Making a Rosette Circle Cutter

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Hello everyone,

A few months ago I was commissioned by a luthier to make a circle cutter for the decorative rosette of acoustic guitars.
I'm familiar with circle cutters - as I assume all of you are; but I didn't know that there was such a specific cutter.

I found this project interesting and a bit challenging because till then I was making tools either for my own use or for friends. I accepted doing it but first I had to deal with one of the most important parts of this tool and that was the making of the blades, something I didn't know how to do. So I asked my friend, fellow YouTuber and also a member of this forum @anthonyget, Nick for his help on making the blades.

Now I'll not tire you here more, there are pictures of all the parts I've needed to make as well as a video of making this tool. Having Nick's permission I've also posted his video of making and testing the blades.

The body and the handle of the tool
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Thumb screws, blade holder, arms, fine feed guide and plastic-brass pads
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7HY6pdYMSw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnBbCvw6O5k&t=218s

Regards from Greece
Dimitris P.

Thanks Dimitris Polychronis! We've added your Rosette Circle Cutter to our Luthiery category,
as well as to your builder page: Dimitris Polychronis's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

<div id="blocks"> <div class="block b1 pngfix"> <div class="bimg"> <div> <a href="https://www.homemadetools.net/homemade-rosette-circle-cutter"> <img src="/uploads/259283/homemade-rosette-circle-cutter.jpeg"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="head pngfix"></div> <div class="left pngfix"></div> <div class="right pngfix"></div> <div class="blockover b1 pngfix"> <div class="title"> <a href="https://www.homemadetools.net/homemade-rosette-circle-cutter">Rosette Circle Cutter</a> <span> by <a href="https://www.homemadetools.net/builder/Dimitris+Polychronis">Dimitris Polychronis</a></span> </div> <div class="tags">tags: <a href='https://www.homemadetools.net/tag/circle-cutting'>circle cutting</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>

Congratulations Dimitris Polychronis - your Rosette Circle Cutter is the Homemade Tool of the Week!

This is a beautiful and well thought-out tool, especially with the custom blades.

Some more good builds from this week:

Striking Anvil by Catfish
Gin Pole by Frank S
Heavy Duty Jack Stand by Frank S
Electrode Holder by Occasional machinist
Dial Gauge Adaptor by PaulsGarageProjects
Vise Stand by tmate3
Clevis Pin by Frank S
ER40 Collet Chuck by Alans Home Workshop
Knurling Tool by celsoari

Dimitris Polychronis - you'll be receiving a $100 online gift card, in your choice of Amazon, PayPal, or bitcoin. Please PM me your current email address and gift card choice and I'll get it sent over right away. I can also split this award between you and anthonyget if you like.

More importantly, this is your 5th Homemade Tool of the Week win! I've just added the silver wrench-on-pedestal graphic to the awards showcase in your postbit, visible underneath your avatar.

:rocker: :clapping: :thumbsup: :bow:https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...OfTheWeek2.png:bow: :thumbsup: :clapping: :rocker:

Great job, and you're in excellent company joining these other 5-time winners: rgsparber, rossbotics, Christophe Mineau, Brendon, Frank S, mklotz, Vyacheslav.Nevolya, brianhw, LMMasterMariner, jjr2001, Tuomas, olderdan, tonyfoale, bobs409, thehomeengineer, celsoari, Stevohdee, warsztatOdZera, AB-SHOP, and My MiniCrafts.

Here are all five of your Homemade Tool of the Week winning tools.

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Thank you very much Jon, I appreciate it! Please, split the award, without Nick's - anthonyget - participation this tool could not be made.

All the best
Dimitris