Month: April 2020
Binding Guitar #57 with Flamed Maple
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I install wood bindings on a florentine cutaway guitar.
Reflections – On the Golden Mean and Somogyi’s Bermuda Triangle
Florentine Cutaway Tip Binding on Guitar #57
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I cut a channel with a gramil and a chisel and bind the tip of the florentine style cutaway with flamed maple strips on guitar #57
Making a Purfling and Binding Thicknessing Jig
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I build a simple jig for cleaning up and planing binding and purfling strips down to their intended dimensions, using scrap wood, an old handplane blade, a threaded rod, and a dowel.
Cutting the Binding Channels on Guitar #57
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I rout out the binding ledge for curly maple binding strips using a binding tower system, and I talk about the importance of minding grain direction among other things.
Making a Simple End Graft for Guitar #56
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I create and install a decorative end seam inlay for guitar #56
Flattening the Sides to Prep for Binding on Guitar #57
Cutting square binding channels really comes down to good binding prep, that is, making the sides meticulously flat and square prior to commiting your guitar to the router. In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I provide some tips for flattening the sides effectively as I prepare guitar #57 for binding.
Making the End Wedge on Guitar #57
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I create and inlay a decorative endwedge to cover the end seam out of Tiger Myrtle burl and flamed Maple binding strips.