#luthiering

09.04.2024

my friend and i went hobonichi shopping the other day in preparation for the new school year :) i got the plaid with the red case for 2025, she got the chartreuse with the pretty cover, and the cat portrait is my 2024 that’s rapidly approaching its end. kinda scary to think about, but this is my last semester in school for what will probably be a looooooong time if not the rest of my life.

i always start out super strong and spend the rest of the year slowly burning out, but i don’t really have the luxury of doing that this time around lol… gonna do my best, see how far it gets me. hope the start of the school year is treating you guys well! 🤍🤍

as far as personal interests go, i’ve been playing a lot of genshin, knitting, beading, and reading nonfiction this summer. anyone else seen the hbo show chernobyl or read midnight in chernobyl? i’m reading it currently after watching the show during my wisdom tooth surgery recovery (rip) and i’m firmly down the rabbit hole, i fear !!!!!!

09.16.22

orange and brown and green and the last dregs of summer… ft. my roommates phenomenal handwriting and my half finished scroll

09.20.22

i don’t have any real visual updates for u, but the peg box on the scroll has been chiseled! which is to say, it is now a box rather than a solid chunk of maple. all that’s left is cleaning, beveling, and fluting on the outside of the scroll,, very exciting things happening indeed.

also for those curious, that’s my classmate’s bench where they’re working on an exterior mold. i’ve only shown interior molds on here so far, just thought i’d point it out for the avid follower of my luthiering tidbits lolol

10.23.22

a sweet waffle and a cortado on this lovely sunday afternoon :))

10.14.22

rainy days and early evenings in the workshop,, a quintessential new england fall 🍂🍂

10.25.22

nailed my boy to the bench divider so i can keep an eye on him… the rope is purely for safety reasons, ofc. buckle up, kids!

09.09.22

achieved the lifelong dream of seeing mcr in concert last night… my voice is absolutely shot but it was so so so good and i am so so happy 😊😊😊

10.17.22

been rewatching true blood and listening to a whoooooole lotta country music lately… tis the season, i guess 🤠🤠