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fillers?

what is "non shrinking catalyzed material"?  I'm repairing a hole in the face, tapered the edges so it is glued with overlap, but some seam…

Started by Richard Hankey in Luthier Talk

5 Sep 3, 2018
Reply by Mark Fogleman

Templates or guides for drilling steam holes

Since drilling holes in fretboards to steam necks off is such a common occurrence, are there templates with hole placements, or a list of p…

Started by Bruce Erickson in Luthier Talk

1 Sep 3, 2018
Reply by Mike Kolb

Advice on 12 string bridge height short of a neck reset

This is for the Guild F112 my brother is letting me experiment with.  I'm a fair novice so I'm moving slowly.  The bridge had pulled up and…

Started by Bruce Erickson in Luthier Talk

0 Sep 3, 2018

Old Parlour Guitar ID ? Washburn ?

Hi everyone , i have an old parlour guitar which looks like a washburn made thing . I want to know what bridge it should have , the smiley…

Started by Len Biglin in Luthier Talk

4 Aug 31, 2018
Reply by Steve Bettesworth

58 Ibanez Salvadore reset .

This is an early Ibanez archtop , with MOTS fretboard and headstock , has anyone had success with steaming a neck on these ?

Started by Len Biglin in Luthier Talk

2 Aug 27, 2018
Reply by Len Biglin

Machine sanding rosewood

Hello All, At age 78 I don't have the stamina that I had as younger man. I've been thinking that I ought to get a sanding machine of some s…

Started by Brian Burns in Luthier Talk

18 Aug 25, 2018
Reply by Brian Burns

Removing frets: technique

Recently, I've bought some new/replacement tools and occasionally the maker will include a little sheet or pamphlet about using the tool. O…

Started by Keith Somerville in Luthier Talk

1 Aug 22, 2018
Reply by Mike Kolb

CA glue for construction

I recently saw that a guitar manufacturer was using CA glue for the braces in the guitars. I had never heard of this and wanted to ask if a…

Started by Donnie Barbra in Luthier Talk

7 Aug 21, 2018
Reply by Walter W Wright

Bridge blank mockups

Hey all, I'm looking for a suitable wood to make some test bridges, mostly to gain experience but also to use as mockups.  I obviously don'…

Started by Bruce Erickson in Luthier Talk

3 Aug 20, 2018
Reply by Bruce Erickson

free "Double Bevel Sharpening" .pdf

Hello All, Thomas James' reply to another thread reminded me that I probably haven't mentioned the availability of my "Double Bevel Sharpen…

Started by Brian Burns in Luthier Talk

1 Aug 19, 2018
Reply by onewent

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