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MADE IN SALZBURG – The Violin

Sunday, June 8, 2014Sunday, June 8, 2014 ~ George Crawford ~ Leave a comment

Origins – Guitar Maker

Tuesday, December 3, 2013Tuesday, December 3, 2013 ~ George Crawford ~ Leave a comment

A beautiful, but all too short of a film showing a master luthier at work. http://vimeo.com/80626929#

Guitar Maker, Vassilis Lazarides

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 ~ George Crawford ~ 1 Comment

A beautiful short film about the maker. Pieces of wood, love, knowledge and 299 hours of work, condensed in a 3 minute film.

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A Gallery of Some Past Projects

Taking a break.

Low-resolution selfie from a morning hike.

The small rucksack with the portmanteau attached.

Flame maple neck, walnut rim.

The author with his antler-fork walking stick and his dog begging for a walk.

Higher, more ergonomic table.

The sacred connection.

Paleotool at Rabbitstick, Rexburg, Idaho

Argh! A moment of distraction means the snap of a stone bit!

My Portmanteau. 18th Century style, it has become my favorite overnight bag.

The holdfasts in place, holding nothing in particular.

Bodhrans.

My traveling bucksaw.

Tools, clockwise from lower left: large awl, sewing awl, rivercane needle case, bone toothpick, sewing needles in center.

Replicated woven sandals from the Southern High Plains and the greater Southwest. Produced from narrow-leaf yucca.

The little table has many miles on it now and doesn’t look this pretty at all. I’m actually in the midst of refinishing it and will post pictures sometime soon.

And I added a leather thong.

Willow pack basket I made several years ago. The straps were obviously new then.

Elk leg sinews dried and ready for processing.

My personal favorite (at the moment).

Mountain dulcimer.

The bench’s small size will allow it to pack easily into the truck, even holding items in the tills.

A little walnut oil brings out the grain.

Design was kept as short as possible for transport. The cross bolt where the arm hinges is a salvaged bolt from an old truck spare tire holder.

Dopp kit and some leather working tools I use to create items like this.

Treadle lathe turned bowl and plate made by Mick Robins in spaleted alder (I think). The spoon is Osage orange carved by me.

Bodhrans.

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An overview of traveling gear. I see this format on the web a lot so I’m stealing the style from far batter photographers than I.

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