jupiteruke

I glue a piece of thick veneer on the inside, with grain perpendicular to the side to reinforce things. I also bind the sound hole...

I made the spring loaded bars long so that they go against the ceiling. No go-bar deck at all to store, and any place on the bench can...

I agree with using a small triangular or square file to bevel the edges of the fret slot slightly. Helps the fret go in straight, and...

The problem here seems to be that there is indeed a zero fret slot. One either needs to use a zero fret (my recommendation) in which...

The latest set, three siblings: Concert - Florida rosewood (Dalbergia sissoo), aromatic cedar top (Juniperus virginiana)...

I have found a very useful little tool for carving neck heels. In the past I have used various things for this operation, including...

It may be a little more brittle though I have no sense of comparison as the only redwood I have used is the water tank redwood, what I...

Please be aware that the trees mentioned in that original article are not the redwood that ones sees in commerce, or as instrument tops...

As Larry originally pointed out, my bridges are finished. I finish them before gluing them to the finished instrument, with the...

I eliminated this lower transverse brace entirely (with an X brace) and I think it did really good things for the sound. I let the arms...

I also glue the patch down before cutting the sound hole and then I use the spindle sander through the hole to taper the patch back from...