Blog Musings From My Workbench Recent posts A Rose by any other NameHere are the tools I use to carve period instrument rosettes. […] Everything But A Cherry On TopObviously, Cherries are right out. So what was used on the […] Gerles, Gerles, GerlesCarving details on a Renaissance Lute Bridge […] Burls, Burls, BurlsI love the natural beauty of timber. Burl wood is especially […] Scraping Together a Title For This PostIn times past people tamed tricky grain with scraper planes. Unlike card srcapers, scraper planes have a thicker blade fixed in one position. They still utilize a burr which takes lacy thin cuts. You can find vintage scraper planes by Record, Stanley, Bailey and others. I made mine in the manner of the Great James… […] Archives May 2019 April 2019 February 2019 January 2019 Facebook