Setting up the Redwood Violin. Fitting the pegs and the soundpost

This is part of The Redwood Violin Project, designed to paint a picture of Sonoma County, California, as told through the story of making a violin, as far as possible, from locally sourced materials. I will be positing videos about collecting the materials, the people I meet, and about the process of making a violin, including things like making my own glue and varnish from scratch.
Materials for the violin are selected both for being workable substitutes for traditional materials, and with consideration for their significance to Sonoma County's history and economy.
More information about the project:
theredwoodviolin.org/
I am a violin maker with 30 years experience.
www.andrewcarruthers.com/

[@djysmallman2183]

Cool video, but still would love to hear more precise know-how on ratio of actual peg shaving matching the reamer. One can change the contour of the shaper, but not the contour of the reamer of course, only the depth.

[@beneditowagnergarciafaria7840]

Very good! Saudações do Brasil! Gosto de ver e aprender com seus vídeos. Muito obrigado por compartilhar seus conhecimentos!

[@vance7274]

The peg shafts are nicely burnished. How did you go about that?

[@galtbarber2640]

Very helpful, thanks! I am trying to install replacment pegs. What are your peg shapers? Alberti? The violin I am working on seems to have oversize pegs on it, looks like they are perhaps viola pegs.

[@redwoodviolin]

Yes, I have a set of Alberti peg shapers

[@martinjaspers9139]

Hello Sir,,, I have a violin peg shaper (from Wish),but when I turn the peg right he will al little broken....what do i do wrong
kind regards from the Netherlands

[@Tobilikethis]

If you sharpen a pencil in a dull sharpener. What will happen?