and bits, pegreamer, peg shaver, soundpost setting tools, bending iron, a vise, rules, compass, protractor, square, calipers, dividers, lining clamps, C-clamps, plate clamps.

Many of these tools you can make, others are readily available at most hardware stores, others are specific to violinmaking and would be available only through musical instrument supply houses.

violinarius · Member Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 171

I would check out Flea Market, and Garage sales, as well as E-Bay for used tools if you are cost concerned first, and then once you have all your basic tools, then go to the specialized instrument tool makers/sellers for the rest.

verbel · Junior Member Joined: 16 Nov 2008 Posts: 2

Part of it is I actually have play money right now to get some things. I want to try to get some of the more costly things whule I can now. I know where I can get alot of the normal tools I want fairly cheap and I am trying to snag some of the the other stuff like the finger planes and such for Christmas. can anyone link a good option for a plane for me?

violinarius · Member Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 171

Have you been to Dick Tools site?

http://www.dick.biz/dick/page/homepage/detail.jsf

Also Lie-Nielsen or Lee Valley tools.

http://www.leevalley.com/

http://www.lie-nielsen.com/

All three are expensive and produce top quality tools.

byacey · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 12:05 pm Post subject:

Jack H. · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:26 am Post subject:

Leif Luscombe · Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 9:30 pm Post subject: Tools

We carry a good selection of violin making tools, including the Ibex planes:
http://www.violins.ca/tools/index.html
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kel · Member Joined: 20 Oct 2008 Posts: 73 Location: Asia

i have difficulty to plane the curvature even with a 30mm long flat sole 15mm blade plane

what size , flat sole or curved sole finger planes are needed? please suggest
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