Useful when lowering or making the nut and saddle. Helps to make the bottom square and flat.
https://youtu.be/qw8uwaZLFOI?si=_SIFzkE-NAKEZuOj
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Useful when lowering or making the nut and saddle. Helps to make the bottom square and flat.
https://youtu.be/qw8uwaZLFOI?si=_SIFzkE-NAKEZuOj
Great minds think alike ;)
I made a dulcimer guitar (Google it) last year. They have a very long and narrow neck so naturally over time the neck started to bow. I finally got it back into the shop and was able to fix the...
Sometimes you just have to stop the presses and do some organization projects
https://youtu.be/WbGdbkqrk28
After I made my own spindle sander the dust that it creates was a little much so I decided to try and solve that issue. What I came up with worked SO much better than expected.
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The title pretty much says it all. Spent the weekend changing over. Worth the time and the money! Love it.
https://youtu.be/hDUkFE0XKo4
Cool. Looks like a real meat eater! :)
This is a luthier tool and I know it’s not for everyone, but I’m thinking that there might be some clever people here who just might find their own use for it.
https://youtu.be/nBMDt84rlCM
I've made several wood bending irons over the years. This one just might be my best one yet. My heat source is a cartrige heater. So far so good.
https://youtu.be/7kLhW4J-OVg
I've finished making my spindle sander and therefore the spindle sander video. Works great! I think it's the best thing I've found for doing instrument necks.
Decided to have a little fun with...
For now it's a tool I need only occasionally so I wasn't keen on spending the SM price + shipping when I figured I could make it. The small one on the video was a no brainer. I had the drum, I had...
For things like thin stock for pick guards or head stock laminations, a pattern router bit runs the risk of shattering the work piece. So I'm trying to put a bearing on a drill press drum sander. It...
It took way longer than it should have to make, but I’ve finally finished a jig to quickly and accurately make the main part of ukulele necks. For the headstock and heel I’ve got other things on the...
The next one I will make (when I get around to it) will actually be based on what you have there (with my own special touches of course :)) Thanks
All of these points are well taken. I finally came to the point where I needed to make something to see how it would work. I have some new ideas for the next version. I have a feeling I will be...
This bridge and saddle set up is typical for a flat top guitar as well as ukuleles. That is, the bridge is glued to the top, and the only way to intonate is by filing the saddle. So yea, string...
I've been working on a 'contraption' to allow setting the bridge fore and aft, up and down, and side to side. The idea is that once the bridge is properly located, it can be marked and then glued...
I've been working on different ways to make fretboard inlay dots the last day or 2. I made a short video but I would image there are some clever people who have some other good ideas to share?
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That's really putting the cart before the horse! Looks really nice.
Today I made a measuring wheel. It's a very old tool used to measure curved surfaces that a regular rule can't. It's a quick project and can be made simply or 'dressed up'.
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Great. The thing I like about this project is that it is very useful while being a fairly quick build.
I know this could be a little flashier (maybe later), but it works. I can use this handy little jig to accurately set my fence to a thousandth of an inch. As well, it works to calibrate the fence so...
That lathe was given to me, and yes it is not a very good one, but it's ok if you stay within its limits.
But as I said in the video, there's no real need to even use a lathe at all. You can just...
There seems to be a never ending list of essential tools and they are almost always beautifully crafted, well designed, and expensive. Never buy what you can borrow, never borrow what you can make.
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