Final versions for sale through my website:
https://topoarts.com/violinsoutofo...

By Dennis Van Hoof, from Top o' Arts (topoarts.com).

This video shows the process of building a violin out of olive wood and spring greencolored epoxy resin using the Shapeoko XXL CNC router and other modern as well as traditional wood working techniques.

Software used:
Meshmixer to create the 3D violin model
Vectric VCarve to generate the tool paths
UGS Platform to send the Gcode to the CNC

Materials used:
Olive wood (Etsy store: "OliveWoodSupply" in Turkey)
Ebony fingerboard, nut, and tail gut saddle blanks hardware blanks (StewMac)
Strings and Supreme Tamarind Violin Fittings Set with Ebony Trim (Fiddlershop)
3/4 inch HDPE for the mold panels ("Small Parts" Amazon)
Crystal Clear and Floral epoxy resin (from the Epoxy Resin Store)
Pearl Ex Spring Green Mica powder
1 inch surfacing bit: Whiteside #6210
1/4 end mill: Amana Tool #46577K
1/8 end mill: Amana Tool #46299
1/4 downcut bit: Whiteside #RD2100
Straight 1/4 ball nose bit: Amana Tool #46294
Straight 1/8 ball nose bit: Amana Tool #46295
Conical 1/16 ball nose bit: Amana Tool #46281

Referenced video of the Lock & Key technique for 4sided CNC: "Lock & Key technique for 4sided CNC Carving a Greek column"
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