Quartersawn Vs. Flatsawn: Guitar Bracing This is an excerpt from “Roughing Out the Braces” https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course/building-an-om-acoustic/ Transcript: Now we are going to rough out our brace blanks from billets of spruce. Before we get started with that we just need to understand the difference between quarter sawn and flat sawn. To get a better understanding of […]
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Joining the Plates
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. Was this useful? I would love to hear your questions or comments! I try to answer every e-mail I receive, so please be patient with me eric@ericschaeferguitars.com Want […]
Jointing and Joining the Plates
Jointing the centerseam of the soundboard is often the very first thing I like to do when I receive parts from a tonewood supplier. There is no better way to get acquainted with your soundboard-to-be than taking thin, wispy shavings off of it with a handplane. Here I am going to show you a simple […]