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Cutting
of a trunk section. Thus begins, strictly speaking, the
making of a violin.
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Cutting
the corner (joining of the ribs) with the
aid of a "mold" or "form".
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This
band of wood is a future rib. The violin maker
is making it perfectly flat by means of a scraper, one
of his many tools.
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Here
the violin maker is giving the rib an adequate
curve.
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Ribs,
blocks, corners and linings assembled
around the mold.
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The
back and belly of the violin can be made
of a single piece or two pieces. Here, the violin maker
has probably glued together the two pieces of the back.
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The
violin maker is fitting the trying-plane (jointer).
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Outlining
the back (or the belly).
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Cutting
the back with a saw.
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Working
with the gouge.
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Roughing
down with a small scraper.
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