Violin number 3 has begun!

[Herman]

Carving that scroll would give me bad sleep at night, but you did great here, Kevin.
Well done!
Herman

[Kevin in California]

Herman
Try it!
You might love it!

[Kevin in California]

This is now strung up in the white, as they say.
It is lighter in weight than my first two and has nice resonance. I'll let it sit for awhile before stripping it down for varnishing

[Kevin in California]

Here's the pic

[John Parchem]

Wow! Really clean looking work. Very impressive.

[Kevin in California]

It's time to put the finish on this violin.

Today I stripped it down and went over with 320 grit to clean it up. Then I put two coats of gelatin dissolved in water on as a sealer. Sanded that lightly smooth and then did one coat of clear oil varnish.
Tomorrow I'll wipe sand that and do another clear. When dry I'll wipe sand again then start my color coats. I've mixed up a amber brown...maybe golden that I hope I'll like and will make the flame in the maple pop. I won't be going too dark on this one. That's the plan at least.

[Kevin in California]

Here it is with 2 coats of the color. Quite yellow looking. I'm not sure if its what I want. Might need to add some brown to the varnish. I'm trying to not have a red hue in the color but maybe it needs just a touch of red???