Hi folks,
I have to think about stopping making tools, and now making things, with all the tools I have!
Here is what I did this week-end :
La Belle Note - News
http://www.labellenote.fr/photo/gal_...ssandre_02.jpg
Cheers,
christophe
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Hi folks,
I have to think about stopping making tools, and now making things, with all the tools I have!
Here is what I did this week-end :
La Belle Note - News
http://www.labellenote.fr/photo/gal_...ssandre_02.jpg
Cheers,
christophe
That's a really, really beautiful pen, Christophe! Wish I had the skill to make one like that! It's a good thing that we have sections in this forum where you can still post your non-tool creations. :thumbsup:
Great design and attention to detail! How did you cut the shell piece?
Hi Jere,
The shell dots, I cut them by myself from local abalone shell (I leave close to the sea).
I have a few pictures showing that, it's a little bit dated, I have improved my method since, but the idea is there.
See this diaporama:
La Belle Note - Photos - Lutherie : Fabriquer des repères de nacre ronds
I plan to write an article with my updated method.
Christophe
Great method thanks for sharing it, I have always marveled at work with mother of pearl and that sort of thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Christophe Mineau
Have you tried using a motorized jig saw with cutting those shells? Any trouble breaking blades with the coping saw on those hard shells?
Thanks Jere,
Yes, working with shell pearl is really tough. I don't like working with the scroll saw (motorized) on that.
What I do now, is rough cutting the circles with the band saw, thinest blade I have. I put a "zero clearance" piece of wood under the shell. The effort with the band saw is more regular, always downward, against the wood. Although, I cut far from the line .
Actually, the pearl does not really "cut", it "micro breaks", and the only accurate tool to work it is high speed sanding or filing.
For really tricky cuts, I prefer the very thin blade hand jeweller saw, and hand cutting.
See this other photorama, where I do a, instrument head inlay job. This one necessitates a little more training and patience.
You need a lot of blades also, because you break very often, but that's not too expensive.
La Belle Note - Photos - Lutherie : Bari Mando - MOP Inlays
See in particular my setup at photo 8 with my high-tech blowing system for cutting.
Of course, you always need to wear a breathing protection when working with pearl or bone, the dust is highly toxic for the lung.
See also , starting from photo 75 :
La Belle Note - Photos - Lutherie : F5 Bindings and Inlays
Amazing work ! The documentation alone looks painstaking let alone the actual work! It looks like you have a very well put together and thought out building process. Thanks for sharing it!