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Walt Kuhlman
Oct-21-2014, 3:48pm
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We just sent this out this afternoon. Sitka top, Indian Rosewood back and sides, Mahogany neck and bindings.
Steve Sorensen
Oct-21-2014, 4:05pm
Beautiful!
Steve
Verne Andru
Oct-21-2014, 4:10pm
Very nice.
Steve VandeWater
Oct-21-2014, 4:22pm
Incredible work! Is the dragon hand carved or done with a machine?
Walt Kuhlman
Oct-21-2014, 5:00pm
All of our carvings are done by Astrid, completely hand carved. I build the instruments and apply the finish.
ricomando
Oct-21-2014, 7:29pm
Beautiful ! great work
PH-Mando
Oct-21-2014, 9:36pm
Beautiful! It would be nice to hear how it sounds.
JEStanek
Oct-22-2014, 8:27am
Yowza. Astrid outdid herself!
Jamie
billhay4
Oct-22-2014, 10:36am
Very nice.
Bil
Bertram Henze
Oct-22-2014, 11:54am
Kudos for the zero fret. How did you calculate the total effective sound hole area? :grin:
Jim Garber
Oct-22-2014, 8:28pm
You are both getting better and better. That is a lovely instrument.
Perry Babasin
Oct-24-2014, 4:01pm
Amazing, really nice!!
Barry Wilson
Oct-26-2014, 2:55am
I love dragons... excuse me while I take a cold shower
Mandocarver
Oct-26-2014, 3:13am
Lovely work. As a woodcarver myself, I'd be interested to know whether Astrid uses hand tools - chisels and gouges - or power carving tools (or both)? I can't imagine the sort of softwoods used for soundboards being very easy to work with and get clean cuts without razor sharp tools. Hats off.
Walt Kuhlman
Nov-03-2014, 12:07pm
Mandocarver--Astrid uses a combination of the tools you mentioned, including Exacto knives, Excalibur scroll saw for the negative space, a combination of rifflers, and a Dremel with engraving bits.
Here are some photos of the original drawing and its transfer to the top.
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bratsche
Nov-03-2014, 12:18pm
That is just beautiful work in every way, as usual. You two are quite the team! Thanks for posting so many great and detailed pictures.
My question is whether some kind of extra strengthening is needed underneath, to compensate for the depth of the carving?
bratsche
bohemianbiker
Nov-03-2014, 12:35pm
Whoa, that is absolutely gorgeous! bb
Walt Kuhlman
Dec-01-2014, 10:04am
My question is whether some kind of extra strengthening is needed underneath, to compensate for the depth of the carving?
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Thank you bratsche! Depending on the scale of the carving, but in most cases no. We start with a thicker top, and after the carving is complete I work the remaining top down to the thickness desired.
Walt