Workshop Notes

Umbellularia californica is a large hardwood tree native to the Pacific Northwest, commonly known as Myrtle, California Bay Laurel, Pepperwood, ...

Paper strips are glued to each rib joint as reinforcement. This is an easy process. First cut paper strips of ...

Since the ribs have been bent to the proper shape and edges trimmed to the correct angles, the lute back ...

The bending tool I use is simply a piece of 1 1/4" galvanized pipe connected to an inexpensive heat gun ...

To make lute rib spacers, I use two of the "scrap" pieces left over from building the lute rib form ...

Here is a simple tool that allows you to cut a complete lute neck block on the band saw.. A ...

This rib form allows you to bend and shape lute ribs so they can easily be assembled without building a ...