Here are a few photos of what I’ve been up to in the shop.
The peg head is sawn to rough shape with a Japanese style saw. Japanese saws cut on the pull stroke so they are easy to control. They also cut with great precision and leave the surface of the wood relatively smooth.
Once the sides are sawn I use a coping saw to cut the curved areas of the peghead and clean them up with a rasp.
Here are the soundboard, neck, fretboard and peghead lying on top of the sides
in the mold that holds everything together.
It’s starting to look like a dulcimer!
