On the Home Stretch
It's a fact of life that events and circumstances can conspire to delay and reshape our plans, and this has certainly been the case where...
Level Sanding and Buffing
I'm still chasing rogue sanding scratches and polish residue on this Claro Walnut/Port Orford guitar body, but I'm calling it "done" for...
The Long Wait
As keen as I am to string these guitars up and wave them goodbye, I have no choice but to wait several weeks for the lacquer top-coats to cu
The Finish Line
After what feels an eternity, I managed to begin the arduous process of applying finish to this crop of guitars this morning.
Bridge Day
With a template describing the bridge outline, and an appropriate jig to facilitate routing of the saddle slot, it's a fairly quick and...
What's In a Name?
The back and sides of this guitar are of narra, which is an alternative name for a wood that's most often marketed in this country as New...
Wow Factor - Australian Blackwood
I couldn't wait to see the grain of this Australian blackwood come to life when epoxy was applied, so I didn't! This wasn't a...
Winter Is Coming!
As I immersed myself in the task of designing my workshop a few years ago, I looked into the possibility of dedicating a corner of the...
A New Tool
After gluing purflings to these ebony bindings the other day, I used this scraping tool to clean up and precisely thickness the strips...
The Other End of the Workshop
It's only natural - and advantageous - that guitar builders develop some skills where playing the guitar is concerned. Frankly, I'd love...
