The Project & Goals

The goal of this project is to build and learn to play a nyckelharpa, and in the process explore woodworking with hand tools.  I plan to post weekly, unless the project moves more quickly and I have more material to share.  I hope to complete the instrument by June, allowing extra time for gathering materials/ tools/ etc. and for picking the brains of local woodworkers on using hand tools and working wood.
 . . . learning to play? . . . well, we'll cross that bridge when we get there!

Because I tend to side-track and lose myself in every little distraction, I have taken the time to sit down and write an outline for this project; however, I'll keep the outline to myself so that readers who miss this first entry will think I'm wonderfully organised, on-top of things and dedicated to this blog (not just checking off a list of to-dos).

Initially I'll cover the whys, whatnots and what-the-hecks which will allow me to write something while I continue collecting materials so that when I'm ready to cut and carve I can dive right in.

In the meantime, where does a girl who is new to woodworking keep her growing collection of hand tools?

In an old pizza box.  Yup, it's true!