Guitar Making

This is How to Make an Acoustic Guitar Part Twenty One, Headstock Design. In this post I’ll show you how to cut the headstock angle, flatten it, and design your headstock. There will be tips and tricks along the way as well. Enjoy. Headstock Making and Design After you create the stacked neck blank, it’s …

See the Post…How to Make an Acoustic Guitar Series – Part Twenty One – Designing the Headstock

This is How to Make an Acoustic Guitar Part Twenty, and in this part of the series I’ll show you how to make the stacked neck. This is one of the easiest ways to make a guitar neck, and it takes a lot of stress out of the process. Making the Stacked Neck Making the …

See the Post…How to Make an Acoustic Guitar Series – Part Twenty – Making the Stacked Neck

This is How to Make an Acoustic Guitar Part Nineteen, Trimming the Binding. In this post I’ll show you how to trim your freshly installed acoustic guitar binding to be flush to the body, plus tips and tricks to make it easier. Enjoy. Trimming the Guitar Binding The binding on an acoustic guitar is intentionally …

See the Post…How to Make an Acoustic Guitar Series – Part Nineteen – Trimming the Binding

This is How to Make an Acoustic Guitar, and in Part Eighteen I’ll show you how to install the binding strips. I’ll also show you lots of tips and tricks along the way that will make your binding project more successful. Enjoy. Gluing the Binding Strips So far the guitar body has been routed with …

See the Post…How to Make an Acoustic Guitar Series – Part Eighteen – Gluing the Binding Strips

This is How to Make an Acoustic Guitar Part Seventeen, and you will learn how to bend the binding strips to prepare them for gluing on the guitar. Bending the strips can be tough, but follow these tips and you will do well. Enjoy. How to Make an Acoustic Guitar In this part of the …

See the Post…How to Make an Acoustic Guitar Series – Part Seventeen – Bending Binding Strips

This is How to Make an Acoustic Guitar Part Sixteen and in this part of the series I will show you how to make binding strips. There is a little secret to making excellent binding strips, and once you know it you will be able to make them from any type of wood you like. …

See the Post…How to Make an Acoustic Guitar Series – Part Sixteen – Making Binding Strips

This is How to Make an Acoustic Guitar – Part 15 – Binding Ledges. In this part of the series I will show you how to create the ledges or rabbets for the binding and purfling strips. Enjoy. Binding and Purfling Your Guitar Body Adding binding to the guitar body serves a couple of unique …

See the Post…How to Make an Acoustic Guitar Series – Part Fifteen – Rabbets for Binding

This is How to Make an Acoustic Guitar – Part 14 – Trimming the Plate Overhang. In this part of the series I will show you how to trim the plates flush to the body, which will prepare it for receiving the rabbet ledges for the binding and purfling. Enjoy. How to Make an Acoustic …

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