Instrument

Without standing router table tops
October 12, 2015

Heavy duty router table tops feature a 1-1/4" MDF substrate with a high pressure horizontal grade phenolic laminate top and bottom. Our all Router Tables are shipped with a 3/8"…
Part 2: A Violin is Born at Fine Woodworking
March 7, 2012

With all the rib pieces glued up and faired smooth, the violin is ready for a spruce top and a maple bottom
Instrument – Guitar refinish with chip carved rossette
August 13, 2011

I didn't build this guitar, but refinished it using shellac and a french polishing technique. While I had it apart and stripped down to bare wood, I decided to carve…
Building a Guitar Kit
August 10, 2011

Starting with a guitar kit is definitively the best way to start building guitars. That's what I did few years ago. After receiving my guitar kit from a big box,…
Guitar- Nylon Stringed double-top cutaway
July 31, 2011

Nylon stinged double-top guitar. Back and sides: Rosewood, Binding; Maple, Top; Western Red Cedar with Nomex core, Neck; Mahogany, Fretboard; EbonyTuners...
Golden Mean caliper
April 8, 2010

The openings at each end of the caliper are in the ratio of 1:1.61, an approximation to the Golden mean which is actually equal to (1 plus the square root…
Guitar Body Construction
April 1, 1988

Bending and purfling the frame

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