knife cut shavings – Carruthers Violins

I heart shavings

Feb 12, 2016 | Collections, knife cut shavings, shavings

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Filigree

Feb 11, 2016 | Collections, knife cut shavings, shavings

← back Its hard not to see the scroll volutes in these tight spirals

Corner Carve

Feb 11, 2016 | Collections, knife cut shavings, shavings

← back Trimming the margins of a violin, Cuts with the knife square to the work rolls off tight scrolls.

Lining Trim

Feb 11, 2016 | Collections, knife cut shavings, shavings

← back Repeated knife cuts add further flourishes to this arabesque.

Chamfer

Feb 11, 2016 | Collections, knife cut shavings, shavings

← back There is a lot of chamfering involved in finishing the edges of a violin, Cutting small face with a consist width and at a consistent angle demands considerable skill Holding the knife at an angle to the work makes open spring type spirals. Here I'm putting the...

Conical spirals

Feb 11, 2016 | Collections, knife cut shavings, shavings

← back Formed by holding the trimming knife at an oblique angle to the plate edge. If I hold the blade square to the edge I get flat spirals. These remind me of pond snails

New button

Feb 11, 2016 | buttons, Collections, knife cut shavings

← back The button and the neck get shaped at the same time. Here I've been trimming the excess off of the sides, I didn't really have to make the fancy curls but it was fun.