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Dulcimer maker, luthier, musician, humanoid

#autoharp #hammereddulcimer

#autoharp #hammereddulcimer

I was about to put the frets in a dulcimer fingerb

I was about to put the frets in a dulcimer fingerboard but I decided to resurface the fingerboard a bit before doing so. It would have been good enough, but good enough is not, in my opinion, good enough.
It had a hair more relief than I wanted it to have. I'm probably the only person who would ever notice this, but getting these things just right is important to me. Taking more time to make sure everything is right does mean I make less money per dulcimer than I would if I let these little details slide by, but I would just waste the extra money I would have made on things like healthcare, food and house payments anyway. Coffee break is over; time to get back on my head!

Flattening and truing up the end block for attachi

Flattening and truing up the end block for attaching the peghead.

Working on a #dulcimer in #sassafras and #walnut w

Working on a #dulcimer in #sassafras and #walnut with a #wenge fingerboard and #lacewood #binding.

First coat of finish on an oak and spruce #dulcime

First coat of finish on an oak and spruce #dulcimer.

Shaping the edge of #zircote #binding on a #dulcim

Shaping the edge of #zircote #binding on a #dulcimer with a #scraper.

I sand because I care. . . . #dulcimers #arewehavi

I sand because I care.
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#dulcimers #arewehavingfunyet

One of the reasons I try to avoid using jigs and f

One of the reasons I try to avoid using jigs and fixtures when making dulcimers is because every time I start to do that I get an idea for another way to make them, a design change, etc. Working freestyle means it takes me longer to make each dulcimer, but I am happier while working on each dulcimer, and I think it shows in the end product.

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My idea of a relaxing night at home. . . . #honing

My idea of a relaxing night at home.
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I ❤️ my skewed low angle block plane. . . . #h

I ❤️ my skewed low angle block plane.
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#dulcimer #dulcimers #luthier #monkey #whatsonyour

#dulcimer #dulcimers #luthier #monkey #whatsonyourbench

Carving the string ramp on a dulcimer fretboard. W

Carving the string ramp on a dulcimer fretboard. Wenge is tough to work!

Making braces. . . . #dulcimermaker #whatsonyourbe

Making braces.
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#dulcimermaker #whatsonyourbench #luthier

Starting to look like a dulcimer.

Starting to look like a dulcimer.

Carving the strum hollow on a #mahogany and #wenge

Carving the strum hollow on a #mahogany and #wenge #dulcimer #fretboard. I thinkof the fretboard as part of the bracing and this is one of the areas where I alter it's weight and flexibility.

In my happy place truing and squaring up #dulcimer

In my happy place truing and squaring up #dulcimer #fingerboard blanks.

I put the baby down for a minute on a counter to c

I put the baby down for a minute on a counter to change a diaper while at the music store, put it back in the stroller, and when I got home I found this in the stroller!

First coat of finish on a curly #mahogany #dulcime

First coat of finish on a curly #mahogany #dulcimer.

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