Placed

Uncrated and moved into place. Machine came with lots of little issues, and I'm waiting for the Manufacturer to get a technician in to address and fix them all... Was also sold on the wrong software for running it. Hopefully in the next week or so, I'll have it all up and running.

New CNC

The New CNC was delivered today.

Sanded and ready for finish.

Inlay

Shaped

Shells

Staves

Snare

Cutting walnut for a few new drums.

Vat wood

Bubinga and Movingui

Vat wood

Here's what it looks like after a lite planning.

Vats

It even comes with a serial number.

Vats

This is all Bubinga. A little worse off, but still lots of useable wood...

Vats

This is all really heavy old growth african red mahogany. It has some holes, but has been heavily saturated with oils over the decades of use as a tanning vat. It's in remarkably good shape.

Vats

Turns out they are all made from Movingui, and Bubinga.

Vats

Went to Santa Cruz to look at some old leather tanning vats.

Paint, round two

Paint, round one.

Wax off

Wax on

Wax on

Plumbing

New valves and new water inlet.

Water Fill

Tuning peg

Making a larger tuning peg smaller.

Airstream

Got the sub floor sanded and finished with linseed oil. Only little details left before building furniture and cabinetry.

Tumble weed

Done and ready for a build up.

Tumble Weed

First coat of black.

Tumble weed

Primed and ready for paint.

Snares

Cherry and Walnut
5" x 13"

Snares

Assembling new snare drums. This one is- 4 3/4" x 13"
Cherry and Maple

Window install

Just reinstalled the vista view window the morning.

Demo

Demo in one day.

Tumbleweed build

Horse trailer conversion.

Veena

Veena

Veena

Progress on repairing the veena. I've stripped all the gold leafed paper from the neck.

Finish

Buffing

Explorer

Stain

Stain

Stain sample.

Stain samples

Window seat

Window seat

Window seat

Window seat

Alder window seat assembled. Hand hewn front.

Finished

Bala hanger

Ready for finish.

Wall hanger for Balas

Made from Ipe, or Brazilian Walnut.