There are very few redeeming qualities of the violin above. You can see in grand generalities that something could be made from this hunk of wood. But the generous amount of time it took to just get it looking like this was disheartening. I will warn anyone, bloodwood is an awful wood to work with. Yet I had gotten this far with it, I feel this needs to be finished.
So over the past week I've spent a lot more time working on it. It's still no where near finished but now it is finally looking attractive. I've spent some time shaping the headstock into it's final form, though it's still too thick to fit the tuners in properly. I've also shaped the lines of the neck and body, however they still aren't quite in line and need to be reduced further. Also the picture below isn't the most recent representation, I took this picture Saturday night and I spent a few more hours on Sunday shaping the bumps to either side. I haven't finished those parts yet but they are looking much more pleasing to the eyes. Still plenty of work to do but it is definitely more enjoyable to work on something when you can see the benefits.
Expect to see more in the near future as I keep working on this.
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