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Tag: turtle shell

Attaching the Goat Skin to the Frame of My Final Lyre

March 22, 2020 mmcloughlin Leave a comment

The rubber cement did harden the fabric I attached to the shell, and firmly attached the arms to the base.…

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Filed under: boiling, final lyre, goat skin, mistake, super glue, turtle shell
Final lyre frame from the front, arms affixed to shell with rubber cement and old t-shirt forming a scaffold

Beginning My Final Lyre

mmcloughlin 1 Comment

For my final lyre, I wanted to use ancient materials, such as gut strings, and a tortoise shell. Ultimately, I…

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Filed under: carving, final lyre, jigsaw, rubber cement, turtle shell
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