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We are often asked for a list of necessary or recommended tools
for making a violin.
These tools would be considered very important for building a
violin:
- Sharp knife, with handle
(10 mm, 80-59H.10) for general cutting
- Dial caliper (80-455)
for measuring the thickness of the plates and ribs
- Bending iron (80-429)
and bending strap (80-4296) for bending the sides or
ribs of the instrument
- 2 round bottom Ibex finger planes
(probably the 80-502 and 80-504) used for fine carving and graduation
of the top and back plates
- Peg shaver (80-566)
and peg reamer (80-563)
for fitting pegs and end pins
- Soundpost setter (80-440)
for placing and adjusting the sound post inside the instrument
- Purfling scribe - either
one that we carry will work, though the Mach cutter has a really
good feel due to the cylindrical design Please note that this
tool just "scribes" the lines and that a knife is
necessary to actually cut the channel.
- Purfling Pick (80-568)
for removing wood from the purfling channel
- Spool clamps (80-950)
for assembling the instrument. For a viola, cello, or bass substitute
as necessary.
Other tools which are very useful:
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