Body Binding. That sounds like some sort of Victorian-era torture for women. In reality, it is nothing more than the little protective strip around the edge of the guitar’s body, protecting that sharp edge from chips and nicks like a car bumper.  You can get pretty fancy with this stuff by using different materials (plastic, wood, etc.) or adding multiple […]

The puns just seem endless when building a guitar.  I thought I’d post some information on the challenges I ran into when gluing on the fretboard.  I am using hide glue, which is a new one for me.  It is water based and has to be reconstituted before you can use it.   It also must be heated to get […]

Don’t let anyone tell you differently, size does matter! OK, now get your minds out of the gutter, I’m talking about my headstock inlay. I’ve used this logo for a few years now, but only as an inlay in my wooden surfboards.  On the boards, the logo is about 4″ across.  I have a set of templates that I use […]

Earlier I was sitting around contemplating how building a guitar compares to some of my other projects.  The Shaker dresser was a lot of work.  But in reality, it was a pretty repetitive process.  The drawers were essentially the same set of cuts, with only slightly different sizes.  The side panels and top panel came together quickly.  The aspect that […]

The headstock is the one of the most defining aspects of any guitar.  Most manufacturers have been using the same headstock profile for almost a century.  You can tell a Gibson from a Martin from a Epiphone simply by looking at the headstock.  Sticking with tradition, I used the standard Gibson shape for this guitar. I started by getting the […]