New tools
No cutting since Sunday, but that’s probably okay. My arms are finally feeling back to normal, and the slice in my thumb is healing nicely. Ironically, I closed it up using superglue, as is my wont. I did get mail Monday, though. I love the smell of Stew-Mac in the morning. It smells like luthiery.
I had Scott pick me up a new dust mask when he was at Ace, but the rest came from Stew-Mac. I bought two pieces of wood meant for headstocks, one piece of ebony, one piece of rosewood. I wanted to see their color and give them a try, and these were a nice size and price to practice on. I’ll still put project #4 into the alder and save these for later.
I got the graver and the handle to go with, but no instructions on how to attach one to the other. See what I mean about them assuming some woodworking knowledge? I pled my case to Google, and confirmed that I’d have to drill it, which was my guess. Then what? Glue? Not sure. I guess I have to sharpen it, too. I need to check with Stew-Mac and see if it came pre-sharpened.
The nice thing about starting something new is that you’re kept humble by daily reminders of your ignorance.
And I got the engraving filler stick, which looks like a big black crayon. It’s heavy on the wax, from what I read, so perhaps that’s exactly what it is.
That’s the latest. Stay tuned.
