I talk about the side bending process and show my side bending “carousel.” Also, I answer YOUR questions! 🔴 Register for an 8 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsylvania: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/ 🔴 Check out the online course “Building an OM Acoustic”: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course/building-an-om-acoustic/ 🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker jig: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/ 🔴 See my […]
Category: Jigs
Soundboard Joining Demonstration with Q&A
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I demonstrate the use of a joining board for joining some Sitka Spruce tops. I also talk a little bit on the topic of jointing as well. ANNND I answer your questions! 🔴 Register for an 8 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsylvania: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/ 🔴Check out […]
Guitar Mold Making Demonstration with Q&A
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I use some sanders and a router with a flush trim bit to duplicate and stack pieces of MDF to make a mold for my new parlor guitars. I also answer your questions! 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com 🔴 Register for a 9 day Hands-On Guitar Building […]
Shop Rounds | Pearl Rosettes and Purfling, Inlay, End Wedge Templates, Neck Angle Jig, Rosette Jig
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I’ve closed the box on Guitar #85 and I’m talking about planning your binding and purfling scheme. This particular scheme includes mother of pearl in the purfling and rosette. I have a wolf inlay to install on a student’s guitar. I have made a template for routing end […]
Shop Rounds | Bridge Design, Lattice Back Bracing, Kerfing, Cedar for Necks, Router Safety Tool
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I’m taking a look at some of the progress on guitar #85. I discuss lattice bracing versus ladder bracing, elegant and functional bridge design, why running the side braces up through the kerfing is advantageous, and Port Orford Cedar as a neck wood. I also review a new […]
The Chaos Behind the Scenes at Eric Schaefer Guitars
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making: A look at the shop when it becomes overwhelmed with projects and dust. I also talk about future plans for dust collection and some tool storage fixtures that I am building.
Q&A – Natural Harmonics, Reverse Kerfing, and Bevelling Side Braces – Podcast Ep. 6
This is a Q&A episode of DIY Guitar Making, where I answer questions from the Member’s Forum in the Online Guitar Building School at ericschaeferguitars.com.
Interview with Jim Harris – Podcast Ep. 4
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I have a conversation with Jim Harris of the popular woodworking youtube channel LastingBuild. Jim is a woodworker and he is getting started on his first acoustic guitar build. Check out LastingBuild at his youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Fui0XnhXKJ8inSOfOg42A Or check out his Acoustic Guitar Build series at:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAc-TSV4SAA&list=PLObh4DTL46MoVtTmD7E2urQLZcISMLrrw
Making a Rosette for Ramon’s Classical Guitar
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, Ramon visits the shop to work on a cool radial rosette design with black limba, burl, and fiber strips. We’re using the Radial Rosette Maker Jig available here: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/
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.