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Drying by heat before glueing?

When glueing braces or the top/bottom/sides the wood should be dry. The current dryness of the top/bottom/sides will be "built in" the guit…

Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk

2 Jul 25, 2018
Reply by Roger Häggström

Don't make this mistake!

Greetings, I purchased a whole bunch of 3M sandpaper with the "no slip" backing. Most of my sandpapering (is that a word?) is done by gluin…

Started by Allen L Wall in Luthier Talk

5 Jul 15, 2018
Reply by Roger Häggström

Quick survey about routing saddle slots

Just curious what you are all using to route saddle slots. Fairly recently, I got the saddle jig from StewMac and it's doing the job pretty…

Started by Keith Somerville in Luthier Talk

4 Jul 12, 2018
Reply by onewent

Nut compensation revisited

I made a thread about nut compensation some time ago. Since then I've been making nut compensations on many old guitars. But sometimes I've…

Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk

2 Jul 12, 2018
Reply by Roger Häggström

what router to use for the StewMac Router bit, shank diameter 0.25 inch?

A question after some 5 years of absence on this magnificent site, great to be back!! I bought the StewMac router bit set here in Europe (n…

Started by Bart van Weperen in Metalworking, Machining, Tool & Fixture Making for Luthiers

6 Jul 12, 2018
Reply by Patrick Corrigan

Vintage Tuner Repair

Greetings, these tuners are from the late 30s and have metal buttons.  I noticed that one of them has a defective button, as you can see in…

Started by onewent in Luthier Talk

5 Jul 12, 2018
Reply by Dave Hanna

Martin X series Laminate seperation.

Hi guys , i had a Martin in this morning with HPL body , the back has separated from the neck block area , Im wondering what the best glue…

Started by Len Biglin in Luthier Talk

5 Jul 12, 2018
Reply by Len Biglin

Confessions of a packrat...

Do you have odd stuff that (try as you might) you're unable to toss-out?  With me, it's little well-made shipping boxes and old string ends…

Started by Mike Kolb in Luthier Talk

10 Jul 10, 2018
Reply by Patrick Corrigan

Gibson acoustic bridge dimensions?

I have a 70s acoustic that needs to have a neck reset and bridge replacement. The old bridge has been shaved down so much that I can't copy…

Started by Luke Single in Luthier Talk

2 Jul 10, 2018
Reply by Luke Single

StewMac tools and finishes in Europe

I might be slow coming to this, but I've recently become aware that www.madinter.com are StewMac resellers in Spain. They have a good range…

Started by Keith Somerville in Luthier Talk

7 Jul 10, 2018
Reply by Bart van Weperen

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