https://www.labellenote.fr/en/ Recent content on La Belle Note Hugo -- gohugo.io en Mon, 24 Jan 2022 23:50:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/portefeuilleantoine/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:33:41 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/portefeuilleantoine/ Pattern: This pattern was obtained from a link found in a tutorial video (see the video below): https://www.truc-utile.com/wallet-portefeuille-billetera.pdf Pictures Tutorial video (not from me) : Comments are welcome ! Christophe All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/slingbagcapucine/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:32:37 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/slingbagcapucine/ Template Template purchased on Etsy, “Leather Hub Patterns” shop: “Leather Hub Pattern Sling Bag” Pictures Tutorial video Comments are welcome ! Christophe All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/slingbagantoine/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:30:25 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/slingbagantoine/ Template Template purchased on Etsy, “Tennesse Sling Bag” model: “Tennesse Sling Bag” Pictures Comments are welcome ! Christophe All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/realisations/bijoux/parure_dalbergiamaritima/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 20:01:01 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/realisations/bijoux/parure_dalbergiamaritima/ A set of jewelry in dalbergia maritima (“rosewood”) a bangle bracelet two pairs of maple leaf and oak leaf earrings, silver setting a “tree of life” medallion, silver chain. Original design, 3D modeling, 4-axis CNC pre-machining, hand-finishing carving. Finished on a polishing bench / Carnauba wax. Christmas gifts for my loved one. (I remind you that I do not sell my creations) Comments are Welcome ! Christophe All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/tournage_sur_bois/sautivet_pepper_mill/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 12:29:19 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/tournage_sur_bois/sautivet_pepper_mill/ A new creation, unusual, I hope… Is this a bagpipe? Bagpipe or ... No ! It’s a pepper mill! It’s a little nod to the work of @Raph jeannin which I greatly admire, in particular his wonderful bagpipes engraved with ‘Sautivet’ designs. I was inspired by one of his models, taken from the famous Berry pipe-maker Jean Sautivet who created these engraved patterns in the 19th century. The body is in cherry, the rings in Macassar ebony, the button in ebony and mother-of-pearl. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/cnc_pendant/ Sun, 24 Mar 2024 22:55:01 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/cnc_pendant/ A new wooden CNC Pendant It’s actually a second version, I have been working with a temporary prototype for a while and here is the final version. This is used to send motion commands to the CNC controller software, it actually is a USB keyboard, and it sends key strokes to the software, which needs to be configured accordingly to trigger the desired moves. The heart of the thing is an Arduino Pro micro (which does include an USB controller, providing the keyboard/mouse emulation capability). https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/presse_a_vide/ Sat, 08 Jul 2023 22:29:59 +0200 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/presse_a_vide/ Vacuum press for veneering Here is my vacuum pressing system: an oil-free vacuum pump, “900V” model: 110L/min, -90Kpa (= -0.9 bar / -13 psi), 360W a homemade vacuum control device including: Solenoid valve Relay Regulation start/stop button LED Control arduino board homemade box for this control block The purpose of this device is to maintain the vacuum, and to stop the pump as long as the vacuum level is maintained and to restart it when necessary. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/troussetubedragon/ Sun, 20 Nov 2022 10:02:44 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/troussetubedragon/ Rigid pencil case, cylindrical, with dragon decoration Here is a cylindrical hard case made of 4mm vegetable tanned leather. All comments are welcome ! Christophe All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/etuiflute/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 13:25:40 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/etuiflute/ Hardshell case for large flute Here is a rigid case lined with leather and with cork jointed wooden plugs, which allows you to transport a flute, but you can also use this type of case for a bow, for example. It is made with a PVC shell and lined with sewn and glued leather. The leather is a reclaimed upholstery leather. The plugs are turned out of camellia wood. The finished case : Hard case lined with leather. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/besacewitcher/ Sun, 06 Nov 2022 10:30:27 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/besacewitcher/ Istredd’s bag Here is a realization inspired by an image from the series The Witcher where we see the character of Istredd the sorcerer in the company of Geralt. I made it using salvaged leather (old sofas), a piece of deer antler, some boxwood. It is machine sewed and the seams are . Istredd the Sorcerer's bag. Istredd the Sorcerer's bag. Istredd the Sorcerer's bag. Istredd the Sorcerer's bag. Istredd the Sorcerer's bag. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/ecarteurpressebois/ Sat, 05 Nov 2022 14:13:04 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/ecarteurpressebois/ Parallel jaws vise for the woodworking workbench When you have a wood vise such as this one: Parallel jaws bench vise. And if you want to clamp a small part only on one side, you stress the slides asymmetrically causing a torsion of the mobile jaw. The part is not hold very tight and this is harmful for the vise itself. Spacer Here is a simple remedy to this problem, it is a small spacer to keep on hand, made up of a stack of plywood shims of different thicknesses, pinned on longer dowel. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/horizontalclamp/ Mon, 31 Oct 2022 22:07:58 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/horizontalclamp/ Bench stop with claws I have for a while installed a retractable claw stopper at the end of my workbench (see images below). This stop is used to block the pieces that you want to plane along the length. The workpiece is held in place by metal claws. This stop is completely retractable, the claws are made with a piece of band saw blade, screwed into a rebate at the end of the square beechwood post. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_metal/atelier/plaquagenickelmaison/ Mon, 07 Mar 2022 13:23:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_metal/atelier/plaquagenickelmaison/ Here is a method that allows you to perform nickel plating on small parts without resorting to complicated means, and above all without using corrosive or dangerous chemicals other than household products. The parts shown in this example are hardware parts used on this mandolin. What you need What’s needed : A glass or plastic container with lid, I use a 2L container. A pure nickel sacrificial anode (ebay/amaz store). Household white vinegar, 14°. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/about/ Sun, 06 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/about/ Personnal Web site, with no commercial goal, from Christophe Mineau, non profesionnal arts and crafts maker, eager to share and dicover ! All contents are the property of the author of the site, under license Creative Commons BY-NC-SA Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike The words in the comments engage only their author. Find me also on: Homemadetools.net Facebook Pinterest Instagram GitHub This website is built with Hugo excellent platform for static sites. To learn more about Hugo: GitHub. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_metal/outillage/outilsdegravure/ Wed, 02 Feb 2022 12:43:13 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_metal/outillage/outilsdegravure/ Here is a short collection of tools made for metal engraving : Boulet graveur 01 Boulet graveur 02 Carbide tip burin 01 Carbide tip burin 02 Carbide tip burin 03 Echopes 01 Echopes 02 Echopes 03 Echopes 04 Engraving tool Hss tip burin 01 Hss tip burin 02 Hss tip burin 03 Burin ciseleur losange 01 Marteau ciseleur 01 Marteau ciseleur 02 Marteau ciseleur 03 Marteau ciseleur 04 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/tiles/home/ Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:38:35 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/tiles/home/ Lutherie Software Galleries Leather Metal Tools Wood Woodturning Blog https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/soutientauxecolesdart/ Sun, 13 Dec 2020 18:57:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/soutientauxecolesdart/ Please support art school students who are facing a scandalous attempt to level their education to the bottom, in particular by drastically reducing the number of hours of workshop practice. Sign the petition initiated by the students of Boulle school who fight to maintain the world-renowned level of excellence of their school. Petition on Change.org https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/trusquinetscieacadre/ Mon, 09 Nov 2020 11:32:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/trusquinetscieacadre/ Two new articles : Making a marking gauge Making a frame saw https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/scieacadre/ Mon, 09 Nov 2020 10:22:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/scieacadre/ Frame saw or bow saw Here is a great classic that deserves to be brought up to date: the frame saw. It has been in use for centuries in cabinet-making workshops and it has become a little rarer since the democratization of more specific saws for joinery such as tenons or dovetails or even by the band saw. This saw is actually very versatile: you can use it for tenoning or dovetailing, also to cut wood to length or even to re-saw and cut wood along the grain. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/trusquin/ Sun, 08 Nov 2020 23:17:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/trusquin/ Wheel marking gauge, ebony and brass A marking gauge made out of ebony and brass with custom engravings. Offering a beautiful and personalized tool is certainly an original gift idea that is out of the ordinary! I made the body out of macassar ebony and solid brass, turned partly on the metal lathe and partly free hand on the wood lathe. This engraving below shows the personal stamp of the future owner. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/nouveloutilboiteaoutilintelligenteconnecteeetparlante/ Fri, 24 Jul 2020 09:23:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/nouveloutilboiteaoutilintelligenteconnecteeetparlante/ Here is a project I had a lot of fun designing and making. It is a new concept of “all in one” tool box, that would be smart, connected, talking, illuminating … and moreover, it is a power block for the job site. I let you discover : For the details, it is documented on homamadetools.net : Talking Toolbox https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/nouvelarticleinterrupteurdesecurite/ Thu, 23 Jul 2020 17:21:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/nouvelarticleinterrupteurdesecurite/ See here : https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/nouvelarticleassenceuradefonceuse/ Thu, 23 Jul 2020 17:17:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/nouvelarticleassenceuradefonceuse/ See here : https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/interrupteurdesecurite/ Thu, 23 Jul 2020 14:49:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/interrupteurdesecurite/ Safety switch for home made machines No, this is not a bird nest for the garden ! This is a very simple (who said crude ?) but efficient mechanism which provide safety for starting and stopping any shop build machine. Here, this is a router table. The principle is to use a standard rocker switch (16A) and to build a sort of cage around it, with a swivelling cover that falls down by gravity. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/mecanismedeleveededefonceusesoustable/ Tue, 21 Jul 2020 12:09:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/mecanismedeleveededefonceusesoustable/ Router lift mechanism Often Router lift mechanisms are quite complicated using slides and or gears. This simple and efficient mechanism is making use of bicycle brake cables. That great idea comes from Cosmas Bauer : https://youtu.be/r--HR6PZ6sw In my particular case, it’s capable of lifting a very heavy router (more than 15Kg) + its springs, with no issue at all. LEave me a comment here or on Facebook, or on HomemadeTools. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/lampeabrasarticulesenboisetcuivre/ Fri, 01 May 2020 23:50:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/lampeabrasarticulesenboisetcuivre/ Here is an arm swing lamp I made, out of copper and turned wood. The bottom is weighted with 2Kg of lead, melted down directly in a wood recess. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/fabricationdunenouvellemandoline/ Wed, 08 Apr 2020 18:27:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/fabricationdunenouvellemandoline/ I call it “Teledolin” , inspired from the Fender Telecaster. All the details are in this article : https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/machineagraverpneumatique/ Mon, 06 Apr 2020 16:09:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/machineagraverpneumatique/ A new article and video showing the making of a pneumatic tool for metal engraving. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_metal/outillage/graveurpneumatique/ Mon, 06 Apr 2020 10:39:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_metal/outillage/graveurpneumatique/ Pneumatic metal engraving machine Here’s a home made machine designed for engraving metal, with the assistance of a small air compressor, instead of using a hammer. This idea was developed in detail by Shaun Hughes on his Youtube channel and this making is largely inspired by his brilliant work. Please visit his channel, which is full of ideas and examples. Here is a video showing this tool at work : https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/mandolines/mandolineelectriquetelecaster/ Sun, 05 Apr 2020 23:50:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/mandolines/mandolineelectriquetelecaster/ 4 strings “Telecaster” electric mandolin Modeled on the famous Telecaster guitar from Leo Fender, here is the “Teledolin”. It is an electric mandolin, 4 strings, taking on a reduced scale, the characteristics of an original Telecaster guitar. - Body made of solid ash. - Maple neck and fingerboard. - Scale is 354 mm. - 4 strings tuned G3, D4, A4, E5, gauge 40W, 26W, 15, 11 - Custom Pickups from ALMUSE https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_metal/outillage/boiteaoutilsconnectee/ Sat, 20 Jul 2019 23:25:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_metal/outillage/boiteaoutilsconnectee/ Multi-function and connected toolbox Here is a toolbox of a new type! Not only does it carry your tools, it provides also many other services: Lighting of the building site 220V power supply 5V USB power supply 12V 20A power supply Clock with alarm function Multimedia: Class D2x20W stereo amp FM tuner USB MP3 + SD player Bluetooth audio Broadcast of messages with sound and light signals : The machine is connected to the Wifi network The machine has a web interface From any Internet browser, you can send messages that are broadcast on the box. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/plumiercuirbois/ Mon, 04 Feb 2019 08:21:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/plumiercuirbois/ A pencil case, made out of wood and leather : https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_955/ Mon, 04 Feb 2019 08:10:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_955/ gallery Wood Leather Pencil Case Welcome to the gallery Wood Leather Pencil Case. Leather and wood pencil case The box is carved out of a solid piece of yew. The left pen is out of the same yew, heart wood. The righhand pen is out of horn. Yew wood, end grain. Veg tanned leather label, carved with the initials of the owner. With the two pens, part of this birthday gift. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/bicsoliviercapuchoncuir/ Mon, 21 Jan 2019 08:18:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/bicsoliviercapuchoncuir/ A small batch of Bic ballpoint pencils, personal design. Decoration : ebony / mother of pearl from Breton abalone, bone. Leather cap (original idea, license CC BY-NC-SA) https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/etuidisquedur/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:38:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/etuidisquedur/ The template for this leather hdd case (see this article) I offer it free of charge under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA licence (see Wikipedia what this implies). If you use this plan, please kindly send me a little mail showing what you achieve with it ! Christophe To download this file : Etui_HDD.pdf Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/etuicuirpourdisquedur/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 13:30:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/etuicuirpourdisquedur/ Leather case for hard disk drive Here is a pouch to carry a portable hard drive with its USB cable. See the template in the download section. 1/4 2/4 3/4 4/4 ❮ ❯ I remember that I do not sell these objects, I can however help you to make them if necessary. Do not hesitate to react to this article in case of question or you can contact me also on my Facebook page. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/montresteampunk/ Tue, 08 Jan 2019 22:44:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/montresteampunk/ Steampunk watch Here is a watch in Steampunk style. It is an automatic watch: it runs without batteries, it is not powered up, it works with the energy accumulated by the movements of the arm. I made a bracelet giving free rein to my imagination, based on leather, gears, a key, clock needle and brass plates hand engraved by myself. Here is a slideshow of the “making of” this watch: × https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/braceletaileoulacuisse/ Tue, 08 Jan 2019 21:50:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/braceletaileoulacuisse/ Bracelet : “L’aile ou la cuisse” A leather and brass bracelet made as a Christmas gift for my son who is a cook and great fan of Louis de Funes ! Do not hesitate to react to this article in case of question or you can contact me also on my Facebook page. Good work ! Christophe https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/coeurenif/ Tue, 08 Jan 2019 18:47:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/coeurenif/ A heart-shaped pendant , carved out an end grain slice of yew wood. Polished finish, sealer and carnauba wax. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/pendentifentrelace/ Tue, 08 Jan 2019 08:29:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/pendentifentrelace/ Here are some Christmas gift I made for Xmas 2018 : An interlaced pendant , carved out of Cocobolo, decoration made of hand engraved brass, imaginary design, improvised. (Black dress made by par Capucine ) https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/realisations/tabouret/ Mon, 26 Nov 2018 07:51:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/realisations/tabouret/ Bathroom stool Here is a stool entirely made on the lathe. It’s a bathroom stool. The tray is wide enough because it serves both to sit and to put the book when having a bath It has three feet, and two T shaped stretchers, which gives a good rigidity. It is made out of beech, spalted beech for the tray. The finish is done with Danish Oil. Regarding the technique, the tray is turned using a screw chuck on the bottom side, the feet and stretchers are spindle turned between centers. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/realisations/meublemobileplancha/ Sun, 25 Nov 2018 12:52:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/realisations/meublemobileplancha/ Trolley for the plancha A small piece of furniture of my design made of solid chestnut wood. It is intended to house the plancha, which is a useful utensil, but quite cumbersome. The trolley has wheels and a handle to move it at will. A drawer is added for the utensils of the plancha. Finished furniture 1/10 2/10 3/10 4/10 5/10 6/10 7/10 8/10 9/10 10/10 ❮ ❯ Some details of the construction × https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/trousseacouteauxdecuisine/ Fri, 23 Nov 2018 06:09:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/trousseacouteauxdecuisine/ Kitchen Knife Leather Roll A roll to carry knives and kitchen utensils. - 6 slots for large knives - 7 slots for small knives - 1 location scissors - 1 accessory pocket Entirely made from calfskin, sewn by hand (about 10 hours of work). 1/9 2/9 Carry handle and two buckle straps. 3/9 4/9 A flap to prevent the knives from falling. 5/9 6/9 7/9 Before waxing 8/9 9/9 ❮ ❯ https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/etuitelephone2/ Thu, 22 Nov 2018 21:30:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/etuitelephone2/ The template for this leather phone case (see this article) I offer it free of charge under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA licence (see Wikipedia what this implies). If you use this plan, please kindly send me a little mail showing what you achieve with it ! Christophe To download this file : EtuiTelephone2_Stephane.pdf Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/etuidetelephonen2/ Thu, 22 Nov 2018 19:55:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/etuidetelephonen2/ Leather Phone Case # 2 Here is a mobile phone case of my design. It can be worn either at the waist or around the neck. It has an additional pocket for storing a badge for example. Finally, it is personalized with a carved leather logo. It is made of calfskin, entirely sewn by hand. See below the template of this case if you want to make one by yourself. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/etuidetelephonen1/ Thu, 22 Nov 2018 08:24:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/etuidetelephonen1/ Leather phone case - 1 Here is a lightweight phone case. It is useful for example to protect the phone in the handbag of these ladies, to protect the screen from aggression of keys, pencils and other incongruous objects that can be found there … This model is inspired by a model seen on Pinterest and which unfortunately I did not find the original author to quote it, I thank him nonetheless. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/etuitelephone1/ Thu, 22 Nov 2018 08:20:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/etuitelephone1/ The template for this leather phone case (see this article) I offer it free of charge under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA licence (see Wikipedia what this implies). If you use this plan, please kindly send me a little mail showing what you achieve with it ! Christophe To download this file : Etui_telephone_1.pdf Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/pochetteceintureencuir/ Wed, 21 Nov 2018 22:37:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/pochetteceintureencuir/ Leather belt pouch I designed this belt pouch for my daily commute to work by bike. It allows me to carry together my wallet, badge, phone and keys, without the drawbacks of a shoulder bag. Bonus! my pocket on my side, my RFID badge is exactly at the height of the sensor, which even prevents me to leave the hands from the handlebars to pass the barriers. All seams are hand stitched. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/pochetteceinturecuir/ Wed, 21 Nov 2018 22:34:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/pochetteceinturecuir/ The template for my leather belt pouch (see this article) I offer it free of charge under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA licence (see Wikipedia what this implies). If you use this plan, please kindly send me a little mail showing what you achieve with it ! Christophe To download this file : Pochette_ceinture_Cuir_patron.pdf Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/pincesellier/ Wed, 21 Nov 2018 21:21:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/pincesellier/ The template for my leather stitching clamp. (see this article) I offer it free of charge under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA licence (see Wikipedia what this implies). If you use this plan, please kindly send me a little mail showing what you achieve with it ! Christophe To download this file : Pince_Sellier_Mineau.pdf Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/outillage/polisseursdetranche/ Mon, 19 Nov 2018 19:04:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/outillage/polisseursdetranche/ Edge Burnisher The burnisher is a necessary tool for finishing edges in leather work. There are many videos on the Net showing this operation, I show you here how you can make three different versions of this tool if you have access to a lathe. Manual burnisher This first version is very simple, it is used by hand rubbing back and forth, quickly enough, so as to heat-up the edge and the resin or wax that covers it. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/outillage/pincesellier/ Mon, 19 Nov 2018 13:25:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/outillage/pincesellier/ Saddle Stitching Clamp The Saddle Stitching Clamp is a handy tool for sewing leather by hand, especially for the saddle stitch. It allows to hold the workpiece in an ideal position, tightening the piece as close as possible to the work area. Pieces can be of any size. No screws or nuts are used for tightening, because it is the strength of the legs that operates, without any particular effort to provide. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/outillage/alenelosange/ Mon, 19 Nov 2018 13:18:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/outillage/alenelosange/ Diamond shaped saddle stitching awls The awl is an important tool in the art of leather craft, it allows to punch a hole in order to pass the needles for saddle stitching. There are two types of awls: - the round awl, with a round and conical section blade. They are used to open or enlarge an existing hole. - Diamond awls, which cut the leather rather than pierce it. The hole obtained is actually a slit, which allows to obtain angled stitches in saddle stitching. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_860/ Sun, 14 Oct 2018 13:29:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_860/ gallery Pochette Welcome to the gallery Pochette. All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_859/ Sun, 14 Oct 2018 13:26:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_859/ gallery Bari Mando Welcome to the gallery Bari Mando. All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_858/ Sun, 14 Oct 2018 12:25:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_858/ gallery Umberto Frateli Welcome to the gallery Umberto Frateli. All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/gadgetantidebordement/ Fri, 07 Sep 2018 16:44:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/gadgetantidebordement/ Yet another idea found on Pinterest, here is a small gadget made out of wood, to prevent pasta water from over flowing ! The first model is the same design as the one found on Pinterest, it has the shape of a moose : The second is a personal design, it represents the cook who inadvertently fell into the pot and who tries to escape Voici le lien vers les fichiers SVG si vous voulez les réaliser vous même : Bonhomme Caribou https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/unpetitcadeauboischantourneetcuir/ Fri, 07 Sep 2018 16:07:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/unpetitcadeauboischantourneetcuir/ In order to please a friend of mine who is found of cats, I made this character (about 15cm high) out of scroll sawn wood, the cat is covered with suede leather. The design comes from an image found on Pinterest, I thank the author that I could not identify unfortunately. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/instruments_a_vent/la_technique/bagueenos/ Mon, 18 Jun 2018 23:02:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/instruments_a_vent/la_technique/bagueenos/ Making a bone ring Bone is an economical and sustainable alternative to ivory, which there is no question of using any longer nowadays. We can make mounts for musical instruments, but also very beautiful jewels. The bone I use is beef bone that my butcher friend provides me. It is shin bone, where it is the thickest. The preparation consists essentially of splitting the bone in half with a hacksaw and boiling it for a long time, at least 2 hours. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/instruments_a_vent/la_technique/incrustationsdetain/ Thu, 14 Jun 2018 07:37:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/instruments_a_vent/la_technique/incrustationsdetain/ Pewter inlays This article explains how to make metal inlays on turned wood, like it can be seen on traditional musical instruments, like the great bagpipes from the center of France or the Breton binious and bombardes. This method can of course be applied to any turned or carved wood project . Carvings × - 1 - | The first step is to carve grooves on the wood at a depth of at least 1mm. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/instruments_a_vent/bombardeetamee/ Tue, 12 Jun 2018 23:21:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/instruments_a_vent/bombardeetamee/ Bombarde B flat with a key, inlaid with tin Breton Bombarde made in 2018, May . My personal design : Mozambique ebony, tin, bone, nickel silver key. Further down in this article, you will find details on the making of and links to series of technical articles detailing the tools and techniques specific to the manufacture of wind instruments. I hope that this information will help you to realize your own projects, do not hesitate to send me photos of your achievements, I will publish them here if you wish. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/instruments_a_vent/la_technique/fabriquerunecle/ Mon, 11 Jun 2018 12:50:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/instruments_a_vent/la_technique/fabriquerunecle/ Making a wind instrument key Here is an article explaining how to make a wind instrument key. In this example, it is a “normally open” key, of the same type that can be found on clarinets or oboes. Here, it is a Breton bombard key. The necessary tooling is principally : a metal lathe, a small vise, all kinds of files, a drill press and a torch for silver brazing. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/instruments_a_vent/la_technique/per%C3%A7ageslongs/ Tue, 20 Feb 2018 23:08:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/instruments_a_vent/la_technique/per%C3%A7ageslongs/ Long holes boring The making of woodwind instruments implies to be able to bore, from one end to the other, a piece of wood, usually very hard, of small diameter and of great length. The bore is actually a first roughing step, which will be followed by a finishing step using a tool called a reamer. (See this other article about tapered reamers. ) The bore may be simply cylindrical or, in the case of a conical bore, roughed out by step drilling. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/instruments_a_vent/la_technique/alesoirsconiques/ Tue, 13 Feb 2018 08:03:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/instruments_a_vent/la_technique/alesoirsconiques/ Tapered reamers In the field of woodwind instrument making, one thing is particularly challenging for many amateur luthiers, I want to talk about the bore. The bore is the inner part of the instrument, it will determine the acoustic characteristics of the instrument. Boring the instrument therefore represents a difficult challenge for the amateur and this requires a certain amount of know-how and tooling. In wind instruments, we can distinguish two big families: https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/quelques_trucs/analysespectraleavecaudacity/ Mon, 12 Feb 2018 15:02:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/quelques_trucs/analysespectraleavecaudacity/ Spectral analysis with Audacity Spectral analysis is a tool that can be very useful for the musician or the luthier, for example: - For the fine analysis of an existing musical instrument, for the purpose of its possible reproduction or its adjustment. - For the analysis of the resonance of a plate, such as a violin top plate or a violin back for example. This practice, known as tap tuning, is https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/instruments_a_vent/flutebretonne/ Tue, 30 Jan 2018 19:41:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/instruments_a_vent/flutebretonne/ Breton flute. Here is a whistle, or rather a diatonic recorder of a style deliberately more Breton than Irish. It is intended for the repertoire of the bombard and differs from the Irish flute by the presence of a subtonic hole, just like the key of the bombard. The flute is also quite powerful and stable in the low register, which also corresponds well to the range of the bombard. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_metal/outillage/rectificationdunepinceer32/ Wed, 07 Jun 2017 07:45:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_metal/outillage/rectificationdunepinceer32/ A video showing the inner grinding of an ER32 collet chuck See the details on the forum [homemadetools.net](http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/setup-grinding- er32-collet-chuck-61599) https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/toupiemetalcommedanslefilminception/ Mon, 05 Jun 2017 23:09:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/toupiemetalcommedanslefilminception/ A small spinning top made by myself out of solid steel, inspired from the movie with Leonardo Di Caprio “Inception”. If it spins indefinitely, we are in a dream, if ends up stopping, then it is real life…. A small video where you can see it spinning for 2 minutes : About the method for building it, unfortunately, I didn’t take any pictures, but roughly speaking,, it is step turned to a shape closed to the profile you want, then semi-finished with a half round file, then finished with emeri grit clothe, from grain 120 to 600. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/coupeenacajou/ Thu, 23 Mar 2017 22:41:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/coupeenacajou/ A woodturning evening : a mahogany cup. Sealed with shellac and finished with Carnauba wax, all food safe . https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/cuilleresculpteemainsouvertes/ Thu, 29 Dec 2016 16:40:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/cuilleresculpteemainsouvertes/ A carved spoon, original idea found on Pinterest from Julia Harrison, Serving Spoon, spalted beech, olive oil finish. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/altocharlesix/ Wed, 28 Sep 2016 15:58:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/altocharlesix/ I am happy and very proud to present my last instrument : a viola, inspired from Andrea Amati, a one century predecessor of Antonio Stradivari. You can discover in this article of the details of the design and making of this instrument : https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/unarticlesurlafabricationdesbaguesmetal/bois/ Mon, 26 Sep 2016 18:20:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/unarticlesurlafabricationdesbaguesmetal/bois/ See this new article on making rings out of titanium, and possibly mixing titanium with wood. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_metal/realisations/baguestitane/ Fri, 02 Sep 2016 13:37:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_metal/realisations/baguestitane/ Titanium / Wood Rings I have long-sought to improve my solid wood rings, which are still fragile in certain species and if they are made thin. The idea of lining them with metal is attractive, but it is necessary to find a resistant enough metal that is well supported in contact with skin. The ideal solution is to use titanium. Titanium is lightweight, strong, perfectly hypoallergenic, and resist all kind of corrosion. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/tablierencuir/ Wed, 18 May 2016 22:37:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/tablierencuir/ The template for my leather apron (see the article) I offer it free of charge under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA licence (see Wikipedia what this implies). If you use this plan, please kindly send me a little mail showing what you achieve with it ! Christophe To download this file : Tablier_cuir.pdf Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/monaltotermineenblanc/ Mon, 16 May 2016 20:15:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/monaltotermineenblanc/ My viola “Charles IX” has quite progressed, it is finished “in the white”, that is to say it is temporarily mounted and playable. Still left is the varnish (which may last several weeks) And thanks to my friend Jimo, you can even appreciate its voice : https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/cuilleredecoree/ Thu, 05 May 2016 19:44:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/cuilleredecoree/ A decorated spoon, to make a present. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/tablierencuir/ Tue, 03 May 2016 20:58:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/realisations/tablierencuir/ Leather apron Here is a leather apron, made for the shop. I was inspired by a great luthier friend of mine who has one similar, and also by my grand’ma who had an apron with crossed straps on the back, which is more confortable than the usual strap that goes around the neck, and which also permits to make a larger front. The leather was salvaged from an old sofa and the buttons are home made, turned out of boxwood. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/instruments_a_vent/alesoireetbombarde/ Sun, 27 Mar 2016 22:54:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/instruments_a_vent/alesoireetbombarde/ Here are a couple of videos concerning a long lead time project of making conical bore wind instruments. The main difficulty is actually to make the reamer, which must of course be custom made. I started this project a couple of years ago, working at it sparingly, and I ended up by obtaining a reamer that works pretty well. The first video shows the reaming of a piece of cherry wood on the lathe: (a leftover of my previous bed project ) https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/restauration_de_meubles_anciens/reconstructiondunlitdecoin/ Wed, 09 Mar 2016 08:33:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/restauration_de_meubles_anciens/reconstructiondunlitdecoin/ Rebuildind an antique corner bed Here is a project that goes beyond the simple restoration of an antique piece of furniture. I had a wooden bed, family heirloom, in very poor condition and very incomplete. I had actually kept it only for the lovely cherry wood it was made of, and not in the idea of restoring it. This is a piece of furniture of the years 1900s, regional style of Upper Brittany in France, Chateaubriand region, made of beautiful cherry. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/montarabiscottooloftheweeksurhomemadetools.net/ Sat, 06 Feb 2016 00:15:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/montarabiscottooloftheweeksurhomemadetools.net/ On February 6th of 2016, my scratch stock / beading tool was the “Tool of the Week” winner on Homemadetools.net. [](http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/%5Bwoodworking%5Dscratch- stock-36909) I am very proud of it ! https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/montarabiscottooloftheweeksurhomemadetoolsnet/ Sat, 06 Feb 2016 00:15:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/montarabiscottooloftheweeksurhomemadetoolsnet/ On February 6th of 2016, my scratch stock / beading tool was the “Tool of the Week” winner on Homemadetools.net. [](http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/%5Bwoodworking%5Dscratch- stock-36909) I am very proud of it ! https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/tarabiscot/ Mon, 25 Jan 2016 19:50:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/tarabiscot/ Scratch stock On the occasion of an important project of antique furniture restoration, I needed to remake missing moldings, having only a few vestiges left from the original moldings. Two main possibilities exist to manufacture moldings: You can work with a power shaper, making your irons on purpose. I personnaly do not own this machine and I am not really attracted to this kind of machine. You can also choose the hand work, and in this case there are also two possibilities : you can use a molding plane. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/planirishwhistle/ Wed, 25 Nov 2015 20:34:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/planirishwhistle/ Here is the plan of my Irish Whistle made of boxwood and brass (see the article) I offer it free of charge under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA licence (see Wikipedia what this implies). If you use this plan, please kindly send me a little mail showing what you achieve with it ! Christophe To download this file : M10_D_18-12mm.pdf Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/instruments_a_vent/irishwhistles/ Mon, 02 Nov 2015 21:23:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/instruments_a_vent/irishwhistles/ Irish Whistles This page is dedicated to the Irish wooden whistle. The tin whistle / penny whistle is probably the instrument I have the most played, since my childhood, and I must say that I have a particular passion for it. This led me to collect it a lot, at one time I bought all the models that I could find in the trade, I even spent one of my first salary to buy a handmade model manufactured in the USA by Michael Copeland. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/unoeufchargeurdetelephone/ Tue, 27 Oct 2015 13:46:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/unoeufchargeurdetelephone/ A new version of smartphone charging station, after the charging egg, here is the charging pot ! It is actually a small wood-turned pot, turned out of apple tree wood. It is then cut so that the smartphone can be supported and stand vertical in it. The micro-usb cable is inlayed in a transversal dowel that goes through the pot from side to side. This is just a proof of concept, next time I will do it with a dowel from the same wood. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/tournage_sur_bois/atelier_de_tournage/per%C3%A7agetransversalsurletour/ Tue, 06 Oct 2015 08:09:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/tournage_sur_bois/atelier_de_tournage/per%C3%A7agetransversalsurletour/ Transverse drilling on the lathe Here is a system allowing to drill side-way directly on the lathe. The drilling can be orthogonal to the axis of the lathe or at any desired angle. I have made this tool both for the wood lathe and the metal lathe. It is basically a standard Jacobs drilling chuck prolongated by a long 12mm diameter shaft. The shaft is powered by an electric hand drill. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/tournage_sur_bois/atelier_de_tournage/outildecreusagetelescopique/ Mon, 28 Sep 2015 23:20:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/tournage_sur_bois/atelier_de_tournage/outildecreusagetelescopique/ Telescopic hollowing tool Here is a woodturning deep hollowing tool inspired from the famous Rolly Munro hollowing system. [](https://www.woodworkersguide.com/2009/04/16/the- rolly-munro-articulated-hollower/) It is basically long handle, hollow, in which slides a very stiff bar allowing to reach the bottom of a deep vessel, and supporting a great cantilever beyond the tool rest. It also brings inertia in order to absorb the vibrations. Contrary to the Munro, I preferred using a square section bar, in order to apply better pressure onto the tool rest, preventing the cutting tip to be caught by the rotating work piece. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/quefaireduneboucledoreilleorpheline/ Sun, 13 Sep 2015 19:19:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/quefaireduneboucledoreilleorpheline/ What to do with an orphaned earring ? Definitively, do not get rid of it, that’s a great opportunity for decorating a new object and to make it come back to life ! Even better, you will be looking at it more often than when it was hanging at your ear. Here is an example of two pens that I have made in order to give life again to two earrings that happened to be lonely. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/unrabotaracler/ Wed, 02 Sep 2015 21:46:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/unrabotaracler/ A new tool : a scraping plane, made from a Stanley No4 Read the article to discover more about that tool. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/rabotaracler/ Tue, 01 Sep 2015 08:12:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/rabotaracler/ Scraping plane Here is a metal scraping plane that I made, based on a standard Stanley No4 plane. The scaping plane is a kind of plane very useful on difficult woods like very hard woods, highly figured woods or end grain woods. I had in my shop a plane that was of no use for me, it was an awful Asian copy of a Stanley N°4. The idea came to me to salvage the sole, as well as some other parts, in order to make a new scraping plane. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/atocharlesixlavolute/ Mon, 20 Jul 2015 08:37:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/atocharlesixlavolute/ I have re-started the work on the “Charles IX” viola project. The back, top and sides are finished, I am currently carving the neck and here are a few pics at the end of the carving of the scroll : I must precise that so far, no sand paper has been used, all cleaning up done with sharp scrapers. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/entraineursmanuelspoursciecirculaire/ Fri, 26 Jun 2015 10:09:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/entraineursmanuelspoursciecirculaire/ Manual feeders for the table saw There are many kinds of push sticks or blocks for the table saw, but we have seen appearing from the US a new kind of model, which certainly brings inovation on that topic, it is the GRR-Ripper from Micro Jig.  This block allows to feed both the workpiece and the off-cut on the other side of the blade. It is more a feeder than a push block. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/bouclesdoreillesfleurbuisetnacre/ Thu, 25 Jun 2015 00:26:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/bouclesdoreillesfleurbuisetnacre/ Two pairs of earings, designed by my daughter Capucine : First version, turned then carved out of boxwood and paua pearl. And another version with white mother of pearl. French polish finish. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/chariotatenonner/ Thu, 04 Jun 2015 05:44:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/chariotatenonner/ Tenoning Jig Here is a tenoning jig for the table saw. The aim of this type of jig is to hold the workpiece vertically in order to cut the sides of the tenon with the table saw blade. For maximum accuracy, you want to really fine tune the distance between the jig carriage and the blade. For that purpose, a wide variety of models can be found, often quite sophisticated, featuring a side slide with setup and stop mechanisms, like Mathias Wandel’s model for instance. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/crayonrollerenpalissandrelaitonetnacredormeau/ Sun, 26 Apr 2015 21:32:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/crayonrollerenpalissandrelaitonetnacredormeau/ Here is a couple of pens I made this week end. This time, I made roller-ball pens, using a standard “Stabilo” brand refill. As usual, these pens are “kitless”, that is to say pens made without using any commercial mechanism. Mostly, I make mechanical pencils, but this time, I have imagined a mechanism for ink pen, with a retractable tip. The principle is similar to the one of a rifle breech, you have to push down the piston and then rotate to lock it in place. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_metal/outillage/bouletdegraveur/ Fri, 13 Mar 2015 14:43:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_metal/outillage/bouletdegraveur/ Engraver’s bowl vise Here is a tool that can appear to look somewhat strange, it is a vise which aims at fixing the work-piece a metal engraver is working on. I’ve been inspired for this tool by Jean Santos, French author of the site Gravures et Couteaux . He explains that, back to the 18th century, this tool was made with a cannonball, cut in two pieces. The hemispherical shape actually serves to tilt the vise under whatever necessary angle, in order for the craftsman to work as comfortable as possible. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/visseusesansfilavecfil/ Fri, 13 Feb 2015 13:08:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/visseusesansfilavecfil/ Cordless drill made CORDED I don’t know if you are like me, but each time I need to use a cordless tool, it is always exactly when its batteries are dead flat… and I only have to wait for at least one hour to be able to use it again. But, personally, I rarely schedule in my agenda the use of my tools, and thus, I make very little use of my cordless drill, for that reason. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/marteauetburindeciseleur/ Mon, 09 Feb 2015 09:42:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/marteauetburindeciseleur/ This hammer is very specific, it is designed for metal engraving, for the work with chisels. I have felt attracted by the Engraving craftsmanship for a while now, but that requires a lot of learning. I start by making my tools. For those interested in engraving, I recommend the excellent site “Gravures et Couteaux”, from Jean Santos (in French). The head, made of turned steel, only weighs 80g. The face is slightly rounded and large enough to offer a good hitting surface area for the chisel. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/petitmarteauatetelaiton/ Mon, 09 Feb 2015 09:21:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/petitmarteauatetelaiton/ Another hammer, this time with a brass head. This kind of hammer, small size (the head weighs 125g), is suitable for precise works like setting up a plane, or in luthiery, for knocking off a nut for instance. The handle is made out of oiled ash, it is 25cm long. The head face is slightly rounded. ​ ​ https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/unmarteaudestylejaponais/ Mon, 09 Feb 2015 00:34:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/unmarteaudestylejaponais/ Here is the first of a series of three hammers I have entirely built (head and handle). This one is a “japanese” hammer, that will be used for instance for pushing the japanese chisels. The head is turned from XC35 steel. The handle is made with the spokeshave from straight grain ash. The head weighs 600g, it has a flat face, and the other is slightly rounded. Diameter is 35mm. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/cablagedunmoteurdemachinealaver/ Mon, 19 Jan 2015 13:11:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/cablagedunmoteurdemachinealaver/ How to reuse a washing machine motor. This document (in French only, please use Google traduction if necessary) explains the two main types of washing machine motors that can be easilly salvaged, how to distinguish between them and the use that can be made of them. Wiring Speed control, when it is possible. To download this file : Branchement_moteur_machine_a_laver.pdf Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/lapidaire/ Mon, 19 Jan 2015 08:05:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/lapidaire/ Disk Sander I have built this disk sander on the model of the one achieved by John Heisz, the author of the site “I build it.ca”. You can see John’s sander on his site or on the tooling encyclopedia homemadetools.net. The basis of this machine is a washing machine motor, salvaged from an old model, those that still had easily re-usable motors (the kind with only two speeds, washing and spinning). https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/guimbarde/ Tue, 30 Dec 2014 16:29:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/guimbarde/ Router Plane, aka Old Woman’s Tooth In the handtools series, here is the router plane, a kind of ancestor of the power router, without electricity. This tool allows to dig into the wood at a calibrated depth, for cutting a groove or a rebate, parallel to an edge for instance. It can be used also for cutting inlay pockets, in marquetry. My router plane is built upon the standard router plane blade, sold by Veritas. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/braceletsmagnetiques/ Fri, 26 Dec 2014 13:10:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/braceletsmagnetiques/ Here are a couple of bracelets I have done in behalf of Father Christmas 2014. They are made out of curly maple left over from the viola I am currently making, mahogany for the one and walnut for the other. These are bracelets that open in two parts,which fit together and are hold thanks to the magic power of the magnets (as often says my friend Franck) This idea is not from me, I found it on the drunkenwoodworker. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/wastringue/ Wed, 17 Dec 2014 15:21:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/wastringue/ Spokeshave Here is a spokeshave I have built. It is greatly inspired from a commercial kit sold by the Veritas brand. The body is made of Macassar Ebony. The blade and the mechanism are also made by myself from a very good swedish blade of carbon steel. The brass screws are also shop made. The finish is principaly done by polishing the wood up to a high grade and then a little carnauba wax. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/scieatenon/ Wed, 17 Dec 2014 14:45:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/scieatenon/ Tenon saw Here is a tenon saw for which I have made the carved handle, in a similar way as what did the great UK and US pre-war makers. The handle is made of cherry wood, mahogany color stained. It is entirely hand carved, no use of power tool for this project (except the lathe for the screws and the drill press). It is oiled finished. The blade is a commercial one, with a stiff back and 15 teeth per inch. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/altocharlesix/ Thu, 20 Nov 2014 16:43:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/altocharlesix/ Here is the drawing of my Charles IX viola (read this article). It is a Zip archive containing 4 plates in PDF format. Plate 1 (paper size A0, scale 1:1) : general view : Plate 2 (paper size A0, scale 1:1) :arches and thickness : Plate 3 (paper size A1, scale 1:1) : the head and template for the neck: Plate 4 (paper size A2, scale 1:1) : the mold and blocks : This plan is Christophe Mineau’s property and is released under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA International License. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/quatuor/altocharlesix/ Wed, 19 Nov 2014 00:09:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/quatuor/altocharlesix/ Viola Charles IX Here is a work freely inspired by a viola from the famous “Charles IX” series from Andrea Amati. It can be seen in the Ashmolean Museum collection, in Oxford. This viola is dated 1574. The “Charles IX” series is a set of instruments commissioned to master luthier Andrea Amati by King Charles IX of France for its “violons du roi” orchestra. The series encompassed violins, violas, tenor violins and cellos. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_547/ Tue, 18 Nov 2014 08:41:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_547/ gallery Viola -6- Assembly Welcome to the gallery Viola -6- Assembly. Preparing for gluing the back plate. Heating up the work area. The clamps are put in place first, then re-open to insert the glue in the joint, progressively. Cleaning up with hot water. The clamps are removed one after one to clean up the local area with a brush, then tightened again. Preparing a blank for the sound post. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_546/ Tue, 18 Nov 2014 08:40:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_546/ gallery Viola -5- Neck Welcome to the gallery Viola -5- Neck. Starting from a curly maple wedge, getting a true parallelepiped, with the grain strictly flat. The resulting neck blank . Gluing the template on the side. Bandsaw, narrow blade. I just pass beside a knot. Smoothing the scroll with an heavy piece of sanding belt. Scraper for the other parts. Tracing the center line. These transparent soft rulers are really useful in the shop. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_545/ Tue, 18 Nov 2014 08:39:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_545/ gallery Viola -4- Top Welcome to the gallery Viola -4- Top. Gluing the top center joint Drawing the actual contour Planning to the final thickness of the arch. Starting the carving from the highest point. Thickness punch. Marking the end of the step. Gouging. Thumb plane at the narrowest. The steps are roughed out. Shaping the arch. Checking with the templates. Side lighting. External shape finished ! Preparing to trace the purfling channel. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_544/ Tue, 18 Nov 2014 08:37:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_544/ gallery Viola -2- Sides Welcome to the gallery Viola -2- Sides. Gluing the corner blocks, made out of lime wood. Tracing the sides line on the corner blocks with the template. Notice how the template is indexed on the mould using a pair of drill bits. Shaping the corner blocks with the oscillating spindle sander. Planing the sides block. I plane one face each time I cut a side. The other face will be thickness sanded. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_543/ Tue, 18 Nov 2014 08:35:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_543/ gallery Viola -3- Back Welcome to the gallery Viola -3- Back. Planning the glue joint of the back. Low angle plane, with it hotdog handle. (like the Stanley #62) Nice shaving of curly maple. Maple rose, with its baby. Gluing the joint. Tracing the contour folowing the template + 5mm. The righ hand side of the template is the exterior contour, the left hand side is the mould contour. Contour before cutting out. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_542/ Tue, 18 Nov 2014 08:29:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_542/ gallery Viola -1- Preparation Welcome to the gallery Viola -1- Preparation. Cutting out the mold template, which will be used as a counter-mold (dual mold technique) Selection of the wood, this one comes from Carpathia (Romania) Top out of spruce, very tight grain, rings like a bell, and nice curly maple for the back. All AAA grade. After the counter mold has been shaped, it is used as a template for rough cutting the 30 mm MDF main mold piece. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/poin%C3%A7ondepaisseur/ Tue, 04 Nov 2014 15:28:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/poin%C3%A7ondepaisseur/ Thickness Punch Here is a tool not so common, originally designed for instrument making, but that can also be used for any kind of precise woodworking. This tool goes back to the golden age of violin making in Cremona, and could be found in Stradivari’s shop. It is very accurate, far better than the common way used nowadays which is to use the drill press … It is a punch with a hardened steel point, that is intended to be used after roughing out, to mark the wood to the desired thickness, in order to guide the planing and scraping to final thickness. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/jaugedepaisseur/ Tue, 04 Nov 2014 11:48:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/jaugedepaisseur/ Thickness Gauge This is a tool for thickness calibrating, with good accuracy. It is mostly used for setting up any kind of tools having a depth stop, like the drill press or the thickness punch. It is an ebony wedge, with its faces accurately dressed, and having scales engraved on top and side. The measure ranges from 0.8 to 23 mm, with a resolution of 0.2 mm. The engraved brass sheet is glued with epoxy, the wood is macassar ebony. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/lampeenmerisier/ Fri, 31 Oct 2014 19:37:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/lampeenmerisier/ A new lamp to be seen in the diaporama : “my turnings”. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/compasacentrer/ Sun, 26 Oct 2014 12:28:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/compasacentrer/ Self-centering calipers I must give credit to Rick Sparber for the tool I’m presenting here. He published the idea of it on the [homemadetools.net](http://www.homemadetools.net/forum/self-centering- scribe-8482) forum.  It is a kind of pair of calipers that allows to scribe a median line on a piece with parallel edges. The calipers have two sides, one allowing to take the measure of the width, and the other allowing to mark in the center of that measured width, after having flipped the calipers over. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_526/ Mon, 13 Oct 2014 08:44:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_526/ gallery Making round pearl dots Welcome to the gallery Making round pearl dots. All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_525/ Mon, 13 Oct 2014 08:33:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_525/ gallery F5 finished Welcome to the gallery F5 finished. All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_524/ Mon, 13 Oct 2014 08:33:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_524/ gallery F5 Setup Welcome to the gallery F5 Setup. All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_523/ Mon, 13 Oct 2014 08:32:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_523/ gallery F5 Finishing Welcome to the gallery F5 Finishing. All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_522/ Mon, 13 Oct 2014 08:31:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_522/ gallery F5 Neck and head Welcome to the gallery F5 Neck and head. All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_521/ Mon, 13 Oct 2014 08:30:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_521/ gallery F5 Bindings and Inlays Welcome to the gallery F5 Bindings and Inlays. All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_520/ Mon, 13 Oct 2014 08:29:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_520/ gallery F5 Assembly Welcome to the gallery F5 Assembly. All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_519/ Mon, 13 Oct 2014 08:28:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_519/ gallery F5 plates Welcome to the gallery F5 plates. The platform for gluing the plates. I use wood wedges to hold the plates under the horizontal bar, and big clamps to prerss the glue joint. All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/plateformedesculpture/ Thu, 09 Oct 2014 11:30:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/plateformedesculpture/ A carving platform Here is a platform that is used for holding a wood piece of any shape on the bench, in order to work on it, under any angle. This platform was initially planned for wood carving, but it can be useful for many other activities, like planing, sanding, etc … This version was inspired by a commercial design that can be (with difficulty) found. I show here a way to make one yourself, and also the way I have personally chosen to hold it on the bench. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/technique/sanglemandolinetressee/ Fri, 03 Oct 2014 07:19:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/technique/sanglemandolinetressee/ Braided mandolin strap Here is how to make of a leather strap for a bluegrass style mandolin. The main part has a round section, braided with 4 flat strands. The end on the bottom side has a flat section with a buttonhole cut into it, to be attached to the end-pin at the bottom of the mandolin. The end, on the side of the neck is here made for an F5 style mandolin, with a scroll. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_511/ Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:13:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_511/ gallery Bari Mando - MOP Inlays Welcome to the gallery Bari Mando - MOP Inlays. The inlay shapes are cut from a printout of the plan. They are glued onto MOP pieces, which are glued on to 3mm plywood. I use a half of the plan to locate the pieces on the fretboard, but I use the true piece to scribe the contour on the wood. Rather than a simple stroker, I prefer to colour in with a graphite pencil. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_510/ Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:11:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_510/ gallery Bari Mando - Truss Rod Welcome to the gallery Bari Mando - Truss Rod. It is a single action truss rod, that only pulls. The tension will tend to straighten the rod and to pull the neck backward. It is the reason why the truss rod is installed in a curved bottom slot. My technique is to use two shaped rails to support the router sole, which thickness will follow the shape of the bottom of the slot. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/ciseauafilets/ Sun, 28 Sep 2014 13:29:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/ciseauafilets/ Purfling chisel Here is a simple way to make a little chisel that aim at carving a groove for purfling inlaying. The blade is made out of a carbon steel jigsaw blade ground in the shape of a hook and has the same width as the purfling (1.3mm). The sharperning is finished on a stone. The handle is made out of a section of round ash, with a groove cut at the tip on the bandsaw. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/forkguppy5facebookopengraphmetatags/ Fri, 26 Sep 2014 08:27:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/forkguppy5facebookopengraphmetatags/ /* (voir la traduction française dans la zone telechargement du site de l’auteur www.labellenote.fr) Fork for Guppy 5.xx : FB_og_meta, by C.Mineau www.labellenote.fr V2.1 : add news capability + bug fix V2.2 : security script name check + install in inc/incpage + SDK install in inc/inchead V2.3 : add og:image:width tag + fix image search pattern + refactoring Guppy 5.2.8 V2.4 : https V2.5 : fix mime constant (deprecated) This Fork is suitable for you if you want to share Guppy articles or news (only for the moment) on Facebook. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_503/ Sat, 20 Sep 2014 14:18:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_503/ gallery Some works Welcome to the gallery Some works. A (strange) idea I had to make a sheath for my son's sword. The body is made out of a piece of hosepipe. I covered it with nice leather, laced using the double loop stitch. The head of the sheath is woodturned out of yew. It looks like the bell of some large woodwind instrument. The plug is turned out of ash. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/technique/lela%C3%A7ageducuir/ Thu, 18 Sep 2014 18:30:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_cuir/technique/lela%C3%A7ageducuir/ Leather lacing Here is an article to explain how to make homemade tools for doing lace edge braided sewing on leather, like so : The making of this stitch is not very difficult. It is done with a leather lace, that goes through elongated holes, spaced regularly. Here is a document showing the details of this stitch : (Credit: Webarcherie.com) [](http://www.webarcherie.com/index.php/topic/19318-tutoriel- lacages/page-2) For doing this stitch, you need two kinds of tools : https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/poussoirs/ Tue, 02 Sep 2014 22:53:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/poussoirs/ Push sticks, to keep the hands away from the blades Here are two ideas for making push sticks, which are essential safety pieces for always keeping the hands away from the blades of band-saws or table saws. The rabbit is an idea I picked up somewhere on the net, but I can’t remember exactly where, so my apologize to its author if he recognizes his idea. One can imagine whatever shape : https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/lamesdentees/ Sun, 24 Aug 2014 18:03:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/lamesdentees/ Toothed blades for finger planes Highly figured woods like curly maple or some burled woods are very difficult to work. The grain direction always changes, and planing such wood often leads to some tearing out. For a roughing work, like we always do for the curly maple violin backs, after the gouging, we can use some plane blades that have tooth which prevent the production of a long and wide chip. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/rabotsnoisette/ Sun, 24 Aug 2014 17:35:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/rabotsnoisette/ Thumb planes (finger planes) My personal build of thumb planes. Funny enough, thumb plane translates “rabeau noisette” in French, which means hazelnut plane. They are simply made from a tutorial I found here on the Web. The first ones, I did them using the hard wood I had : chestnut tree, but turned out to be too soft. For the second attempt, I found in an antique shop an old wooden planer, made out of sorb tree (I dont know if that translation is good, it’s “cormier” in french), that red , very hard wood. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/unegougeadeuxmains/ Thu, 17 Jul 2014 20:13:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/unegougeadeuxmains/ A two-handed gouge For rough carving the top or back of a violin, or any other archtop instrument like the mandolin or jazz guitar, there are several possible methods. The fans of power tools may use a rooter to do so, but the true amateur of the “wood feeling” will by far prefer to use the gouge. The quantity of wood to remove can be quite big and you need for that a tool with good output. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/trusquinafilets/ Wed, 16 Jul 2014 06:21:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/trusquinafilets/ Purfling cutter The purfling cutter or scriber is a tool that allows scoring or cutting the thin groove that will fit the purfling on a top or back of a violin, as well as on the edge of top, back and sides of string instruments like the guitar or the mandolin. The tool allows scribing this groove parallel to the edge of the top or back. Here is my personal version of the purfling cutter, I made it, trying to combine the pleasant and the useful, using not only metal, but also bone and rosewood. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_378/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:01:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_378/ gallery Bari Mando Binding Welcome to the gallery Bari Mando Binding. - - - - - - - - - - - - - All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_371/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:01:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_371/ gallery Bari Mando Body Welcome to the gallery Bari Mando Body. Plywood template Layout on the maple, to get continuity of the curls Cut Jointing the table. Jointer, handplane, then sanding for scratching the joint Top gluing. Monobloc body. thickness sanding Index of the body on the axes of holes going through Drill bits used as index Contour on the back side The toggle switch hole, the lip first Then the hole https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_370/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:01:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_370/ gallery Bari Mando Design Welcome to the gallery Bari Mando Design. All begins with a regular Les Paul plan, here the one from Benjamin Stouffs, found on the net. I made a model of the fingerboard, just to check the string spacing. The hardware received from Almuse, measurements used for a precise plan design. and here is my plan, made with QCAD. It is a lot of work, but no surprise during the build. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_376/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:01:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_376/ gallery Bari Mando Finish Welcome to the gallery Bari Mando Finish. General sanding, until 320 grit. Blowing to open the pores of the mahogany. Masking the binding woodfiller mastic (syntobois) with pigments. C.Grellier's technic. Drying of the chocolate cream. Sanding, some pores get reopen, but not too much. It's prefearable to be darker than clearer.. Trys of dye mix (alcohol based, Fiebing's) to match the Gibson color. Applying with the rag. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_373/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:01:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_373/ gallery Bari Mando Fretboard Welcome to the gallery Bari Mando Fretboard. Thickness sanding the fretboard ebony blank. Setting up the depth of the fret slots The fretboard is blocked in the box with the couple of wedges. Once inlays installed, the sides are cut and planed straight. Once the binding is installed, the fretboard is set on the neck, blocked with the 4 little blocks glued with CA. Christophe Grellier's technic. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_374/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:01:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_374/ gallery Bari Mando Hardware Welcome to the gallery Bari Mando Hardware. All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_375/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:01:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_375/ gallery Bari Mando Headplate Welcome to the gallery Bari Mando Headplate. All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_372/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:01:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_372/ gallery Bari Mando Neck Welcome to the gallery Bari Mando Neck. Angle cut between the head and the neck. Method from Franck Cherubin, on the table saw. Dry fit. The bevel is below the fingerboard. Thickness sanding of the head. Clanup of the cut with the hand plane. Gluing, well flat on the side. Glued. Top view. Setting the depth of the tenon using the gauge in the mortize. Scribing of the tenon on the neck stock. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_377/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:01:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_377/ gallery Bari Mando Wirering and setup Welcome to the gallery Bari Mando Wirering and setup. All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_361/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:01:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_361/ gallery Bowls Welcome to the gallery Bowls. Chesnut wood bowl. Chesnut wood bowl. Chesnut wood bowl. Applewodd bowl. Applewood bowl, Carnauba finish. Maple bowl, flat bottom Round maple bowl, stained, matt oil finish Two bowls from the same maple chunk Mahogany cup. Shellac + carnauba wax finish. Mahogany cup. All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_360/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:01:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_360/ gallery Jewelleries Welcome to the gallery Jewelleries. A 'Jewellery Tree' from my design. It is Un carousel where you can hang bracelets, neck laces, earings ... Two levels. Each level can turn around the axis. The cups have got a groove where you can lay rings. Overall view. In Situ. A great succès :) Top view, the crystal ball. Chestnut tree wood, carnauba wax finish. A set of finger rings in precious wood. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_364/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:01:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_364/ gallery Lamps Welcome to the gallery Lamps. Solid teack wood lamp, black purfling. Solid teack wood lamp, black purfling. Solid teack wood lamp, black purfling. Lamp made of chestnut tree wood, with a mahogany celtic knot. Detail of the knot. cherry lamp, solid (1 peice). Cherry lamp, solid (1 peice). Detail on the foot. Desk lamp, wood and copper Desk lamp, wood and copper Desk lamp, wood and copper Desk lamp, wood and copper https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_368/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:01:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_368/ gallery Making a Kit violin (pochette violin)) Welcome to the gallery Making a Kit violin (pochette violin)). All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_358/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:01:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_358/ gallery Making of a Uke wooden case Welcome to the gallery Making of a Uke wooden case. All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_363/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:01:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_363/ gallery Miscelaneous Welcome to the gallery Miscelaneous. A charging station for a mobile phone with the shape of an egg Charging egg Ash, Carnauba waxed. The USB câble goes under All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_359/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:01:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_359/ gallery My tools Welcome to the gallery My tools. Hollowing tool made with a carbide tip from Metiers et Passions ref 01L03146 The tip is fixed with a screw to a square steel rod. Very efficient for end grain hollowing. One can make different length variants, here for deep hollowing, but I also have a short one. A bedane, made from a carpenter bedane. works pretty well. A changeable tip scraper. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_366/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:01:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_366/ gallery My works Welcome to the gallery My works. <!--00-->A Bokken for Aikido, decorated with inlaid ebony. Jean Marie in Katakana caligraphy. <!--01-->The other side, Jean Marie in French. <!--02-->The plan is available here : http://www.labellenote.fr/download.php?lng=en&pg=297 <!--03-->Made of oak wood, oil finish. <!--04-->The tip. <!--24-->The complete set for Aikido :o,e Bokken , 2 tantos, without forgetting the gigbag, all homemade. <!--10-->A double handed sword, ash, leather and brass. Ordered by my son. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_356/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:01:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_356/ gallery Neapolitan Mando Restoration Welcome to the gallery Neapolitan Mando Restoration. Gluing back a long split along a rosewood rib Use of big rubber bands, along with a plastic sheet to protect from the glue squeezes. You do not see the trace The tuning machines are struck but OK Use of a strengthener in place of the top while clamping the back. The splits on the table Iron signature : fratelli Umberto (Umberto brothers) https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_362/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:01:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_362/ gallery Pencils Welcome to the gallery Pencils. Bic tip pencils, in genuine Bethlehem olive wood.Ebony plug. Mechanical 0.5mm pencil made of curly maple, rosewood button and ebony ring. As all my pens, it is kitless, made of a commecial pen that I have hacked. Mechanical pencil, The original clip has been reused. Other Mechanical pencil, .7 mechanical pencil. This pencil has no clip, but a little pastille. The goal of the clip is actually to prevent the pen from rolling. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_379/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:01:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_379/ gallery Restoration of a table or sideboard top Welcome to the gallery Restoration of a table or sideboard top. A sideboard top, already restored 10 years ago, which has suffered since the throes of a zealous son in charge of watering the plants, the floor heating, and numerous other aggressions Different gaps will necessitate to be filled with some wood strips. To avoid any widening of the gaps, the wood must be acclimated for several weeks. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_380/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:01:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_380/ gallery Restoration of a turned table leg Welcome to the gallery Restoration of a turned table leg. Here is the problem, worms have gnawn the bottom of the leg. The rest of the leg can be salvaged. I will use this spare piece of the same wood (cherrywood), taken from a discarded bed, and will turn another bottom part of the leg. I will have to put the leg on the lathe and will have to work the end on the tailstock side; I will have to use my homemade steady rest. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_381/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:01:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_381/ gallery Restoration of breton double body sideboard top Welcome to the gallery Restoration of breton double body sideboard top. All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_365/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:01:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_365/ gallery Spinning tops Welcome to the gallery Spinning tops. All contents under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_369/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:01:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/galleries/gal_369/ gallery Thickness sander Welcome to the gallery Thickness sander. The thickness sander, while not used, transforms to a gluing table, in the center of my workshop. Top view, with the dust collector vaccum connection on top of it.There is a faux table that slides and serves to push the piece. Rear view. The frame is made of 70mmx70mm salvage pine poles Washing machine engine, hung. The pouley is at the end of the cylinder. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/unbuffetmorbihannaisadeuxcorps/ Fri, 23 May 2014 16:49:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/unbuffetmorbihannaisadeuxcorps/ Here is an article presenting this wonderfull Breton buffet , from the familly, and its restauration.  https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/restauration_de_meubles_anciens/restaurationdunbuffetbretonadeuxcorps/ Thu, 22 May 2014 22:29:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/restauration_de_meubles_anciens/restaurationdunbuffetbretonadeuxcorps/ Restoration of a breton two bodies buffet Ce buffet est un meuble de famille qui date du début des années 1930. Il a été fabriqué à Guénin, dans le centre Bretagne, pays de Baud, en Morbihan, par la maison Culaud, menuisiers sur plusieurs générations. (Il existe toujours aujourd’hui à Guénin une fabrique de boiseries Culaud). Ce meuble a été fabriqué à l’occasion de l’établissement en ménage d’un jeune couple alors fraichement mariés, Joseph, dit Job, et Agnes Conanec. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/restaurationdundessusdebuffetcire/ Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:57:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/restaurationdundessusdebuffetcire/ A new article explaining step by step the restoration of a rustic style old sideboard top, with waxed finish : https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/restauration_de_meubles_anciens/restaurationdundessusdemeublecire/ Fri, 21 Mar 2014 18:46:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/restauration_de_meubles_anciens/restaurationdundessusdemeublecire/ Restoration of the top of a waxed piece of furniture Voici un article décrivant les étapes de la restauration d’un dessus de meuble rustique, ciré. Il s’agit d’un ancien buffet breton, en châtaignier. Le processus serait le même pour la réfaction d’une table par exemple. Ce buffet date des années 1920 et a déjà été restauré il y a 10 ans, mais il a subit depuis un certain nombre d’agressions … https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/tensiondelamedesciearuban/ Tue, 18 Feb 2014 23:27:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/tensiondelamedesciearuban/ Controlling the tension of a bandsaw blade Most of the serious bandsaw models feature a blade tension indicator that allows to setup visually the tension of the blade, depending on its width : However, for the more modest models, this indicator does not exist. Here is a method showing how to proceed for controlling the blade tension and to be able to set it up, each time, at the same value. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/dernieresrealisations/ Tue, 18 Feb 2014 16:43:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/dernieresrealisations/ https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/dealire/anneaudelecture/ Mon, 17 Feb 2014 23:53:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/dealire/anneaudelecture/ Here is the drawing in dxf format of a thing I call “Reading thimble” or “Reading ring”. An original gift idea. This one is made of curly maple. This plan is also available in Pdf . I offer it free of charge under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA licence (see Wikipedia what this implies). If you use this plan, please kindly send me a little mail showing what you achieve with it ! https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/planbokken/ Mon, 17 Feb 2014 23:34:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/planbokken/ Here is the plan in dxf format of a Bokken for Aikido. Its length is 110 cm (for an adult). See different pictures of this bokken here. This plan is also available in Pdf . I offer it free of charge under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA licence (see Wikipedia what this implies). If you use this plan, please kindly send me a little mail showing what you achieve with it ! https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/leplandemaclarinettediatoniqueensol/ Mon, 17 Feb 2014 23:11:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/leplandemaclarinettediatoniqueensol/ Here is the plan, in dxf format, of my diatonic clarinet in key of G (see the article) This plan is also available in thet Pdf format , and also jpg (image above). I offer it free of charge under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA licence (see Wikipedia what this implies). If you use this plan, please kindly send me a little mail showing what you achieve with it ! https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/planchalumeauenre/ Mon, 17 Feb 2014 23:10:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/planchalumeauenre/ Here is the plan, in dxf format, of my Chalumeau in key of Dmaj (see the article) This plan is also available in thet Pdf format , and also jpg (image above). I offer it free of charge under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA licence (see Wikipedia what this implies). If you use this plan, please kindly send me a little mail showing what you achieve with it ! Christophe https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/leplandemoncajon/ Mon, 17 Feb 2014 23:09:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/leplandemoncajon/ Here is the plan of my Cajòn (see the article) This plan is also available in Pdf format. To download this file : Christophe_Mineau_Cajon.dxf Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/special_lutherie/conceptiondunetouche/ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 08:16:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/special_lutherie/conceptiondunetouche/ FBDraft : Fingerboard- String layout - Action - Neck Angle Why this calculator There are already several fret calculators here and there around the Web. The “FBDraft” tool I propose here goes one step beyond, it features : Automatic drawing of the set fingerboard-frets-nut-bridge-string in a realistic way, compliant with the technical drawing standards, and with a SVG output format, which is directly possible to import in CAD softwares (QCAD, AutoCad for instance). https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/special_lutherie/inchmm/ Tue, 21 Jan 2014 13:42:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/special_lutherie/inchmm/ Convert inches into millimeters and vice versa I propose this little homemade tool to make conversions between the metric world and the imperial world. You can convert in both directions to and from inches specified using the most common fractions, as well in 1/1000th of an inch. All this will be performed with a minimum number of clicks ! Conversion Inch <=> mm :   https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/calearadius/ Mon, 06 Jan 2014 22:43:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/calearadius/ Plan for making a radius sanding block with 12 inches radius. See this article for the making. This is a dxf file, you can use any CAD tool for printing it, I use Qcad, which has a free version available. In case of any difficulty, here is also the pdf version. To download this file : C.Mineau.Cale_Radius_12_pouces.dxf Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/nouvellesclarinettes/ Tue, 03 Dec 2013 11:36:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/nouvellesclarinettes/ Two new instruments, woodwinds this time : - A diatonic clarinet (proto)  - A chalumeau, which is the ancestor of the clarinet. Note that I offer my plans for both these instruments. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/instruments_a_vent/chalumeau/ Sun, 01 Dec 2013 10:41:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/instruments_a_vent/chalumeau/ Chalumeau in key of D The “chalumeau” is a primitive form of the clarinet, which use is dated back to the middle age. Since the barroco period, it is more particularly related to a single reed instrument. It is only from the 17th century that Johann Denner added a bell and some keys to extend its scale and thus giving birth to the clarinet. [](http://metmuseum.org/collections/search- the-collections/502448) Chalumeau from the XIX th century, copied from an instrument from XVII th century. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/instruments_a_vent/clarinettediatonique/ Tue, 19 Nov 2013 00:02:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/instruments_a_vent/clarinettediatonique/ Diatonic Clarinet in the key of G The diatonic clarinet is an instrument that was inspired by the baroque clarinets, having a reduced number of keys. The diatonic version is relatively simplified in the sens that the covered scale is not chromatic. The range is quite reduced also, this instrument can not jump to the upper octave. This simple instrument is a prototype I have done from beech wood. My goal was to experiment and to set up a plan, it is indeed very difficult to get plans for wind instruments. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/android_a_l_atelier/supportmagnetiquepoursmartphone/ Sat, 16 Nov 2013 15:36:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/android_a_l_atelier/supportmagnetiquepoursmartphone/ Magnetic attachment for smartphone In order to use the “Smart-tools” application (see this article) in the shop, particularly for setting up a tilt using the plumb line tool, I have built this magnetic attachment in order to hold the smartphone using a magnet : Here is a use case, for setting up the blade tilt angle of a table saw : Here, I compare the precision with an “angle box”, which is a reliable digital protractor, with accuracy of 1/10th of a degree. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/android_a_l_atelier/smarttoolslaboiteaoutilsvirtuelle/ Thu, 07 Nov 2013 16:52:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/android_a_l_atelier/smarttoolslaboiteaoutilsvirtuelle/ Smart Tools, the virtual tool box. Smart Tools is an Android “Tool box” application that gathers 15 applications which are far from being only gadgets and appear to be very usefull and effective in the workshop, as anywhere else. This is not a free application, but ctually inexpensive, and most of the individual tools are freely available from Google Play. The most simple, to get an idea, is to view the presentation video : https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/android_a_l_atelier/wavepouraccorder/ Thu, 07 Nov 2013 16:12:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/android_a_l_atelier/wavepouraccorder/ Wave Wave is a free Android application which is a chromatic tuner. I feel it is neatly done and it is very stable. It is capable of playing the reference note, if you want to tune with the ear. I have compared it to all my other tuners, it appears to be extreamly precise, and well selective on the first hormonic, which is not so frequent. As it is the one I always have in my pocket, it is eventually the one I use the most. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/jaugedereglagedactionv2/ Fri, 27 Sep 2013 08:32:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/jaugedereglagedactionv2/ This is a String action Gauge for measuring the heigth of the strings, compared to the frets, graduated in millimeters. This is a PDF file to be printed at actual size on relatively thick paper. Fold it along the line, glue it, you can also insert another thick paper in the middle, and then laminate it. Then you need to precisely cut it with a craft knife, along a metal ruler. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/percussions/cajon/ Fri, 20 Sep 2013 20:53:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/percussions/cajon/ Un Cajòn J’ai réalisé, pour mon fils, percussionniste en herbe, ce Cajòn : Le cajón est une percussion originaire d’Amérique du Sud (Pérou). C’était, dit-on, l’instrument des esclaves originaires d’Afrique travaillant dans les plantations de fruits en Amérique du Sud. Il était constitué à l’origine avec des caisses utilisées pour le ramassage des fruits. Le cajón a depuis bien évolué et il est désormais doté notamment d’un timbre identique à celui d’une caisse claire. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/nouveauxarticleslogiciels/ Mon, 09 Sep 2013 22:41:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/nouveauxarticleslogiciels/ https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/quelques_trucs/calculerunesurfaceavecinkscape/ Thu, 05 Sep 2013 13:59:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/quelques_trucs/calculerunesurfaceavecinkscape/ Calculate a surface area with Inkscape Inkscape offers a very interresting feature that allows to calculate precisely the surface area of any shape. This can be connected to the real world, using a photography of a real object, that would have been imported in the software and scaled to real size first. It can be very usefull for the luthier, in order to adjust the size of a sound-hole, for instance when it is not circular (oval or ff shape). https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/quelques_trucs/maitriserlesdimensionsdansinkscape/ Mon, 02 Sep 2013 22:49:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/quelques_trucs/maitriserlesdimensionsdansinkscape/ Controlling dimensions in Inkscape Inkscape is an excellent vector graphics software. I use it very often for the most artistic parts of my technical drawings, each time that I need to find the nice curve … But at the end of the day, it is anyway necessary to master the dimensional aspect of the drawing, especially if you want to import it in Qcad for instance. Now, Inkscape has a very irritating defect, precisely concerning dimensions. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/les_logiciels_que_j_utilise/melodyassistant/ Mon, 02 Sep 2013 17:39:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/les_logiciels_que_j_utilise/melodyassistant/ Melody Assistant [](https://www.myriad- online.com/images/screens/screenma.jpg) Melody Assistant is a software for editing and playing music scores from Myriad. It is particularly interresting for traditional music. It permits, amongst other features : The import of the midi and above all “abc” formats (important for the irish music ) The edition of tabs, for any kind of instruments (violin or mandolin ) Easy handling, well documented. It handles scores with complex ornaments, like for the scottish bagpipes. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/les_logiciels_que_j_utilise/audacity/ Mon, 02 Sep 2013 17:23:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/les_logiciels_que_j_utilise/audacity/ Audacity  Audacity is a software for recording, editing and mounting sounds. It permits to do all kinds of operations on sound clips, its is easily operated, and it is well documented on the Web. I very often use it, for my recordings, but also at the workshop, for sound analysing. Indeed, one the features that is the most useful to me in Audacity, is the feature of spectral analysis, which permits to find, on a recorded sound (even very short) the fundamental and harmonic frequencies that compose it. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/les_logiciels_que_j_utilise/photofiltre/ Mon, 02 Sep 2013 17:23:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/les_logiciels_que_j_utilise/photofiltre/ Photofiltre et Photofiltre Studio  Photofiltre (version gratuite) et [Phofiltre studio (version plus complète, payante)](http://www.photofiltre- studio.com/) sont deux version du logiciel de retouche d’image édité par Antonio Da Cruz. Alternative efficace et peu chère au plutôt inaccessible Photoshop. Il offre toutes les fonctions nécessaires à la retouche d’image, certaines même très avancées. Il gère les calques (même dans la dernière version gratuite). Il permet l’utilisation d’add-ons très divers, développés par la communauté d’utilisateurs, de plus en plus large. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/special_lutherie/frequencenote/ Mon, 02 Sep 2013 17:22:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/special_lutherie/frequencenote/ Converter Frequency-Note-Wave length This tool allows conversions either from note to frequency or from frequency to note. The reference A is adjustable. Each frequency is associated with a wave length, which corresponds to the wave length propagated in the air. The sound speed in the air can be adjusted, because this one varies somewhat with the temperature, which makes the wave length vary, as one can see. The note and octave can be directly entered or you can choose a reference note on a “standard” instrument in the choice list of instruments. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/quelques_trucs/importerdeinkscapeaqcad/ Sun, 01 Sep 2013 12:08:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/quelques_trucs/importerdeinkscapeaqcad/ From Inkscape to Qcad Inkscape is an open source vector graphics editor with lots of advantages. I use it most of the time for drawings based on Bezier curves, either for new designs, or for vectorizing an existing image. Inkscape also features some interresting functions like the calculation of a surface area closed by a path. On the other hand , Inkscape is not a software for technical drawings, il does not have the expected dimensional rigour for a true CAD software. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/madernierefabrication/ Mon, 26 Aug 2013 10:06:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/madernierefabrication/ Here is the last instrument I have just finished in august 2013 : It is a tribute to the 1959 Les Paul standard, but it’s not a guitar ! It’s an electric “Octave-Baritone” mandolin. See the article for details. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/mandolines/mandolinebaritonelectriquelespaul/ Wed, 21 Aug 2013 23:05:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/mandolines/mandolinebaritonelectriquelespaul/ “Les Paul” Octave-Baritone eMandoline This instrument is a tribute to the famous “Les Paul” guitar from Gibson, the famous and much renowned 1959 “Burst”. Even if I am more inclined to build acoustic instruments, I wanted to try my hand at electric instruments and I decided to build an original model, that would recall the aesthetic and charm of that so nice guitar. I made it mainly during the spring of 2013. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/derniersarticlesalire/ Sat, 22 Jun 2013 11:51:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/blog/derniersarticlesalire/ Last articles : Convertion Inches Millimeters The thickness sander : The “anti-start” for bandsaw : Bandsaw blade soldering : https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/convertirlespoucesenmillimetres/ Sat, 22 Jun 2013 11:21:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/convertirlespoucesenmillimetres/ Convert Inches into millimeters A very simple trick, but also very usefull : a pocket calculator, intended to convert currencies, can be easilly tranformed to convert inches into millimeters and vice versa. I take a standard pocket calculator, like this Casio HL-820VER I have purchased for less than 3 euros. You need to change the conversion rate to 0,03937 and you obtain a calculator that translates inches into millimeteres and millimeters into inches. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/calibreuse/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:17:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/calibreuse/ My thickness sander The thickness sander is one of the most usefull machine to the luthier. It is a drum sander, relatively powerfull, that allows to sand some thin pieces on the thickness, but on a large width. The thickness sander allows to set thickness (about 2mm or so) to some instrument tops, fingferboards, bindings, backs and ribs. We can find some comercial versions of this machine, but it is relatively simple to build one, that will be much more versatile than the commercial versions. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/souduredelamedesciearuban/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:07:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/souduredelamedesciearuban/ A document giving a method for silver soldering bandsaw blades. Included is a drawing to make the soldering fixture. See the related article. Buxus. To download this file : BandSaw-howtosilversolderbandsawblades.pdf Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/souduredunelamedesciearuban/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:17:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/souduredunelamedesciearuban/ Silver soldering a bandsaw blade Very often, a bandsaw breakage is felt as a fate that inevitably leads to the replacement of the blade. It is however so simple to solder it back, using silver brazing. It is actually extreamly tough, so that the next breakage will probably not happen at the solded joint, if the weld is properly done. Soldering does not require much equipment. The blade is not very massive and does not need a big heating power for reaching a high temperature. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/lamedetendue/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:56:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/lamedetendue/ A sign to recall that bandsaw blade tension is released, to avoid an unwanted startup of the machine. See the related article. Buxus To download this file : Tension_de_lame.pdf Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/demarrageettensiondelame/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:43:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/demarrageettensiondelame/ Avoid startup while the bandsaw blade is released It is advised to release the blade tension while a bandsaw is not used. There is however an important risk to forget that the blade is released and a startup of the machine with the blade released can lead to damages to the wheel tires, or to the blade, and as a consequence can lead to compromise the user security. Here is the solution I adopted for this issue : https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/pechedusaumonsurlelle/ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:18:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/pechedusaumonsurlelle/ A nice TV repot about salmon fly fishing in Brittany, upon the Ellé river in south est of Morbihan. The principal speaker is my friend Pascal Nicolas, great pike/sander/salmon fisherman, with whom I spend a lot of time along the bank of rivers … in another life :)) To download this file : PascalNicolas_Peche_saumon_Elle_24042013.flv Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/calearadius/ Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:23:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/calearadius/ Making a radius sanding block The radius sanding block is an essential tool when you want to make an arched fingerboard on a string instrument. Here is how I proceed to make one, whatever the radius is : | The operation starts with the drawing of a section plan using a CAD software. I personnaly use QCAD. The file for that 12" block can be dowloaded here. I use arabic gum to stick my paper tamplates on some 15mm plywood. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/quatuor/chevillesbaroques/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:46:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/quatuor/chevillesbaroques/ Violin pegs in baroque style Here are the steps for the making of baroque style pegs, with a heart shape. These pegs are made of two timbers : ebony and boxwood. They are the pegs for my Dancing master pochette / violin kit. Their size is minimal, they are designed for a 1/64th size violin. The biggest diameter of the shank is 6mm. Here are some pictures depicting the making process : https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/quatuor/pochettejacquesdumesnil/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:40:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/quatuor/pochettejacquesdumesnil/ Pochette after Jacques Dumesnil - 1647 This little barocco instrument is a “dancing master pochette” or kit violin. It was used between the 17th and 19th century by dancing masters who teached at their pupil’s home. Its name comes from the fact that the teacher carried it tied in a long pocket of his jacket. The dancing master used it mainly for marking the beat and also drafting a melody. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/connaissance_du_bois/boisethumidite/ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:41:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/connaissance_du_bois/boisethumidite/ Wood, and its evolution depending on moisture https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/recettes_finition/lebonisation/ Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:31:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/recettes_finition/lebonisation/ Ebonizing Ebonizing is, like the name says by itself, a mean to stain wood that gives, under certain conditions, a nice deep black color, similar to ebony. The piece here on the right is a french knitting spool made of ebonized chesnut wood, inlaid with tin, like the legendary breton bombards of famous luthier Jean-Pierre Jacob. The ebonization is obtained by chemical reaction between iron acetat and the natural tannins of the wood. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/percussions/practicesetpourlacaisseclaireecossaise/ Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:52:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/percussions/practicesetpourlacaisseclaireecossaise/ I have made this practice set for scottish snare drums as a christmas gift for my son, who learns the snare drums at the Bagad of Perros Guirec : The crown is made of teack wood and is a segmented circle. The stricking area is made of rubber. The sticks are wood turned from ash. They have a tin inlaid decoration, following the style of old breton bombards and binious. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/mordachespourlalutherie/ Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:58:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/mordachespourlalutherie/ Wooden soft jaws for standard vise We are often tempted by using our mechanic vise for working a piece of wood. It is besides the most common vise one can find in any shop. The first solution is to use commercial soft jaws, often magnetic and rubber coated to avoid injuring the wooden piece. However, there is a drawback left to it, especially for luthier applications, it is that this vise only allows to hold parallel edge pieces. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/refendrealasciearuban/ Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:58:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/refendrealasciearuban/ Resawing on the bandsaw Resawing in its thickness a plank, often of high value in case of luthiery, is never easy and the bandsaws are often capricious when you want to saw along the parallel fence. You can see it under two perspectives: Wheteher you spend a lot of time sharpening and setting your blade, which is of course always advisable, and you spend after that a lot of time setting up you bandsaw saw guides, as well as the upper wheel to find the correct set up until it runs straight. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/les_logiciels_que_j_utilise/qcad/ Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:27:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/les_logiciels_que_j_utilise/qcad/ Qcad is the CAD software that I use for making my own plans. It is a 2D software that features layers and that supports the standard formats like dxf. The main difference between Qcad and an other drawing soft like Inkscape is that QCAD is really for making plans, that is to say that its main concern is dimensional accuracy. Inkscape, which is more handy for complicated curves or artistic contours, is not really accurate talking about dimensions. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/les_logiciels_que_j_utilise/bigprint/ Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:14:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/logiciels/les_logiciels_que_j_utilise/bigprint/ Bigprint is a very good software from Canadian Mathias Wandel (see my article about him in the Links section) . Bigprint allows to print any image (a plan or simply a picture) at any scale on several A4 sheets of paper, using any home inkjet printer. It features a very efficient system that allows to align printed sheets to stick them back together and make the full size plan. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/monestampille/ Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:57:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/atelier/monestampille/ Make your own pyrographing branding stamp When you make a nice ornamental piece, and that your are proud of, you are naturally tempted to sign your master piece. I made myself my own branding stamp, that allows me to sign exactly the same way all my pieces, in a discreet place. Here is the result : To do so, I first had to think about my logo. You need to carefully think, because you will not want to change too often ! https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/etaupourlalutherie/ Thu, 22 Nov 2012 16:39:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/etaupourlalutherie/ Vise with rotative Jaws for instrument makers Here is a special vise somewhat particular which is delighted by luthiers and carvers. It is very versatile and allows to clamp very delicately, but strongly, all kinds of shapes, even non parallel, like the neck of an instrument. This vise is available from different vendors, StewMac in the US, and Gaignard & Millon in Paris, and probably somewhere else. The one I’m showing here is unique, because I made it by myself … from wood ! https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/jaugedereglagedaction/ Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:40:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/jaugedereglagedaction/ This is a String action Gauge for measuring the heigth of the strings, compared to the frets, graduated in millimeters. This is a PDF file to be printed at actual size on relatively thick paper. Fold it along the line, glue it, you can also insert another thick paper in the middle, and then laminate it. Then you need to precisely cut it with a craft knife, along a metal ruler. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/majaugedereglagedactionmetrique/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:34:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/majaugedereglagedactionmetrique/ String action Gauge (metric) It is easy to find a well known commercial version of this kind of gauge which aim at measuring the heigth between strings and frets. One measures at the first fret, the twelvth, etc … and the wished heigth is under the musician’s preference and the specs of the instrument. The drawback of this gauge is for us, europeans, that it is only available over the Atlantic, and that, until recently, it was only available in imperial system. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/serresjointsameliores/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:50:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/serresjointsameliores/ A customization of standard low-end clamps to make them usable for fine woodworking like musical instrument making. To download this file : serres_joints_ameliores.pdf Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/filetageavecuntourholzmaned750fdq/ Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:24:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/filetageavecuntourholzmaned750fdq/ A little documentation I gathered concerning my metal lathe (Holzman ED 750 FDQ), and in particular the matter of thread cuttings. Use of the threading dial tool. No serious document was existing, so I decided to gather all the necessary informations here, hop it could help someone else ! Just give me your feedback ! Buxus. To download this file : Filetage_avec_le_tour_ED_750FDQ.pdf Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/divers/fabricationdunetuienboispourukulele/ Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:48:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/divers/fabricationdunetuienboispourukulele/ Here is a project I realised upon the request of my daughter who wanted a case for her Uke. To be noticed that this uke is tuned in GDAE, my little daughter being actually learning the fiddle …. I purchased this set of GDAE strings for Uke at “Juste cordes”. I had to make a new nut because of too much buzzing, due to the important difference in diameter compared to the original strings … https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/serresjointsameliores/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:32:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/atelier/serresjointsameliores/ Improvement of standard clamps into « Klemmsia like » clamps If you have like me series of cheap clamps, even they have been usefull for even heavy duty works, they are not very suitable for delicate work like instrument making. I propose a litte tweak that can be done easily in serial work to make them proper for clamping delicate woods. Here is the finished result : An how to for making this (in french but with lots of pictures) is available in the dowloads section. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/restauration_de_meubles_anciens/tableovaleenmerisier/ Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:46:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/travail_du_bois/restauration_de_meubles_anciens/tableovaleenmerisier/ Une table en merisier qui revient de loin Cette table en merisier est un meuble de famille relativement ancien qui a son origine en Loire Atlantique, en pays de Châteaubriant. Elle avait à l’origine des roulettes sous les pieds, que je n’ai pas conservées et elle était restée à l’abandon de nombreuses années dans une grange, exposée à l’humidité sur la terre battue. L’un des pieds avait particulièrement souffert et aurait été difficile à réparer, j’ai préféré effectuer une greffe, en remplaçant le bas du pied par une partie refaite avec un bois similaire. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/mandolines/restaurationdunemandolinenapolitaine/ Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:43:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/mandolines/restaurationdunemandolinenapolitaine/ Restoration of an old mandolin History: This mandolin is signed : “Fratelli Umberto, Napoli”. Despite this signature, that appears to be unequivocal, this model was actually built by the house “Laberte-Humbert Frères” from Mirecourt, France, in the years 1910s. One can notice that “Umberto Fratelli” is simply the Italian translation of “Humbert Frères” (Humbert brothers). Indeed, we can find a trace of this mandolin in the Laberte-Humbert catalog of 1912, that can be consulted on the fascinating site “Luthiers- Mirecourt”. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/mandolines/fabricationdunemandolinebluegrassf5/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:49:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/lutherie/mandolines/fabricationdunemandolinebluegrassf5/ Here is an F5 mandolin I have finished during the Summer 2012. It is built under the original model of Lloyd Loar, in the early 1920s, for the Gibson company in the US. This kind of build, introduced by the Great American luthier, somewhat reconciles the traditional guitar type luthiery with the one of the violin makers : carved and arched top and back f shaped soundholes A couple of tuning bars, similar to the bass bar from the violin This build is quite similar as the Jazz archtop guitars, to a lower dimensional scale, but the technical difficulty is not lowered, see it is increased because of the small dimensions of some parts. https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/compilationtuto/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:47:00 +0100 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/downloads/compilationtuto/ No translation available … Petite compilation d’informations trouvées sur le net, utiles pour le tournage sur bois outils sens du bois déplacement de l’outil suivant le sens du bois To download this file : Tuto_sens_du_fil.pdf Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike https://www.labellenote.fr/en/contact/merci/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.labellenote.fr/en/contact/merci/ Thanks you for your message, I will answer you as soon as possible. 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