Making an Anglo-Saxon Lyre part 1

The first batch of my lyre kits have been sent out, and should be arrived shortly. This is the first part of the series and is the one with the most work to do, somehow I managed to get the video edited down to 10 minutes! It was filmed mostly outside to get the best light, but it was freezing and you can just about see the snow that was falling around me at the end. please feel free to ask questions if I have glossed over anything, I do do so many things unconsciously that its hard to pin down some processes. The planing of the top is one example, I plane the wood very close to final dimensions, making the wood as thin as i can without loss of strength, but I have to add a mm when talking about it or people will end up right through the top at a handstroke!!

Note:This video series is to accompany the written notes in the Kit, but will also serve to aid anyone making one from scratch, or following my Lyre CD-rom.
The series will be released out of sequence over the next few weeks but eventually will end up on someones playlist in order:

Making an Anglo-Saxon Lyre from a Kit
part 1: Planing the soundboard
Part 2: Gluing the top
Part 3: Trimming the overhang
Part 4: Sanding and final shaping
Part 5: Varnishing
Part 6: Setting up the Lyre: tuning pins and tailpiece
Part 7: Setting up the lyre: bridge and strings

Disclaimer:
Always follow safe practices while working with tools.
What is safe for one woodworker under certain conditions may
not be safe for others in different circumstances. Viewers should
undertake the use of materials and methods as shown in these
videos after evaluation, and at their own risk.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Lyre
• Anglo
• Saxon
• luthier
• harp
• kit
• plans
• making

[jorgekmu]

Which are the measures of the lira?

[michaeljking]

about 75-mm long 209mm wide, 24mm thick, *it tapers to 18mm at the end in this example)

[chrysagon200]

what do you use to route out the body of the Lyre?

[michaeljking]

The Lyre kit has been routed with a CNC controlled pin router, (high tech!! ) On my Lyre Making Cd rom I show how to do it with a bench drill and forstner bit

[michaeljking]

I was working quickly in the video as it was just below freezing and snowing, I condensed the video down from 30 minutes to 10 minutes for youtube, The main thing is to take it real slow!!

[michaeljking]

You can take it down just under 2mm at the edge at the extreme on this instrument as long as you keep the central area thick enough, Its just that its better to leave that final thicknessing for the final sanding after gluing

[MrRandomWritings]

I am certain I would overdo it and end up with a wafer thin edge!