Anyone have any advice on tapering a neck?
After much thought, I'm guessing the best way to do this is to glue an over sized neck blank up, draw out the taper and cut close to the line with a band saw. Then follow up with plane/rasp/files/sand paper
Read more…I was looking at ordering some kerf lining and saw that it, as well as other bracing material, is made of spruce. I'm kind of a noob when it comes to different types of wood so what's the difference between the different kinds? I saw one was Sitka sp
Read more…Since I started lurking around this site I've noticed every few months that a recurring debate will take place. The big question is "Should I glue my stick-through neck directly to the soundboard/lid or should there be a gap?"
Let's quickly recap the
Read more…Does anyone have any good country slide tabs, lessons or tips bookmarked? I have a couple licks figured out, but I'm feeling pretty limited. A friend wants to collaborate on a folk-country tune and I can imagine all the cool lap-steel style leads I c
Read more…Merry Christmas everyone. Just wondering if anybody got any good stuff for their CBGS under the tree this year.
I try not to let my hobby gouge into my family's budget too much so I tend to ask for tools and supplies for my birthday and Chrtistmas.
Read more…Just received my yearly Stew Mac Catalog in the mail the other day. I love browsing through it, daydreaming about being a real luthier someday having all these weird and wonderful tools. But I'm also seeing some that I could really use now for buildi
Read more…We received a new flatbed printer at work today. While it's very exciting to get a top-of-the-line latex sign printer I couldn't stop looking at the wood that it was packaged in. The 1/8" plywood sheets have really nice striping and the frame boards
Read more…Anybody have any tips on removing attached rubber on a cat dish?
I got one from a dollar store that has a ring that just slips off. But I don't like the cheesy paw prints stamped in the sides. So I finally found another bowl but the rubber is melted
Read more…My very first cbg was a 3 string fretless. It really enjoy playing it, and it turned out to be the gateway for this new hobby (obsession). Since that build, I've made a couple electric, acoustic, and ukuleles. All of which have been fretted four str
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