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dougberch

Dulcimer maker, luthier, musician, humanoid

Carving braces on a #walnut #dulcimer back. . . #l

Carving braces on a #walnut #dulcimer back.
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#luthier #dulcimermaker #fingerplane #paringchisel

A new hi-tech fretting mitrebox. 🙂 I saw someone

A new hi-tech fretting mitrebox. 🙂 I saw someone on YouTube a while back who put the depth stops on the saw rather than the box. Some scraps of MDF, masonite, screws, and double-stick tape and I'm no longer fiddling with depth adjustments as on my previous shop made mitrebox, regardless of the thickness of the fingerboard. This was quickly thrown together and works so well that I'll probably use it for years before making a nicer one. A little wax on the masonite taped to the sides of the saw and it works beautifully.
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#luthier #fretboard #handtools #mitrebox #dozuki #fingerboard #frets

A friend who isn't a luthier once asked why luthie

A friend who isn't a luthier once asked why luthiers often use the term "thicknessing" rather than "thinning" when in fact, we are, for the most part, removing wood to make the pieces thinner than what we started with. I'd never thought of it that way! We are removing wood to get to a desired thickness, but really, we are going for a final thinness!

Multitasking #dulcimer #luthier #dulcimermaker #wo

Multitasking #dulcimer #luthier #dulcimermaker #wood #whatsonyourbench #curlyash ##walnut

I've been spending time in the basement resawing w

I've been spending time in the basement resawing wood for dulcimers I'll be building a few months from now.

A walnut dulcimer back that makes me think of Geor

A walnut dulcimer back that makes me think of Georgia O'Keeffe.

Planing dulcimer brace stock.

Planing dulcimer brace stock.

Shaping the center seam reinforcement strip. . . #

Shaping the center seam reinforcement strip.
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#dulcimermaker #luthier #handtools #handplane #dulcimer

Mahogany, Spanish cedar, and spruce. . . #dulcimer

Mahogany, Spanish cedar, and spruce.
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#dulcimermaker #whatsonyourbench #luthier #dulcimer

A curly mahogany dulcimer in the works.

A curly mahogany dulcimer in the works.

Leveling the linings on a walnut dulcimer frame. .

Leveling the linings on a walnut dulcimer frame.
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#dulcimermaker #luthier #dulcimer #handtools #handplane

#sawmill #woodworking #oldbooks

#sawmill #woodworking #oldbooks

Gluing in the kerfing with colorful clamps. . . .

Gluing in the kerfing with colorful clamps.
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#dulcimermaker #whatsonyourbench #luthier #dulcimer #clamps

The beginnings of a walnut and spruce #dulcimer.

The beginnings of a walnut and spruce #dulcimer.

Still life with espresso, block plane, glue pot,du

Still life with espresso, block plane, glue pot,dulcimer sides, and some other stuff.

Cleaning up cherry dulcimer sides before bending.

Cleaning up cherry dulcimer sides before bending.
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#dulcimermaker #luthier #dulcimer #handtools #handplane #scraper #woodshavings

Clouds of poplar shavings. Sometimes making shavin

Clouds of poplar shavings. Sometimes making shavings is more fun than making the dulcimer!
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#poplar #woodworking #handplane #handtools #dulcimermaker #wood #whatsonyourbench #woodshavings

Squaring up future dulcimer fretboard blanks. . .

Squaring up future dulcimer fretboard blanks.
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#dulcimermaker #luthier #handtools #walnut #blockplane

One of those small details I enjoy : filing an ang

One of those small details I enjoy : filing an angle on the area of the peghead that butts against the end of the fingerboard so it is in harmony with the rest of the pegheads's angles. The cardstock protects the edge I use as a reference and guide while filing the angle. I am consistently inconsistent with what the small details will be, a sharp or rounded edge, etc. I do this kind of thing in a number of ways. It keeps the work interesting and guarantees that I won't have to worry about making too much money per hour.
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#dulcimer #luthier #dulcimermaker #wood #handtools #file #whatsonyourbench #ilovemyjob #peghead

A #Mevlevi #dervish playing #qanun.

A #Mevlevi #dervish playing #qanun.

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