Acoustic Guitar Construction

Bought the original Workmate 35 years ago, still using it. Bought a later "improved/larger" one, took it back. Why? Keep this in mind when you check them out, one of the advantages is easy portability, moving it from here to across the room. The bigger it gets and the more gidgets added to...

I bought that workbench and absolutly LOVE IT! Probably cuz it cost $149 and is better than the Swedish $500 workbench from Woodcraft. Yes, it is "cheap but for the price? unbeatable. Small, for my small workshop and is an inexpensive way to get introduced to benches so that you can design your...

Get it from Grizzley for half the price of shopfox. Afterall, grizzly is one of us, he makes guitars, so support him so maybe he'll come up with more limited use but helpful tools. Now if we could only get these guys to make it in America.... (Mine came quickly and with the extra parts I ordered...n...

Being a model railroader I can tell you that CA does not stick to wax paper...nor aluminum foil. Poorly to delrin but doubt you'd be in that ball field.
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Since I live in the northwest, saying it's spruce just brings up the question of why bother, there's spruce all over the place. Potato chipping should be easily handled by leaving in proper humidity a few days and regluing. If it was hide glue, no sweat, just add some new hot glue and it will rediss...

Hide glue is "harder".... more brittle hence may transmit sound better but most importantly it shrinks. The point being that if you've made the perfect joint, it will draw it in tighter until it is almost invisible. If you haven't made the "perfect joint", then maybe PVA is bette...

This is a BIG help!