The Glyph House is located in beautiful and historic Annapolis, Maryland. Dave is fortunate enough to have enough space in his home to include an extensive workshop in his basement. It is ideal for providing a controlled environment and easy access.
The Workbench
Maggie, the new shop dog, courtesyof the SPCA... half terrier, half chow-chow, and 100% Tasmanian Devil
Finished the mango sopranos for Don Peyton and Fred Fallin, and the koa concert for Dave Swan. See the now-finished ukes on the Instruments page!
A Long-Scale Lyon & Healy-Style Koa Concert for Santosha:
Roughing out the back profile
The roughed-out back wetted to show figure
Gluing in the back linings
Sanding the sides and linings with a dished sanding board to match the dome of the back
Roughing out the neck on the bandsaw
Drilling the hole for the neck-attachment barrel nut.
Slotting the neck for the carbon fiber
reinforcement rod
Gluing on peghead "ears"
Gluing on the back
Gluing in the fan bracing
Shaping the fan braces
Tapping the threaded hole in the aluminum alloy barrel nut for neck attachment
Gluing in the barrel nut and carbon fiber reinforcement rod
Fine-tuning the Lyon & Healy-style peghead shape on the oscillating spindle sander
The neck after carving and rough sanding
Also on the bench: A Koa Soprano for Yoyo
Jointing the bookmatch
Beautiful set of Grade AAAA plates, wetted to show figure
Sides coming out of the bender
Ramping the ends of the back braces
The finished back
Also on the Bench: A "Double-Puka" Koa Concert for James Lee
Joining the back bookmatch
The sides "cooking" in the bender
Gluing in the heel and tail blocks
Gluing in back braces on dished workboard in go-bar deck
Roughing out the curly koa neck on the bandsaw
Ramping the ends of the back braces (after the close encounter with the table saw)
Also on the Bench: A Koa Concert for Chris Stocksmith
Laying out the Honduras mahogany neck
Thickness sanding the Grade AAAA curly koa back plate
The freshly bent sides clamped in the mold in preparation for trimming
