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bridge pin drilling quickie

Usually I use a long drill bit to clear clamps that are holding a backing piece. Today I needed a different smaller size hole so I cross dr…

Started by David Farmer in Luthier Talk

8 Jan 11, 2017
Reply by Christopher Parker

Reinstall orig bridge plate?

Working on a '64 B25-12 with glue failure of several braces, top distortion and other over stressed failures. Coming along nicely. The ori…

Started by Frank Capo in Luthier Talk

10 Jan 9, 2017
Reply by mark dawson

Manual Hand Drill Suggestions

I need a manual hand drill for drilling side dots. Can anyone suggest a quality tool?

Started by Robbie Collins in Luthier Talk

5 Jan 6, 2017
Reply by David Farmer

UV to darken Western red cedar---or?

Hello All, I'm learnin'...I just learned not to deliver an unfinished guitar. It came back with a damaged spot on the soundboard, and of co…

Started by Brian Burns in Luthier Talk

7 Jan 5, 2017
Reply by Robbie Collins

Installing new BIG frets.

After replacing the inlays, I've finally started the refret on my 1978 Custom with Jescar FW57110. I must be doing something wrong, because…

Started by Michael S. Fields in Luthier Talk

28 Jan 1, 2017
Reply by Stewart C Simon

Critical temperature for Martin neck binding

Does anybody know the safe temperature of a houshold iron used for straightening a Martin (10 years old) neck with white binding?

Started by Bob Steinarsson in Luthier Talk

5 Jan 1, 2017
Reply by Christopher Parker

Frank's Cranks

If you have not purchased one or three of these cranks - do it!  A fluid piece of art in both beauty and performance.  Thanks, Frank.

Started by Thomas James in Luthier Talk

0 Dec 31, 2016

Cheap & Easy - Little Humidifiers

This idea fell out of the sky ... not sure if the thought is original? 

Started by Thomas James in Luthier Talk

0 Dec 31, 2016

Spruce bridge plate

Restoring old ladder braced guitars like I do can be educational. The history of bridge plates for example. In the beginning in the 1800's…

Started by Roger Häggström in Luthier Talk

0 Dec 30, 2016

Nut & $addle $ander

Anyone seen this yet?  $180 for a bone-sanding jig?  Oh, I'm sure it works well but, dammit..... http://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/Tools

Started by Mike Kolb in Luthier Talk

24 Dec 29, 2016
Reply by Thomas James

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