How to joint the top and back plates on a shooting board with a hand plane and/or a sanding stick in preparation for joining.
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In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I discuss how to mark out and cut the notches for the brace ends into the rimset using a set of Dremel tools. Then we talk about installing labels on the back and attaching the back to the sides.
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In this lesson we will discuss various tools around my shop. This is just to get the gears turning in your head. This is not meant to be a comprehensive list of necessities. I urge the student to make NO tool purchases at this time. It is much wiser and more economical to rent, borrow or purchase tools as you go, lesson by lesson. Not every builder uses the same tools so you may find that your situation calls for a different setup than mine.
Tools noted:
#5 Jack plane
Thumb Plane
Block Plane
Chisels
Spokeshave
Card Scrapers
Dovetail Saw
Japanese Pullsaw
Razor Saw
Large Backsaw
Coping Saw
Jeweler’s Saw
Cam Clamps
C-Clamps
Ibex Bridge Clamps
Spring Clamps
Files
Needle Files
Nut Slotting Files
Razor Knife and Razor Blades
Fret Nippers
Fretting Hammer
Fret Press
6″ Square
Straightedges
Caliper
Feeler Gauges
Protractor
Radius Gauges
Radius Blocks
Fret Bender
String Spacing Ruler
Heat Gun
Drill
Laminate Trimmer
Plunge Router
Various Rulers
Inspection Mirror
Dremel Tool
Bending Iron
Random Orbital Sander
Dremel Base
Circle Cutter
Equipment:
Bandsaw
Bench Grinder
Belt Sander
Drill Press
Router Table
Table Saw
Drum Sander
Lesson Transcript:
The last two lessons prompted you to take action: to order a set of plans and to order the parts and materials for your guitar. This lesson, however, is going to be just a little bit different. I urge you to put away the credit card for now and just listen. I am going to show you some of the tools around my shop. some of these tools are totally necessary while others are just plain fun, or they make the job easier.
You are encouraged to take notes but not encouraged to purchase any of the tools you see here… yet.
What I really want you to do is this: As you go through the content of this course, lesson by lesson, purchase the tools as you go. It is much smarter that way. You will end up making wiser purchases and you won’t have any extra junk tools around the shop that you never really use.
I also encourage students to rent or borrow tools as much as possible. There is likely a woodshop or maker’s space in your area where you can rent time, especially on some of the larger equipment such as thickness sanders or bandsaws.
Call up some friends. Look on Craig’s list. It is very likely that a lot of these tools are right under your fingertips if you look hard enough.
#5 Jack Plane
The #5 Jack Plane finds a myriad of uses around my shop, most notably for jointing long edges, such as the joint for the top and back plates. I also use this general purpose plane for thicknessing stock before fine-tuning the thickness on a drum sander.
Thumb Plane
This miniature handplane made from an ebony block is called a thumb plane. It is certainly not a necessity, but it does make some jobs, like trimming brace tops, a
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In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I am installing the soundboard bracing on a new Parlor model guitar. I talk about roughing out brace blank dimensions for the X brace, the tone bars, the finger braces, the transverse bar, and the bridge plate. Then I show you how to cut a lap joint in the X brace and connect all the adjoining braces.
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https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/course/building-an-om-acoustic/
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I walk you through the process of designing a unique bridge shape for my new model of guitars. In this first part, I draw out the bridge shape with french curves, trace out copies of the design on a light box and lay out the other dimensions of my plans in preparation for marking out the saddle slot and bridge hole locations.
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New episodes are released every Friday at 10am
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?Check out the online course "Building an OM Acoustic":
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/course/building-an-om-acoustic/
?Check out the online course: Tru Oil Finishing: A Method for Acoustic Guitar:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/course/tru-oil-finishing-method-acoustic-guitar/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epRfCR2sslk
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions!
Topics include:
Wood working and luthier schools
Lattice bracing
Titebond vs. Hot hide glue
Cutting acrylics
Tuner arrangement
Why the plates are radiused
Using the worksharp 3000
And MORE!
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? Register for an 9 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsylvania: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/
? Check out the online course "Building an OM Acoustic":
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/course/building-an-om-acoustic/
? See Eric's Available Instruments: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/available-instruments/
? Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/
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Want to improve your results when duplicating patterns in the shop? This is especially important for luthiers as we use templates for headstock, bridge, guitar body, and fretboard tongue shapes. This series covers some of the common problems people have when using flush trim and pattern bits in a router table.
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New episodes are released every Friday at 10am
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?Check out the online course "Building an OM Acoustic":
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/c...
?Check out the online course: Tru Oil Finishing: A Method for Acoustic Guitar:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/c...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF_VkYd0WtQ
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions!
Questions/Topics:
- Do headstock templates include space for the nut?
- A jig for profiling necks with a router
- An audio example of a student's guitar
- Choosing fretwire with the right tang size for your fret slots
- Leg tapering jigs for the bandsaw
- A case for titebond over hot hide glue
- Bevelling fret slots
- Why Strats and Les Pauls sound different
? All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com
? Register for a 9 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsylvania: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/
? Check out the online course "Building an OM Acoustic": https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/course/building-an-om-acoustic/
? To commission an instrument from Eric: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/
? Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQK59eKRTnk
Want to improve your results when duplicating patterns in the shop? This is especially important for luthiers as we use templates for headstock, bridge, guitar body, and fretboard tongue shapes. This series covers some of the common problems people have when using flush trim and pattern bits in a router table.
? Subscribe for weekly guitar making tips: https://www.youtube.com/c/EricSchaefe...
New episodes are released every Friday at 10am
? Register for an 8 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsylvania: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/l...
?Check out the online course "Building an OM Acoustic":
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/c...
?Check out the online course: Tru Oil Finishing: A Method for Acoustic Guitar:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/c...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzMsUwyV3MQ