Chip of a Day
Check see the effects of different steps of the bass building process on different kinds of wood.
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The heart is carved on the top of a box Seth made me for a little end table. ©Seth Kimmel 2016 Bass maker/luthier Eugene Oregon
This is on a heart shaped coaster Valentine he made for me. ©Seth Kimmel 2016 Bass maker/luthier Eugene Oregon
Oh, yeah! That bass bar is in Seth Kimmel Bass #44--removable neck!--for sale now! ©Seth Kimmel 2016 Bass maker/luthier Eugene Oregon
The heart is carved on the top of a box Seth made me for a little end table. ©Seth Kimmel 2016 Bass maker/luthier Eugene Oregon
Day of Chip: 2/11/2016
Description of Chip:
Super Spiral
Species of Chip:
Ponderosa Pine (the center of some wood that was underwater in a mill pond in Springfield, OR, for several decades).
Project Source of Chip:
Bass #44 bass bar
Process To Create Chip: Hand Plane
Desireability Of Chip:
Priceless
Possible Future Of Chip:
Moving from one display to another until it completely disintegrates.
©Seth Kimmel 2015 Hand Carved in the USA Double Bass Violins; process picture; drilling holes in aluminum for removable neck brackets
©Seth Kimmel 2015 Hand Carved American Double Bass Violins; process picture; Drilling holes in custom aluminum brackets for Kimmel bass removable neck system
©Seth Kimmel 2015 Hand Carved American Double Bass Violins; process picture; Big Foot's Guitar waiting for it's removable neck to be installed
©Seth Kimmel 2015 Hand Carved in the USA Double Bass Violins; process picture; drilling holes in aluminum for removable neck brackets
Day of Chip: 5/1/2015
Description of Chip:
Shiny Shimmery Shards
Species of Chip: Aluminum
Project Source of Chip:
Bass #41 removable neck hardware
Process To Create Chip: Drill press through 1/2 inch thick aluminum
Desireability Of Chip:
Extremely lovely, but extremely sharp
Possible Future Of Chip:
Perhaps an airplane after a beverage can after recyling.
©Seth Kimmel 2015 Hand Carved American Double Bass Violins; process picture; Bass Bar shaping; Alaskan Sitka
©Seth Kimmel 2015 Hand Carved American Double Bass Violins; process picture; Bass Bar shaping; Alaskan Sitka
©Seth Kimmel 2015 Hand Carved American Double Bass Violins; process picture; Bass Bar shaping; Alaskan Sitka
©Seth Kimmel 2015 Hand Carved American Double Bass Violins; process picture; Bass Bar shaping; Alaskan Sitka
Day of Chip: 11/10/2014
Description of Chip:
Long Locks
Species of Chip:
Alaskan Sitka Spruce
Project Source of Chip:
Bass #37 bass bar
Process To Create Chip: Long steady swipes with tiny hand plane
Desireability Of Chip:
Extraordinarily High
Possible Future Of Chip:
Bass Bows (the kind for wrapping presents)
I was lathing a little pulley for a C &extension and this is what I got!
If a little gross. ©Seth Kimmel
but I just install those not make them myself. I'm having trouble getting this picture situated. ©Seth Kimmel
I was lathing a little pulley for a C &extension and this is what I got!
Day of Chip 8/11/2014
Description of Chip:
Delrin Springy Spiral
Species of Chip:
Man-made petroleum based product
Project Source of Chip:
Low String Pulley for &extension
Process To Create Chip: Turned on ancient lathe
Desireability Of Chip:
Extraordinarily Low
Possible Future Of Chip:
Garbage Can (or extreme excelsior)
©Seth Kimmel makes a baby bass
Look how cute; it fits in the window! ©Seth Kimmel
Baby bear's chair was juuust right. ©Seth Kimmel
©Seth Kimmel makes a baby bass
Day of Chip 6/27/2014
Description of Chip:
Fiddle Bits
Species of Chip:
Western Maple & Spruce
Project Source of Chip:
Bass Waste
Process To Create Chip: General Woodworking
Desireability Of Chip:
Low
Possible Future Of Chip:
Woodsheddin'
not as tasty as maple sugar; © Seth Kimmel, Bass Maker, Eugene, Oregon, USA
© Seth Kimmel, Bass Maker, Eugene, Oregon, USA
© Seth Kimmel, Bass Maker, Eugene, Oregon, USA
not as tasty as maple sugar; © Seth Kimmel, Bass Maker, Eugene, Oregon, USA
Day of Chip 4/11/2014
Description of Chip:
dust
Species of Chip:
maple
Project Source of Chip:
Evan's Bass
Process To Create Chip: band saw rough neck from giant block of maple
Desireability Of Chip:
utterly undesireable
Possible Future Of Chip:
air filter clogger or sneeze inducer
© Seth Kimmel Bass maker, bass Luthier Eugene Oregon hand carved American made upright acoustic bass violin chip of the day
© Seth Kimmel Bass maker, bass Luthier Eugene Oregon hand carved American made upright acoustic bass violin chip of the day
© Seth Kimmel Bass maker, bass Luthier Eugene Oregon hand carved American made upright acoustic bass violin chip of the day
© Seth Kimmel Bass maker, bass Luthier Eugene Oregon hand carved American made upright acoustic bass violin chip of the day
Day of Chip 11/20/13
Description of Chip:
Drift of chips
Species of Chip:
Spruce
Project Source of Chip:
Some bass from awhile back
Process To Create Chip: Rough shape top with power planer
Desireability Of Chip:
Fair to Middlin'
Possible Future Of Chip:
Garden path
© Seth Kimmel, Bass Maker, Eugene, Oregon, USA
© Seth Kimmel, Bass Maker, Eugene, Oregon, USA
© Seth Kimmel, Bass Maker, Eugene, Oregon, USA
Day of Chip 11/19/2013
Description of Chip:
Curly Little Chips
Species of Chip:
Maple
Project Source of Chip:
Same Bass as Next Chip
Process To Create Chip: Plane edges of sides with a little hand plane
Desireability Of Chip:
Choice
Possible Future Use Of Chip:
Worm Snacks