Monthly archive for October 2008

All Maple

Thursday, day 9. October 2008

Here’s a few shots of a custom psaltery that I just finished: the whole body of the psaltery is made of curly maple, and this would also include the top. The rosette is laser-cut and made of hard maple, and the ring surrounding it is made from burled walnut. (Much like the ring in this [...]

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Who Says Domestic Lumber is Boring?

Wednesday, day 1. October 2008

While it is true that many of the more interesting and exotic species of lumber grow closer to the equator, in distant locations in Africa and Central/South America, I’m finding that there are also plenty of amazing pieces of wood right here in the United States.
Take this new (still unfinished) bowed psaltery with a [...]

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