In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, we talk about Hard Maple, (AKA Rock Maple, Sugar Maple), Acer saccharum. I also talk a bit about Birdseye figure and how to handle this wood, specifically for making guitar necks. 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com 🔴 Register for an 9 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in […]
Month: January 2024
Flatsawn Lumber for Guitar Necks, Dealing with Hawks and Chickens, Resawing Fretboards, Scarf Joints
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I talk about the difference between quartersawn and flatsawn wood for guitar neck material. I also mark out and cut the scarf joint on my birdseye maple neck for guitar #116 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com 🔴 Register for an 9 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in […]
Parlor Guitars from Scratch | Full Design and Build with Commentary from the Luthier | Part 2
In this FULL BUILD episode of DIY Guitar Making, we go on a journey! This 2 part series details the process of designing, jigmaking, building and finishing 2 size 1 Parlor guitars, Guitar #86 and Guitar #87. In this second part we cover everything from routing the mortise and tenon joint, to installing the frets, […]
Q&A | Radial Rosettes, Soundhole Binding, Pinless Bridges, and More!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Questions/Topics: – Tasmanian Blackwood – Radial rosettes – Binding the inside of the soundhole – Making radius dishes – Paste wax for preventing glue from sticking to jigs – Pinless bridges – Box elder for guitars? – What is your sharpening process for chisels […]
Parlor Guitars from Scratch | Full Design and Build with Commentary from the Luthier | Part 1
In this FULL BUILD episode of DIY Guitar Making, we go on a journey! This 2 part series details the process of designing, jigmaking, building and finishing 2 size 1 Parlor guitars, Guitar #86 and Guitar #87. In this first part we cover the design and jigmaking stage, the construction of the soundbox, preparing the […]
Q&A | Saddle Height, Lint in Finish, Why is My Saddle so long?, and More!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Questions/Topics: – Soundhole Binding – Bone nut/saddle porosity – Saddle height – vacuum bags for laminating sides – solid linings – fixing misplaced fretboard dots – carbon fiber humbucker covers – sanding the contour of the bridge wings – how to deal with lint […]