Finishing with the plane of the join between the two boards, which will form the soundboard. Sebastian has been working as a luthier for the past 13...

Jointer of a combination woodworking machine Van Looy (made in Belgium - Jumet)

A wall clock manufactured by IKEA, situated in the kitchen. It has a wooden frame and Roman numerals. Purchased in the 1990s. Photo and recording by...

Finishing with the luthier plane of joint bars. The sound will change accordingly. Sebastian has been working as a luthier for the past 13 years. He...

Mortiser of a combination woodworking machine Van Looy (made in Belgium - Jumet)

To create a soundboard, two boards are needed. They come from the same board which has been split into two parts. The luthier planes them down to obtain...

Up until its shutdown in 1983 the Sawmill Remblinghausen in Meschede (North Rhine-Westphalia) manufactured wooden handles for brooms and rakes using the...

Shaper of a combination woodworking machine Van Looy (made in Belgium - Jumet)

The planer blade is sharpened on a grindstone with a water stone. In order to work with wood, the desirable angle for chisels and planes should be 25 °. Sebastian...

At this stage, the luthier tests the instrument by producing some sounds. These sounds are linked to many factors such as the thickness of the board, wood...

Mono recording close to the cutters. You can find this Thickness planer from about 1910 at Skansen in Stockholm. The cover that you can see on the picture...

Thickness planer of a combination woodworking machine Van Looy (made in Belgium - Jumet)