Aaron

@mossybottom.bsky.social

99 Followers 70 Following

Father. Husband. Educator. Luthier. Woodworker. Luddite.

Spruce top of the bass. Fingerboard is Bubinga (a pain to shape. Won’t be using it again). Ebony tailpiece (short)
Orange and green YouTube creator plaque for 200 subscribers. Professionally made with paper and crayons.
White oak box. Lid is in two parts, hinged at both ends. A walnut wedge locks it closed.
Two books; “The Three-Body Problem” and “Station Eleven”
Black, grey and white kitty stretched out on the bed, staring at the camera.
Orange cup fungus from 0.5 - 2 mm, in the middle of ash from a camp fire
Very large walnut endgrain cutting board.
A fluffy orange cat sitting on a stone path, looking at the viewer.
Same box as previous post with black leather strip that is attached to the top, folds over to the side and slips onto a dowel sticking out of the side.
Grey and white cat. Napping in a bed.
Inside of double bass top plate. Lots of gouge marks
Underside of a double bass top plate, carving in process. Lots of corn chip sized spruce bits and a BIG carving gouge.
White blossoms of a pear tree with lists of honey bees, and other pollinators.
Brown and grey striped with white nose, socks and belly. One eye is green. The other is orange. Also, it’s a cat.
Fluffy orange cat napping in a cardboard box
Front of the guitar body. Light spruce with a curly maple finger rest, ebony tailpiece and bridge. Sound hole is on the upper bout.
This is a wide variety of chisels and gouges from tiny 2mm flat chisel to massive 1.5 inch gouge.
Stanley number 81 cabinet scraper from 1909-1942. Still runs great.
Old timey hand crank drill with a nice patina
Small box for tarot cards. Rosewood and Maple. Sliding lid.
Archtop guitar body. Spruce with a 1.5 inch cedar strip end to end. Sound hole in the top bout.
Custom hollow-body electric guitar. Cherry body, mahogany neck, walnut fretboard and tailpiece, single jazz pickup and a stacked knob for both volume and tone. Sound holes are kind of comma shaped.
Standard number 2 yellow pencil but the lead is way, way off center. It’s almost touching the yellow paint.