1/16th Fiddle

[Fiddlemaker5224]

Just finished the construction phase of this little fiddle. I carved the plates with a violin arching pattern from HT at http://www.go3d.us/on a CompuCarve machine.

The back sides and neck are made from rosewood and the top plate is pine. The fingerboard is pine painted black. The tailpiece is ebony that I carved by hand this morning.

To view my construction log visit http://woodworkerszone.com/igits/showthread.php?t=6086

There are more photos of the building process.

[ImanCarrot]

Man, that is just awesome!

Very nice work indeed!

[Fiddlemaker5224]

Thanks, ImanCarrot

This project was a test run of the pattern before I start carving the full size instruments with it. It also cut down on the Christmas gift list.

[Fiddlemaker5224]

Here is the finished instrument.

[rgammage]

Hello Fiddlemaker
Where do you get rosewood? Is it easy to get in the US?
Regards
Richard

[Fiddlemaker5224]

Originally Posted by rgammage Hello Fiddlemaker Where do you get rosewood? Is it easy to get in the US? Regards Richard

Getting rosewood in the US is difficulte at times. Most of the exotic wood dealers will carry some of the pre-ban material. I have picked up some here and there.

The best find was when the Chicago theater was renovated. The benches were made from African rosewood. They measured .875x2.5" in 16 -24" legnths. This was what I used in this fiddle.

[ihavenofish]

Originally Posted by Fiddlemaker5224 Getting rosewood in the US is difficulte at times. Most of the exotic wood dealers will carry some of the pre-ban material. I have picked up some here and there. The best find was when the Chicago theater was renovated. The benches were made from African rosewood. They measured .875x2.5" in 16 -24" legnths. This was what I used in this fiddle.

rosewood is very easy to get as long as its not brazilian - and even thats not hard to find in small sizes. none of the other species are banned yet.


oh, and that little violin is great!

[Fiddlemaker5224]

Thanks I couldn't remember which one was the banned wood.

Its amazing what you can do with a little machine.