Part 1 of this video set covers Design, Material Selection, and cutting. Materials described: MOP – Mother of Pearl Green Abalone Reconstituted stone Kirinite – An acrylic-based material available in a myriad of colours and patterns that is used in making pistol grips and knife handles – see https://kirinite.com/ G10 – another gunstock material – …
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Not an archtop guitar, but basically the same thing, just a slightly different form factor. Very detailed video of his process for building an archtop Mandocello.
Woodworking with Ebony – FineWoodworking
When it comes to working ebony, hand tools take center-stage. Source: Woodworking with Ebony – FineWoodworking In his article in Fine Woodworking #228, Garrett Hack marveled at the small stature of an ebony tree he encountered in Java some 30 years ago. “In a climate where trees grow year-round, this 90-year-old was about 11 in. in diameter.” …
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Allen Guitars & Luthier Supplies Fingerboard Slotting Article
Source: Allen Guitars & Luthier Supplies Fingerboard Slotting Article Fun With Fretboards by Bob Smakula Posted by permission. Originally printed in the WINTER ‘95 edition of THE OLD-TlME HERALD (In which Bob discovers that Allen Guitars makes better fretboard slots than Gibson did in the 1920s)
WoodTreks » Blog Archive – Learn How to Make Decorative Inlay Banding From Wood – Video
This video tutorial will show you how to make repeating geometric patterned inlay banding that is often used in furniture, instruments, or other wood objects. Source: WoodTreks » Blog Archive Learn How to Make Decorative Inlay Banding From Wood – Video Holly is a good baseline choice because it starts out quite white, has a …
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Ottawa Woodworkers Association at blogspot.com
Official web site of the Ottawa Woodworkers Association Source: OttawaWoodworkersAssociation.blogspot.com Hey! A local Woodworkers Association… “The Ottawa Woodworkers Association holds monthly meetings from September to June on the first Tuesday of each month. We meet in the basement hall of Bethany Baptist Church at the West end of Centrepointe Drive where it meets Baseline (again), …
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Mandolin Owners manual at FRETS.COM
Source: FRETS.COM Care and maintenance, troubleshooting and repair.
Mandozine: The Mandolin Resource Site
Mandolin resource site for self-taught players and mandolin enthusiasts. Huge music archive of 3,000 songs, transposed or transcribed for mandolin. Source: Mandozine: The Mandolin Resource Site Ok, so, mostly geared towards the playing of Mandolins, but there is some stuff for building. For the playing, see my equivalent entry in the Folk Music Blog. For …
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Anatomy of a Neck Reset – SF Guitarworks
Adventures in Guitar repair – neck reset on a vintage Martin. Source: Anatomy of a Neck Reset – SF Guitarworks