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  1. rcflyer23

    Coffee Table Part II

    Okay so this is a continuation of my previous port on the coffee table. I have actually taken it from the drawing to an actual thing. This is my first "Real" piece of woodworking in the furniture since. Actually I guess other than slapping a top on a couple of preturned legs I've not really done...
  2. ErnieM

    Harpsichord Project Part 20B - Installing the Soundboard

    Hi all, As is the case with most woodworking projects, preparation for gluing takes longer than the gluing itself. This is certainly the case with a soundboard. Before any glue can be used, a couple of things need to get done. The first of these is the installation of what I call the crown...
    • ErnieM
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    • 20b harpsichord installing part project soundboard
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  3. ErnieM

    Harpsichord Project Part 20A - Installing the Soundboard

    Hi all, There is a point when a bunch of glued together pieces of wood becomes a musical instrument. For me, that point is the day the soundboard is glued into the case. Everything that will effect the tone of the instrument will have already been done. In this post, we’ll make the ribs...
    • ErnieM
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    • 20a harpsichord installing part project soundboard
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  4. ErnieM

    Harpsichord Project Part 19 - Soundboard con't.

    Hi all, Nothing that we do will have a greater effect on the tone of the harpsichord than what we do to the soundboard. In this part, we’ll make a rose, cut a hole for it in the soundboard, locate the bridges on the soundboard and mark the 8’ bridge for bridge pins, and make the 4’ hitchpin...
    • ErnieM
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    • cont harpsichord part project soundboard
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    • Forum: "How To" Forum
  5. sawduster

    router rookie part deux

    Got my table , got my router ( gloat pics later ) now to the bits I was pretty surprised at the price of good rounover bits :eek: and I'm wondering about the HF roundover bits with the bearings. Bear in mind that I will not be building furniture anytime soon and will most likely destroy a lot...
  6. ErnieM

    Harpsichord Project Part 18 - Finishing the Keyboard

    Hi all, Very little on a Flemish or French harpsichord is undecorated – this includes the keytops. Last time, we installed the heads, tails, and bone sharp caps. In this Part we’ll shape and decorate the heads. This work requires a tremendous amount of hand work and is the main reason...
    • ErnieM
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    • finishing harpsichord keyboard part project
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    • Forum: "How To" Forum
  7. Joe Scharle

    Flat part on router base

    Anyone have any idea why the newer bases are not completely round?
  8. ErnieM

    Harpsichord Project Part 17 - Capping the Teeth

    Hi all, It’s time to get back to the keyboard which is fine with me because keyboard making is one of my favorite tasks in harpsichord building. In this Part of the series we’ll mask out the sharp keys and paint them. Then we’ll cut the ebony into the proper shapes and glue them down onto...
    • ErnieM
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    • capping harpsichord part project teeth
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    • Forum: "How To" Forum
  9. ErnieM

    Harpsichord Project Part 16 - The Transposer

    Hi all, While the bridges are drying out from their soaking I thought I’d take advantage of the time to take care of a few bits and pieces that need to be done. The first of these tasks involve making the instrument transposable. Ernie, what does that mean? Ok, I’ll tell you. As...
  10. ErnieM

    Harpsichord Project Part 15B - Pinblock & "Nuts" con't.

    Hi all, This post is the continuation of Part 15A. The next step is critically important to the proper functioning of the instrument. We must accurately mark the positions of the two nuts on the pinblock as well as the position of the 102 tuning pin holes. To do this, we cut out the pinblock...
    • ErnieM
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    • 15b cont harpsichord nuts part pinblock project
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  11. ErnieM

    Harpsichord Project Part 15A - Pinblock & "Nuts"

    Hi all and Happy New Year, All of the major assemblies (except for the lid) have now been built. Now we have to return to many of these assemblies to make them functional. We’ll start with the pinblock which is the 1 ½” thick plank of red oak that the tuning pins will be embedded into. We...
    • ErnieM
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    • 15a harpsichord nuts part pinblock project
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  12. ErnieM

    Harpsichord Project Part 14 - Building the Soundboard

    Hi all, Due to some nasty weather in Syracuse and Buffalo, our trip to the north country has been postponed for a couple of days. Not being one to waste any time, I decided to get started on the soundboard. The soundboard will be made of quarter-sawn Sitka Spruce and will be 1/8” thick (or...
    • ErnieM
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    • building harpsichord part project soundboard
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  13. ErnieM

    Part 13 - Building the Bench

    Hi all, Seeing as the shortest day of the year is approaching, I thought we’d end the year with the shortest post of the Harpsichord Project (please ..... hold your applause). Eventually this pile of sticks may actually make a sound. Whenever that day comes, the player will surely...
  14. ErnieM

    Harpsichord Project Part 12 - The Music Desk

    Hi all, Still waiting for the Sitka Spruce delivery. Nice thing about harpsichord building – there’s so many different things to do that you never really get hung up waiting for materials. You just work on something else while you wait. Still, I’m getting anxious to build that soundboard...
  15. ErnieM

    Harpsichord Project Part 11 - The Jackrail & Moldings

    Hi all, With one exception, the parts we will be adding today are decorative. The moldings are ¼” thick and have a profile routed onto their faces. The exception is the jackrail. This is a strip of wood about ¾” thick with a wide dado cut into its bottom surface. This strip (jackrail) hangs...
    • ErnieM
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    • harpsichord jackrail moldings part project
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    • Forum: "How To" Forum
  16. Bas

    Jigfest at Joe's - part deux

    Last Saturday a few of us managed to shake off the turkey-induced lethargy and build some more jigs. Mike (lottathought) lost in thought...or just zoned out: Joe (Joe Scharle) preparing some stock to demonstrate the tapering jig: Geoff (BigDog) "supervising": Mac (skysharks) doing...
  17. ErnieM

    Harpsichord Project Part 10 - The Stand

    Hi all, It’s time to build the harpsichord’s stand so I can get it off my assembly table. Since this is a rather small instrument, we’ll build a simple, 4 leg trestle stand for it. This type of stand can be taken apart quite easily and increases the portability of the instrument. Since...
  18. Shamrock

    The after class shaping part 2 1/2 -the front legs

    Worked on the front legs of the rocker today, and I must say this has been the hardest process yet. The starting point was on the right and off the grinder form is on the left: Once off the grinder had to use a #8 carving chisel to "bring out the round half" of the leg-the part that's not in...
  19. Shamrock

    Maloof Rocker-After Class shaping Part 2-The back legs

    Well here's what the chair looked like after shaping the rockers: The 1st task was to mark what areas to avoid in shaping and to take the chair apart (this is like the 100th or so time it's come apart):tinysmile_tongue_t: Here's what the before leg looks like: Then I marked the bottom around...
  20. Shamrock

    Maloof Rocker-The after class shaping Part 1

    Hey Folks- Let me just second what Jeremy said about John's (Woodguy1975) rocker class-phenomenal! Of the 3 students, none of us had ever built a chair before and we all left with working rocking chairs! Having said that, a good part of the chairs' character comes from the shaping, and that's up...

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