Category: Guitar Making

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

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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Prepping Lumber for Guitar Neck Blanks

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I fashion a bundle of guitar neck blanks from billets of Honduran Mahogany using the jointer, table saw and planar to make them perfectly flat, square and consistent.

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Q&A – Buffing Tru Oil, the 14th fret hump, and the best woods for side bending

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Q&A – Backstrip Woods, Headplate Thickness, and Butt Joints

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Mario’s Guitar Speaks for the First Time

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Cost of Getting Started in Lutherie

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I break down some estimated costs for tools, jigs, parts and materials to get started in acoustic guitar making. I also talk about the cost of education in lutherie.

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