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How to make a violin : The violin, its construction practically treated, 1892
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1CHAPTER VI.
3The Side-pieces and Side-linings.
5Saw out a piece of maple 30 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 1-10th inch thick. The grain should run lengthwise. Lay it on the bench at one end, and clamp it down with the hand-vice. Plane the surface all over (going away from the vice), then unclamp it, turn it round, clamp the clean end down, and plane the rest. This time a flat bit of wood must be put between the hand-vice and maple to prevent the planed surface from being marked. Plane the other side in the same way, till the piece is reduced to a thickness of 1-20th inch.
7On account of its peculiar grain maple is very difficult stuff to plane, and the plane iron must be dressed so as to project very
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