Hi Folks... I do violin restoration and periodically need to reinforce cracks in a violin top or back plate. The usual is to glue the crack and hand carve a shallow dish over the crack on the inside and then shape and chalk fit a perfectly matching patch to be glued in for reinforcement. This is a time consuming job especially if the crack is long and needs several patches.
I was thinking if I could simply use a router with an approx 1" spherical bit and create a dimple about 1/16" in deep. Trouble is I can't find a bit or method to create an exact perfectly matching counter bit to create the patch to be glued in.
Thoughts?
Thanks... Mat
I was thinking if I could simply use a router with an approx 1" spherical bit and create a dimple about 1/16" in deep. Trouble is I can't find a bit or method to create an exact perfectly matching counter bit to create the patch to be glued in.
Thoughts?
Thanks... Mat