Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Scan 28

How to make a violin : The violin, its construction practically treated, 1892

20 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 14. See the scan on archive.org.

1Three chisels, 3-16th in., 3-8th in., and 1 in. broad respectively.
3Eight gouges, ranging from 1-8th in. to 1 in. broad, will be necessary.
5A flat-bottomed plane 8 in. long. The illustrations show the kind of plane required. Figure 2 is the side view of the body; fig. 3
7![Side view of a flat-bottomed plane](https://i.imgur.com/2J3Q5.png)
9FIG. 2.
11![Bottom view of a flat-bottomed plane, showing slit for the blade](https://i.imgur.com/3J3Q5.png)
13FIG. 3.
15is the bottom view, aa being the slit for the blade; fig. 4 shows the loose pieces detached,
17![Loose pieces detached from the plane](https://i.imgur.com/4J3Q5.png)
19FIG. 4.

The computer misreads some letters and numbers. Where a name matters to you, read the scan.