In reading about how guitar makers and luthiers shape their necks, I came across many approaches. My favorites involved draw knives, spokeshaves, files and rasps. In using these hand tools and get the shape that feels the best to the fingers, you still need to hold the neck and that requires a shaving horse. This [...]
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Making Spool Clamps for Guitar/Luthier Work
OK, as I get closer to actually making a guitar (need my budget to catch up again), I need to find economical ways to do things. A spool clamp, as you can see from the picture borrowed from Stewart-MacDonald, is about clamping the back OR top on to the sides. While I fully expect to [...]
