The dovetail neck joint is the joint of choice with most of the larger factory guitar makers. Most handmade guitars utilize the mortise and tenon joint. If you want to use the dovetail, you should get these useful templates.

The mortise and tenon joint used as a joint where the guitar neck joins the body of an acoustic guitar is growing in popularity. When used in conjunction with our bolt-on neck option, it give you the ultimate in flexibility and ease of working on both the guitar body and the neck. Great care must be taken in the construction of this joint and this article covers this very thoroughly.

Rough Cutting the Guitar Neck Source: Guitar Building Articles – The Guitar Neck Tools and Materials Required: Band Saw Table Saw & Miter Gauge Japanese Pull Saw Coping Saw Rough-cut The Neck – Acoustic Guitar: Tip: This step should be completed after you have cut your neck joint, whether that is a mortise and tendon [...]

Guitar Side Reinforcement. This article discusses cloth, slender wood bracing and bracket type bracing used primarily in Classical Guitar Construction. We discuss the merits of each type of bracing and where they are best used.

Drill Presses for Guitar Building: Find out which is the best for guitar making operations. Review includes features, likes and dislikes. Review includes models by Jet, and Powermatic.

Tools and Materials Required: Heel Restraint Jig Titebond III Glue Waxed Paper (4) Bessey or Large C Clamps Chop Saw or Table Saw Stationary Belt Sander or Drum Sander Amazon.com Widgets The Acoustic Guitar Heel: The Acoustic Guitar Heel consists of several stacked blocks of neck blank wood, glued up with specific grain orientation and [...]

Tools and materials Required: Japanese Pull Saws Fine Dovetail Saw Wood Chisels Sandpaper 180, 120 Grit Titebond III Glue Wood Lining Blocks Small Hand Built Miter Box Acetone Wet Cloth Amazon.com Widgets Free-Floating Top Installation: Whether it is a Classical Guitar top or an Acoustic Guitar top, the free-floating top, as I call it, can [...]

Fitting the Acoustic Top: Learn how to expertly fit the most critical of guitar elements without introducing stress to the guitar. We will go through the necessary steps with you and list the tools and materials that are necessary to complete this job.