Sanding Stick for Detail Sanding Source: Tools & Materials Sanding Sticks: We really can’t finish the discussion of surface sanders without touching upon the value that sanding sticks adds to our arsenal of tools. These simple odd-shaped assortment of wood covered with sandpaper is often a life-safer tool when we really need them. You will [...]
Looking for one of the best kept secrets in guitar building? It’s the violin finger planes. They have razor-sharp blades, have either rounded soles or straight soles and come in a variety of sizes. They are ideal for getting into difficult to access areas and give you much more control that the larger wood chisels. Plus, they are a beautiful little tool, being constructed mostly from brass.
Surface Sanders Make Your Own Source: Tools and Materials Make Own Surface Sanders: Sanding sticks and Surface Sanders are some of the simplest and also the most valuable shop aids you can have around. You can hog out a lot of wood and finish it with a razor sharp chisel, but you will still have [...]
The Inside Form Source: Tools and Materials Inside Guitar Form: The inside guitar form is one of the most-used jigs you will have in your shop. The Inside Form if very popular with many luthiers for many reasons, which we will discuss below. What Is The Alternative: The alternative to the inside form are various [...]
You will really get some payback by taking some time to master the use of a cabinet scraper. They are simply various shapes of harden sheet steel with a burnished edge on them, allowing you to plane down an area of wood in a hurry, while having a silky smooth finished surface. They can be used for a variety of uses as are explained in this informative article on making and using Hand Scrapers.
Fox Side Bending Jig from LMI Source: Tools & Materials The Side Bending Jig is probably one of the best tools to advance efficient guitar building that has come along in quite a few years. If you currently bend your guitar sides over a hot iron, boil the side and clamp them on a form [...]
Guitar Building Handtools Source: Guitar Building Tools One of the first things that comes to mind from first time guitar makers is,what are the minimum tools that are required to make a guitar and what experience is required? The purchase of your tools is one of the most important decisions that you will make. Buying [...]
Woodslicer Bandsaw Blade from Highland Hardware. Give yourself a break and use this great bandsaw blade. If you decide to get serious about guitar building as a hobby or as a profession, at some point in time you will want to explore merits of resawing your own wood blanks. Now I’m not talking about logging [...]
Go Board Clamping Tool Jig One of the guitar specialty tools you should have to do without. Have you ever heard of a “Go-Board“? That is the slang term for a great jig or specialized guitar making tool that will quickly and efficiently let you glue the braces on your top and back plates. If [...]
