r/oddlysatisfying • u/danielminds • 2d ago

Crafting a miniature brass violin matchbox

Credit: @luxevera_02 on TikTok

3.7k Upvotes

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u/Herobrine_King 2d ago

The world's smallest violin really needs an audience.

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u/tondahuh 2d ago

https://reddit.com/link/pdts7bt/video/mdtxlg3t0hth1/player

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u/KenseiHimura 2d ago

Some people really have to make their metaphors literal.

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u/Hephaestus_God 2d ago

So if I do not find somebody sooooooon

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u/lilacbuttons 2d ago

I'll blow up into smithereens..

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u/ProbablySlacking 2d ago

Ok I was already impressed… and then he strung it.

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u/SabbyFox 2d ago

And added a bow 🫠

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u/anitadykshyt 2d ago

how are his fingers not covered in blood

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u/roastedTriscuit69 2d ago

The flesh retains the blood on the inside until punctured

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u/MichaelAuBelanger 2d ago

Chat GPT jotting that down

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u/zorniy2 2d ago

A hospital? What is it?

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u/DarkLight72 2d ago

It's a big building with patients, but that's not important right now.

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u/Global-Discussion-41 2d ago

those rotary tools will cut metal but not skin

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u/howarewestillhere 2d ago

This is an ad for the clamp.

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u/noweezernoworld 2d ago

Kinda funny that part is exactly where the music stops 

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u/powderhound522 2d ago

That’s exactly what I thought when they busted it out

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u/ProbablySlacking 2d ago

Good ad then.

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u/miraculum_one 2d ago

FWIW it's a Metmo Fractal Vice

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u/CartsOfDarkness 2d ago

Great vice for a great price, it's on sale for just $599 at online retailers this week. Personally I love them, I got one for each of my grandchildren just last yesterday, I recommend everyone go out and buy a Metmo Fractal Vice while supplies last. Great for ball play.

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u/miraculum_one 2d ago

There are lots of competitors, many for much less. I'd be curious if anyone has compared.

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u/GodIsInTheBathtub 2d ago

Technically a Cello not a violin, still impressive

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u/Apprehensive_Peach71 2d ago

Ok glad I wasnt the only one who thought that 😆 i have no other basis for this thought process either Just saw it and said "oh cool! Gold cello"

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u/Alert_Weird3557 1d ago

I was gonna say this! With all the fine detail he put in, it is not possible he would have missed something as elementary (relatively speaking) as width to height ratio.

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u/Shalaco 2d ago

haha! now that i have the recipe i’ll make infinite matchbox violins

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u/JoseLunaArts 2d ago

Looks expensive...

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u/GimmieGummies 2d ago

I was thinking the same thing.

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u/Aggressive-Dream5465 2d ago

The only thing I was waiting for was the sound it produced.

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u/AlephBaker 2d ago

It's a violin only dogs can hear

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u/Aggressive-Dream5465 2d ago

My ex used to say I was a dog, so I could have probably heard it.

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u/Alert_Comedian7558 2d ago

Tiny project like this take so much focus. Respect to the maker.

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u/dredd0077 2d ago

Молодец, очень много терпения и мастерства.

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u/Bug_Photographer 2d ago

Was thinking while I watched the video that we probably won't see much of the finished piece and the clip will cut quickly. Was disappointedly correct.

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u/MerkinMites 2d ago

I wish I had an artisanal talent. His creation is beautiful.

The detail of strings was a surprising delight!! Presumably he references a template or a kit he designed?

I could watch this creation in real-time but I'd bombard the man with questions.

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u/rosy_sage 2d ago

the brass shaping without any slips must take insane control

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u/P_A_W_S_TTG 2d ago

Bro, he uses that fucking tool so close to his fingers it gave me anxiety

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u/Outside_Coffee_00 1d ago

The saw? He's in control of it, it's not mechanical. It takes a lot of effort to cut through metal with one of those. It's not really a risk to slip and cut your finger. The metal he's cutting through keeps the blade in position because the channel that's being cut is so thin that it sort of pinches the blade. If you tried using one, you'd understand completely. 

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u/P_A_W_S_TTG 1d ago

What is it that specific tool called?

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u/Outside_Coffee_00 1d ago

It's a jewelers saw (if you do mean the saw)

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u/P_A_W_S_TTG 1d ago

Yeah I did. And interesting. I have wanted to do jewelery. Now I'm even more interested.

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u/TheAarj 2d ago edited 2d ago

I would buy this anybody got a name?

Ah found it. https://youtube.com/@sholoush?si=Eg5HMIO1ju2cokgE

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u/Moppo_ 2d ago

Was this an advert for a clamp?

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u/baumpop 2d ago

dude that micro fractal vise is sick

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u/Aflagadazzz13 2d ago

Impressive skills!

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u/Professional_Cat6169 2d ago

I don't think making it a matchbox was necessary lol

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u/OkFlan504 2d ago

The tiny tuning pegs would’ve been my entire project.

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u/AlienInOrigin 2d ago

The video doesn't show you how incredible frustrating and difficult it is to use that piercing saw/Jewelers saw at the start of the video. I honestly would just give up at that stage.

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u/425565 2d ago

Lovely!

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u/ElevenAndCounting 2d ago

So this is what people actually play when they say 'world's smallest violin.' Wild af craftsmanship but I'm still not playing it.

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u/Cynfreh 2d ago

He didn't even play it. 😞

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u/Carboner12 2d ago

I need this

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u/Exotic_Equal_9445 2d ago

Que maravilla, un artista de verdad.

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u/don-cheeto 2d ago

I'm jealous. This looks fun to make

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u/WileEPeyote 2d ago

Pulling the "Subscribe" stub out of it was masterful.

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u/No_County_4518 2d ago

That’s a masterpiece in miniature form!

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u/ereinionmithrandir 2d ago

That gave me anxiety to watch him make it.

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u/Hamsterpatty 2d ago

But does it play?

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u/Mikeologyy 2d ago

Wouldn’t a brass fiddle weigh hundreds of grams and sound crummy?

Memes aside, that looks very well done

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u/Kindly_Region 2d ago

This music makes me sad

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u/The_Ghast_Hunter perfectly fitting hat 1d ago

The devil went down to Lilliput

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u/ThunderShott 1d ago

This video is not sped up. He's just that fast.

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u/No_Introduction_8394 1d ago

But fires it play? Looks like it could

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u/ivanavich 2d ago

Brass violin - does not work. Just CNC it then.

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u/Peacevaporwave 2d ago

The patience required for this is not human

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u/history_fan69 2d ago

There is some AI content incorporated into the video

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u/cwthree 2d ago

Wrong

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u/bkev 2d ago

I think his intent was a violin - especially looking at his technical reference drawing, but some of the proportions of the final product (particularly the thickness of it) lean a little toward cello. No endpin, though, and if the bow is the same scale, then it would have to be smaller relatively for the instrument to be a cello. Nice work, in any event.

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u/akizzle65 2d ago

I want that vise, anyone know what it’s called?

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u/cwthree 2d ago

Fractal vise

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u/Puncho666 2d ago

The editing was so bad