Monday, March 17, 2014

A Luthier's List of Tools: Outfitting a Violin Maker's Workshop

I've compiled a list of tools one might need to create a violin, including the most necessary items and a few "nice-to-have" items. The bulk of these tools are listed in Chris Johnson and Roy Courtnall's book, The Art of Violin Making.

Workbench
Vice
Tenon or dovetail saw
coping saw
fretsaw
smoothing plane
jointer plane
block plane
chisels
Files
Rasps
Oil or water stones
Slip stones
honing gude
Hand drill and bits
Steel rule
Straightedge
Woodworker's square
Engineer's square
Adjustable bevel
Marking gauge
G clamps
Rules
Scriber
Dividers
Electric bending iron and strap
Thickness calliper
Vernier calliper
Purfling marker
Purfling pick
Long-reach clamps
Gouges
Spool clamps
Thumb planes
F-hole cutters
Scrapers
Peg-hole reamer
Peg shaper
Knives
Soundpost setter
Machine tools
Knives
Bandsaw
Drillpress
1" Belt Sander
Scrapers
Hide glue
Glue pot
Back plate
Front plate
Ribs
Blocks
Neck block
Fingerboard
Pegs
Strings
Chinrest
Endbutton
Bass bar
Soundpost
Linings
Tailpiece
Nut
Bridge
Bridge jig
Bridge lifter
Varnish
Sandpaper
Micromesh
Rottenstone
Linseed oil
Paper towels
Rags
Shopvac
Tool hanger
Lamp

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