Carving out a wire harp soundbox 1
Channel: lindenblock
Date: 2012-11-25

And old gouge, an old guy, a new mallet, and a big block of linden (tilia cordata).  I do my best to avoid power tools, which keeps the usual dust of woodworking to a minimum. The gouge I'm using was made around 1870 by the Douglass Mfg Company, which was later bought by James Swan. I'm working in my kitchen and one of my helpers can be seen to pass by a couple of times.