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.

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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.

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 [...]

Installing Guitar Linings: If you haven’t already done so, be sure to read the articles Types of Guitar Linings and Making Guitar Linings. Installing the guitar linings is really the easiest part of the whole lining process. If you have done your job in making high quality lining, this section will be a breeze for [...]

Installing Guitar Linings: If you haven’t already done so, be sure to read the articles Types of Guitar Linings and Making Guitar Linings. Installing the guitar linings is really the easiest part of the whole lining process. If you have done your job in making high quality lining, this section will be a breeze for [...]

Photo Courtesy of StewMac Making Guitar Linings Source: Guitar Building Articles – The Guitar Sides How to Make Guitar Linings: Although you can purchase guitar lining rather inexpensively, I still prefer to make my own. That way I have complete and total control over the wood that is used, how it is cut and the [...]

Photo Courtesy of LMI Types of Guitar Linings Source: Guitar Building Articles – The Guitar Sides Types of Guitar Lining: First of all let’s clear up the terminology here. Some refer to these as Linings, and some refer to them as Kerfing. Neither is wrong, but I will always refer to them as linings because [...]

Dremel 4000-3/34 Rotary Tool Source: Tools and Materials The Dremel Rotary Tool – An Incredible Guitar Tool! Where would I be without my Dremel? This tool has proved to be just the ticket for many duties, that I can’t even name them all. Dremel are light, powerful, dependable and one of the most versatile tools [...]

Headstock Detailing Part 3 – Classical Guitar Source: Guitar Building Articles – The Guitar Neck Classical Guitar Headstock Detailing – Part 3: Required Tools and Materials: Woodworking Marking Knife Plexiglas Template Needle Files Wood Carvers Chisels 1/2″ Woodworker Chisel 1/4″ Woodworker Chisel Drill Press Drill Press Vice 1/4″ Milling Drill Scroll Saw Forstner Drill Bits [...]