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John Lewis

Post subject: My new lutherie tools

Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:03 pm

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Location: United States
First name: John
Last Name: Lewis
City: Newnan
State: Georgia
Zip/Postal Code: 30265
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Hey everyone-

Today I went to the Woodworking Show here in Atlanta and bought some cool tools. The first 2 are these great little Japanese milled-tooth files - they are the smaller 8" ones. I used them today on a piece of poplar and they work as well (for me anyway) as the Auriou files I tried. For $16.50 each I was impressed. Lee Valley is shipping them and I should have them in a week.

My other tools I bought from Tony Murland - a tool seller from England. He is at http://www.antiquetools.co.uk. The 6" boxwood spokeshave is from Sheffield - it's tiny. The Irish chariot plane is brass with a steel sole and stuffed with Brazilian RW.

The files and spokeshave are for neck carving and the plane is because it was my birthday, my buh-buh-buh-birthday. Woo-hoo.

Sorry, I just had to share my new lutherie booty.

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coke_zero

Post subject: Re: My new lutherie tools

Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:20 pm

Cocobolo

Joined: Sun Jan 03, 2010 8:30 pm
Posts: 234
First name: Peter
Country: England
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Nice. How many people can say they have a plane made with Brazilian Rosewood? idunno

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Dave Fifield

Post subject: Re: My new lutherie tools

Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 8:29 pm

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Joined: Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:05 pm
Posts: 1567
Location: San Jose, CA
First name: Dave
Last Name: Fifield
City: San Jose
State: CA
Zip/Postal Code: 95124
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

HAPPY BIRTHDAY John!! [:Y:]

Hey, that's one wierd looking guitar neck in the first photo! laughing6-hehe

Nice pressies!!!

Cheers,
Dave F.

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DannyV

Post subject: Re: My new lutherie tools

Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 12:57 am

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Joined: Sat Dec 30, 2006 3:20 am
Posts: 2593
Location: Powell River BC Canada
First name: Danny
Last Name: Vincent

Happy Birthday John! Irish Chariot. What a great name. Just makes you want to take it for a ride.

All The Best,
Danny

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Hesh

Post subject: Re: My new lutherie tools

Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 7:09 am

Old Growth Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:49 am
Posts: 13651
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
First name: Hesh
Last Name: Breakstone
City: Ann Arbor
State: Michigan
Country: United States
Status: Professional

Happy Birthday JOHN!!!! [clap]

How much for the dollar bill.....

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James A.

Post subject: Re: My new lutherie tools

Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 6:24 pm

Mahogany

Joined: Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:32 pm
Posts: 59
First name: James
Last Name: Allen
City: Ashton
State: ID
Zip/Postal Code: 83420
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Buying tools is so exciting. My wife thinks I'm strange, but buying a nice chisel or plane is just exhilarating.

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