Neck Cradle Jig Source: Repair Tools and Jigs Tools and Materials Required: 6/4 Hardwood Leather or Cork Sheeting Leather or Wood Adhesive Band Saw, Jig Saw or Scroll Saw Fine Back Saw Sandpaper 100 Grit Sandpaper 220 Grit Some Small Tools to Make: What we have decided to do in come up with a list [...]

The Guitar Brace Tool is invaluable when checking the inside of your acoustic guitar for loose braces or a loose bridge plate. Learn how to make one. Free PDF plan download available and lots more.

Guitar Body Repair Assessment. Learn what to look for when assessing a guitar body for repairs, crack repair, brace repair, bridge plate repair & more. We will give you very descriptive instructions on what to ask, what to investigate and much more.

Neck Repair Assessment – Ouch!!! Source: Guitar Assessment Guitar Neck Repair Assessment: The Guitar Neck becomes an area of focus for both major and minor repairs because it is so integral with responding to the guitar players input. If a Guitar Neck is slightly out of adjustment or is damaged in any way, it can [...]

Guitar Repair Assessment – Ouch!!! Source: Guitar Assessment Guitar Assessment: One of the more important jobs of the Guitar Repairman or Guitar Shop is to be able to correctly evaluate the problem with an acoustic or classical guitar. Just as a physician uses a myriad of tests, physicals, and oral exams, the Guitar Repairman must [...]

Glossary of Luthier Terms Source: General Information Glossary of Luthier Terms: The guitar making profession as in any profession has its’ share of unique terms that apply or are are used as standard terminology. The list in this article is intended to give you insight to learn about these terms and exactly what they are [...]

Wood cam clamps have been the clamp of choice of luthiers for decades. The have many qualities that draw us guitar makers to them, such as, long reach or deep throat, easily adjusted with a sliding jaw, quick clamping ability, minimal damage during clamping due to the wood makup of the clamp. Now you can make your very own clamps by following our detailed PDF plans. We give you a set of electronically downloadable plans for 6″, 8″ and 10″ clamps, plus full construction details and materials.

A Stack Of Nominal Dimensioned Lumber Source: Repair Materials How is Lumber Sized and Why Do I Need To Know This: The reason you should know this is because as you are gathering wood for say a clamp-making project, you want to end up with clamps that are X thick and not 75% of the [...]

The Strut Jack Source: Repair Tools & Jigs The Strut Jack: While the Strut Jack is pretty much an “Off-the-shelf” item. There are a few modifications you will want to make so you can use it as an effective Guitar Repair Tool. How To Use It: The highest and best use of the Strut Jack [...]

This Article teaches you how to modify a standard End Nippers. By making these modifications you can remove frets, trim the frets and create the fret cantilevers necessary for fretting on bound fingerboards.