Table Saws

March 31st, 2010

Powermatic PM200 10″ Table Saw Source:Tools and Materials Table Saws: One of the Table Saws that I like the best is the Powermatic PM 2000 10″ Table Saw. This Table Saw is built like rock. Once you crank down the wheels so the cast iron base sets on the floor you don’t really have to [...]

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Go Board Arch Mold

March 29th, 2010

Go Board Arch Mold Source: Tools & Materials Go Board Arch Mold: If you use a Go-Board Gluing Tool (and you should), I would advise that you make arched molds to glue up your back bracing. You will need to make a mold for each of the different back contour that you are using. This [...]

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Back Plate Arch Template

March 27th, 2010

Guitar Back Arch Template: Getting the arch perfect on an acoustic or classical guitar can be a chore. Use this template for perfect results. Free download for making an edge sander to aid you in making the template.

Filled Under: Guitar Building Articles, The Guitar Back

Hand Splitting Guitar Braces

March 24th, 2010

Hand Splitting Guitar Braces is an age old art. It involves splitting the wood to eliminate run-out. Learn how to do it in this article. Also find out what tools to use and all the necessary steps required to produce run-out free, great quality brace wood.

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Unheated Side Bending Jig

March 22nd, 2010

Discover the ease of bending your guitar sides by making your own simple bending jig with our Unheated Guitar Building Side Bender. If you decide to later add a heating blanket so add even more convenience, this jig is just the ticket.

Filled Under: Guitar Building Plans

Bolt-on Acoustic Neck

March 19th, 2010

Bolt-on Acoustic Guitar Neck: We describe the method in which you can build a removable neck for your handmade Acoustic Guitar. We offer free PDF download plans and a description of how to do it.

Filled Under: Guitar Building Articles, The Guitar Neck

000-28VS Concert Guitar Plans

March 17th, 2010

Just click the Paypal button to go to our secure server to place your order in our shopping cart. Also check out our Side Bender Jig and lots of other Guitar Building related jigs and tools. Click To Order 000-28VS Concert Guitar Plans 000-28VS Concert Guitar Plans Source: Guitar Plans Have you ever wondered how [...]

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Surface Planers

March 16th, 2010

Powermatic 15S Planer Source:Tools and Materials Surface Planers: One of the Surface Planers that I like the best is the

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Head Block Shelf for Classical Guitar

March 14th, 2010

Classical Guitar Head Block Shelf Source: Guitar Building Articles – The Guitar Neck Tools & Materials Required: Laminate Router: Carbide Router Bit Vernier Calipers Guitar Plans Head Block Shelf for Classical Guitar This may seem like a trivial subject to cover, but come to think about it, one one of my first guitars, I didn’t [...]

Filled Under: The Guitar Neck

Heel Shaping – Classical Guitar

March 13th, 2010

This article on Shaping the Heel of the Classical Guitar, offers you a couple of different methods to easily cut out the heel, foot and side channels for this difficult neck application. Download free PDF diagrams at our Plan Shop too, to make this even easier.

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