Cameron Petersen's Discussions

Classical Guitar Fingerboard Tapering
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I've had a devil of a time tapering ebony and rosewood fingerboards. No matter how sharp I set my plane, tear-out occur.I'm searching for ideas for creating a jig that may work with my drum sander…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Cameron Petersen Jun 25, 2014.

Router Bit Search
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In His fine book on Classical Guitar Building, Mr. Bagdanovich references the use of a flush-cut, top-bearing, router bit, for routing out the tuner slots. He mentions the use of a 3/8…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Pete Cyr May 1, 2010.

Classical Guitar "V" Neck Joint Construction
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I read an article in an Luthier's Guild publication that featured a Mr. Geza's V-joint construction techniques. Mr. Geza fabricated the necessary layout jigs pictured in the article. Question:Does…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Cameron Petersen Mar 30, 2010.

Thickness tapering a Classical Guitar Finger Board
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I'm somewhat new to guitar building ( 1 steel-string and 3 classicals)I wondering whether or not it is feasable to thickness taper a finger board for a classical guitar on a drill press using a…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by David Payne Mar 16, 2010.