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Comment by Jim Morris on June 2, 2015 at 12:31am

Thanks Mark. Yup, I made both these tailpieces. I usually make the fingerboards as well but a friend gave me about 10 that came off busted fiddles so I'm using some of those.

Comment by Mark Lillo on June 1, 2015 at 11:26pm

Very nice pair Jim .Did you make the tailpieces?, They look great. Some day I hope to learn how to play the fiddle. Might have to come to you for building tips, you seem to have a good handle on it.

Comment by Jim Morris on June 1, 2015 at 11:12pm

Thanks Dave. Lately I've been trying to actually focus more on what I'm doing to avoid spilling blood. I have a habit of thinking ahead to the next 2 or 3 steps in the middle of using sharp stuff and that often causes slip ups.

Comment by Dave Lynas on June 1, 2015 at 4:53pm

Wow Jim. Beautiful fiddles. I have a moon gouge scar on my vice grip thumb pad to this day made when I was 10 or so. I was making a crossbow groove on a plank and slipped off the side into my palm. I still can't build anything without putting holes in me...

Comment by Jim Morris on May 29, 2015 at 3:12pm

Thanks Bug.

Comment by BUGGY (C) on May 29, 2015 at 8:44am

Nice, looks awesome

Comment by Jim Morris on May 29, 2015 at 8:29am

Yup, I cringed right away. I've hurt myself only occasionally with power tools but chisels are my nemesis. As I've said before, not the chisel's fault. One of my woodworking mentors used to tell me "You have to be smarter than the chisel" and then he'd add "and the box it came in"

Comment by Dane Donato on May 29, 2015 at 8:22am

So, a cautionary tale about slipping chisels (cringe now). I was inletting a lock plate for a NW trade gun (muzzleloader) at my kitchen table Wife was teaching that night, and I didn't want to be away from our pug. I was simply shaving a wee bit of wood, not much at all. My left hand acted as my vice. The chisel left a prefect chisel shaped hole in my left hand above the webbing in my vice hand. :) It went in 1/2" or a bit more. I sat there and felt a bit queezy and marveled how little blood was coming out, and how clean the hole was. I should have gone to the ER, but I just cleaned the hole and wrapped it with lots of bandages, after checking to see if there was nerve damage. And hoped the wife would not notice. So, the morale is always keep your tools very sharp, and make sure your shots are up to date. :)

Comment by Jim Morris on May 29, 2015 at 7:19am

Oh yeah, Dane, I gotta get my 5 y.o. grandson in the shop to "help" me out! Usually he diverts my attention and the chisel slips.

Comment by Jim Morris on May 29, 2015 at 7:16am

Well that must be where I went wrong! Usually both my sweat and a little blood are sacrificed for these things but I don't recall any cuts or scrapes on this build. I gotta get back in there and try harder!

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