Card Scrapers – Types, Uses, And How To Sharpen
A card scraper (also known as a scraper blade, hand scraper, or cabinet scraper) can be one of...
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Category: Tools
Guitar Truss Rods – Types, Installation, & How To Adjust
The guitar truss rod is one of the most important parts of any acoustic or electric guitar because...
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The Luthier’s Guide To Tape For Guitar Making
Tape is one of the most ubiquitous tools we use for handcrafting guitars. On the surface it seems...
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Hand Split Tone Bars (A simple way to improve your next guitar)
One of the core aspects of the art of lutherie is understanding wood on its most basic levels....
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Dust Collection – The Ultimate Luthier’s Guide
In this guide, we will look at dust collection as a system. We’ll then discuss each individual component of the system and how it can help
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Calipers – The Ultimate Luthier’s Guide
The caliper (sometimes spelled “calliper” or “calipers” with an “s”) is a critical part of the...
Read MoreBest Block Plane For Guitar Making
Learn More About The Course Here My Favorite Block Plane For Guitar Making Links mentioned in the...
Read MoreKerfing Clamps & How To Build Your Best Guitars
What do kerfing clamps and the master key to help you build your best guitar ever have in common? Watch the video to find out!
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Fret Saws – The Ultimate Luthier’s Guide
There are so many different types of fret saws today that it’s hard for new luthiers to know which...
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Acoustic Guitar Making Tools
In case you were wondering what guitar making tools to put on your luthier list this year, I put...
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Best Way To Install Frets: Guitar Fret Press VS Fret Hammer
When it comes to installing frets each luthier has his or her own preferences on methods and tools...
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KISS Your Guitar Inlay (The Secret To Better Inlay Design)
When it comes to designing guitar inlay and guitar design in general for that matter, I naturally...
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Making Master Guitars: An Awesome Book Every Luthier Needs!
One thing that I believe is important to keep in mind as I build my guitars each day is that I am...
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Get Better Tuning Stability & Sustain: Optimizing Guitar Tuning Machines
I find that many times the act of refining the smallest details of my guitar can yield big...
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How To Use A Veneer Thicknessing Tool To Improve Your Guitar Binding Work
I love the experience of installing the bindings and purflings on my guitars and having them...
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Jim Olson Guitars – Shop Tour
Click or Swipe To see the Olson shop tour photos: James Taylor with his Olson guitar My journey to...
Read MoreHand Carving An Archtop Guitar: Time-Lapse Video & Photo Timeline
This Time-Lapse Guitar making video shows the process I use for sculpting the back of a 17 archtop guitar from my personal collection of master grade flame maple. It is a time lapse, and It goes by pretty quick, so I put...
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Monteleone Guitars Field Trip
Click or swipe to see the Montelone shop tour photos: An important part of being an artist is...
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Welcome To The Art Of Lutherie!
I”m working hard to get things ready here at theartoflutherie.com and should have some...
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