Carving a cello scroll

Glue sealing the blocks on the rib structure

Using a gouge to rough arch a cello back.

Rough arch of a maple back, planed but not yet scraped.

A set of five brass thumbplanes.

Using a brass thumbplane to finish the inside graduation of the cello back.

Finished cello back before gluing it on the ribs.

Inserting a piece of purfling in the groove on the back corner.

Using a fine gouge to cut the channel over the purfling on the cello back.

Using a knife to cut the chamfer on the button of a viola.

The upper and lower eyes bored for the f-holes on a cello.

The finished f-holes on a cello.

Using a small brass thumbplane to scoop the wing of a cello f-hole.

F-holes on a cello finished in the white.

Two cello scrolls, the one on the left finished, the other still rough.

Using a steel scraper to smooth the comb on the back of a viola scroll.

Back upper corner, white cello.

Black and white patterns created by two cellos, contrasting the figure in the backs.

A violin back in raking light, unvarnished, showing the arch.