Hello everyone. With all my work at the docks I do not have a lot of free time, but one thing that has been bothering me is the lack of shelving and space to put all of my things. I have a lot of planks

Hello there, my fellow artisans and handcrafts enthusiasts! Welcome back for another update on this build. Last time we saw this instrument, we had made the whole work in the inside of the body, i.e.,

Hello there, my fellow artisans and handcrafts enthusiasts! Welcome back to another entry of Woodworking Wednesdays. Today, we move on to finish adding internal reinforcements to the inside of this instrument.

Hello there, 3speakers! Moving away from the solera for a moment, it is time to work on the sides. First, it's all about its thickness. Then, we cut them a bit. The next step is to let them soak in water.

Hello there, my fellow artisans and handcrafts enthusiasts! Welcome back to another entry on this build. Last time, we had some work on getting the first assembled parts on the solera and making the end

Hello there, 3speakers! The second step during the assembly of the instrument is to get the combination of sound board and neck on the solera mould. When we do, we add the wooden squares around the perimeter

Hello there, my fellow artisans and handcrafts enthusiasts! Welcome back to another entry on this project. Last time, we finished the back and started the assembly process by gluing sound board and neck

Hello there, 3speakers! To start assembling the instrument, we need to get the neck and sound board together. This method of work is known as the Spanish method. It was popularized by Antonio de Torres.

Introduction Woodworking is an age-old craft that has evolved alongside human civilization, offering the ability to create both functional and artistic pieces from wood. From early humans shaping rudimentary

Hello there, my fellow artisans and handcrafts enthusiasts! Welcome back to another entry in this build. Today, we're finishing some work on the back to finally start the assembly process. So, get ready

Hello there, 3speakers! With the joint reinforcement nicely placed onto the back of the instrument, now comes the time to work it and add the bars. This is a task with many steps. We start by working on

Un saludo amigos artesanos y aficionados a los oficios que se desarrollan es esta colmena, en esta ocasión ya pasando unos días traigo la segunda y última parte de la modificación del cuatro venezolano

Hello there, my fellow artisans and handcrafts enthusiasts! Last time we left this project, we had just made the works on creating a back with a middle strip of wood as ornament. Today, we are tackling

Hello there, 3speakers! One important part before adding the bars to the back is reinforcing the joint we made for the ornament that adorns the back. For this we first need to address the thickness of

Hello there, my fellow artisans and handcrafts enthusiasts! Time to get back to the workbench and hit another milestone on this build. Last time we got to see it, we had just finished working the structure

Hello there, 3speakers! With the structure of the head stock ready, we have completed the neck and can start assembling the parts. Before that, we need to make the other lid of the instrument, the back.

Les saludo desde mi atelier, compañeros artesanos e ingeniosos de la comunidad hive diy, en esta ocasión les compartiré un poco del oficio de la luthería, esta vez estaré modificando un cuatro venezolano

Hello there, my fellow artisans and handcrafts enthusiasts! Welcome back to the updates on this build. Last time, we finished business on the heel giving it the shape, cuts and sanding. Now, we return

Hello there, 3speakers! With the structure of the head stock ready, it's time to finish it adding the veneer and making the holes for the tuners. We take another approach using anchors to fix the veneer

HI Hive! I needed a spice rack. So, just like _Wood Girl _I built it! ​My first Dado cuts on the table saw. And yes, free palette wood and some cedar dowels. I'm happy enough with the results. I also needed