For this episode I am using an excerpt of The Online Guitar Building School’s Building an OM Acoustic series. This video walks you through the construction of upper, waist, and lower bout spreaders to fit your guitar mold. Was this useful?…
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Tools – Eric Schaefer Guitars – Online Guitar Building School
Eric Schaefer Guitars’ Online Guitar Building School This is a free video from the “Building an OM Acoustic” Course. Click here for more free video tutorials. In this lesson we will discuss various tools around my shop. This is…
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Making a Shooting Board
Eric Schaefer Guitars’ Online Guitar Building School This is a free video from the “Building an OM Acoustic” Course. Click here for more free video tutorials. Lesson Transcript: The shooting board is a jig used in conjunction with a…
Making a Guitar Mold
Eric Schaefer Guitars’ Online Guitar Building School This is a free video from the “Building an OM Acoustic” Course. Click here for more free video tutorials. Lesson Transcript: For this course, we are going to use an outside…
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Install a “Workbench Light-box”
Functionally, A lightbox is nothing more than a translucent, backlit work surface. Ordinarily this takes the form of a wooden box which houses a light source and has one face of clear Plexiglas or acrylic. This box can be pulled out when needed and…
Radial Rosettes: Building the Radial Rosette Maker
Also see: Radial Rosettes: Making a Basic Pattern Before we get started, if you want to save yourself the hassle you can purchase this jig here: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/ Otherwise, read on: Whether following plans from a kit or building from scratch,…
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