I re-viewed the video and the glue is slathered on the plywood form like there's no tomorrow. Maybe it's a special glue and just holds form long enough to glue the top and bottom of the violin to the sides. The glue pot was a little different. Notice the glue pot is in a pan of water and I'm guessing the water was at one time hot. This is the strongest of wood glue I know of that allows time to work with, is sandable and will take stain. Epoxy's will do none of that.
The top and bottom were two pieces and glued together. He wasn't too concerned with the glue's strength because of the way he gouged and scraped it. That being said, it had to be two different types of glue.
My skivvies are in a wad trying to sleuth this stuff out.
The wood would probably have a great deal to do with the ease of shaping and notice how easily it shapes cross-grain. Some woods tear and fuzz up to such an extent, they're not even worth the trouble.
Man I do carry on....
GG, I see what you mean about the sharpened tools. He shapes that wood like its clay. At several points in this video, I would have gone to power tools.
And wow, those brass clamps! And scrapers! And Chisels! So many great tools!
I have used paper in glue joints that I want to take apart later, but nothing like this. Truly an artist and craftsman.
They made this video in a museum: Lutherie et de l'Archèterie Françaises, hence the manual tools.
I guess the single lamp was for the 'artistic' style of the video...or the rest of the museums workplace is too dirty?
It must have taken him months to do that; obviously a lot longer than what the video showed.
He certainly does own a lot of tools to create that masterpiece, doesn't he. I'd like to see if he sharpens his tools or sends them out.
One thing I didn't understand: He glued the sides to the plywood form and clamped them down very well but when it came to removing the sides from the form, it knocked right out just like the glue had no holding power at all. Hmmm. The glue certainly held all the molded pieces together but not to the form????
I guess his house only has enough electricity to power a bulb by which he works because there certainly isn't enough left for power tools! Ha!
