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There is of course a lot of information also in the internet. The people making these cellos and sharing their experiences also helped me to start my cello and make me believe it can be done. Here are some good links to other people building a cello. There's a lot of information about building a cello and making ones own tools. www.ida-riegels.dk/building-a-cello/ osnesviolins.com/1.Cello%20Build%20start.htm www.makingtheviolin.com www.platetuning.org/html/plate_tuning_4_dummies.html https://www.lumberjocks.com/techyman2/blog/18758 darntonviolins.com/gouges-over-at-the-maestronet-forum-i-posted/ fixitwithshading.com/2015/11/29/baby-plane-making-part-1/ www.luthiertalk.com/threads/diy-bending-iron.480/ www.derekroberts.co.uk/making/index.htm These some videos or channels in YouTube which have been inspiring and helpful. maestroKimon has a great series on violin making. Consider supporting him in patreon. The other two in the top three (David Ireland and Davide Sora) also have excellent and detailed videos on violin building. maestroKimon: www.youtube.com/user/maestrokimon Davide Sora: www.youtube.com/channel/UCggqGrdYUEovaC9UKnSMD3g/featured David Ireland: www.youtube.com/user/direland72 Luthier Vidal: www.youtube.com/user/luthiervidal Brian Lisus: www.youtube.com/user/BLviolin Boussu_Inside_Out: www.youtube.com/channel/UChivkXPogBhUIj3X2I_DFWA Galen Hartley: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xejx48lZVhQ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apt_DwT6UzM The wood is of course important. I found quite a few providers online but some didn't reply to me emails. Maybe they wanted to sell wood for a hundred cellos. In the end I got the wood from this place, maderasbarber.com/tonewood/en. The delivery costs always quite a bit so the upgrade to VIP Premium account makes sense very quickly. You get free shipping for a year on yours orders. As for tools, Dictum is great for all sorts of tools. In Finland, well Helsinki at least, www.plektratrading.fi is the best place to go to. Many tools one can also make oneself. To build a cello one needs many specialty tools. In order not to spend too much on tools, I decided to make as many myself as makes sense. For the fingerplanes, I decided to buy just the blades and make the planes myself. For example MJ Kwan provides clear instructions for making a fingerplane. I made two planes. One with a flat sole and a 12 mm wide blade, the other has a curved sole and a blade which is 10 mm wide. They both turned well and are amongst the nicest I have. Just need to keep those blades sharp!
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