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DIY Guitar Making episodes
- Chisels and Planes for Luthiers
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, we are talking chisels and handplanes!
First I talk about what it means for a tool to be sharp and how that relates to purchasing the right type of chisels for your shop. We also talk about tool steel and how quality translates into better edge retention.
Lastly, I discuss the various handplanes a beginner guitar maker would want to collect.
To find the "DIY Guitar Making" podcasts AND videos all in one place visit:
www.diyguitarmaking.com
For information on the Hands-on Guitar Building Workshops and online guitar building courses visit:
www.ericschaeferguitars.com🔴 Register for a Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/
🔴 Check out the Online Guitar Building School:
https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course-directory/
🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/
🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/
🔴 Donate and Support US Military Special Operators through the Art of Guitar Building:
https://www.reveilleguitarproject.org/donate30 min - Handsaws for Luthiers
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, we are talking handsaws!
First I cover the difference between western saws and japanese saws.
Then I discuss razor saws, dovetail saws, carcass saws, coping saws, jeweler's saws, and more.
To find the "DIY Guitar Making" podcasts AND videos all in one place visit:
www.diyguitarmaking.com
For information on the Hands-on Guitar Building Workshops and online guitar building courses visit:
www.ericschaeferguitars.com🔴 Register for a Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/
🔴 Check out the Online Guitar Building School:
https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course-directory/
🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/
🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/
🔴 Donate and Support US Military Special Operators through the Art of Guitar Building:
https://www.reveilleguitarproject.org/donate19 min - Measuring and Marking Tools for Luthiers
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, we are talking about the tools one might use to measure and mark.
Squares, straightedges, calipers, feeler gauges, protractors, radius guages, marking gauges and the string spacing ruler.
To find the "DIY Guitar Making" podcasts AND videos all in one place visit:
www.diyguitarmaking.com
For information on the Hands-on Guitar Building Workshops and online guitar building courses visit:
www.ericschaeferguitars.com🔴 Register for a Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/
🔴 Check out the Online Guitar Building School:
https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course-directory/
🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/
🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/
🔴 Donate and Support US Military Special Operators through the Art of Guitar Building:
https://www.reveilleguitarproject.org/donate21 min - Clamps for Guitar Making
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, we are talking clamps, clamps, clamps! Cam clamps, c-clamps, spring clamps, bridge clamps and more! You are going to be sick of hearing about clamps by the end of this one.
To find the "DIY Guitar Making" podcasts AND videos all in one place visit:
www.diyguitarmaking.com
For information on the Hands-on Guitar Building Workshops and online guitar building courses visit:
www.ericschaeferguitars.com🔴 Register for a Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/
🔴 Check out the Online Guitar Building School:
https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course-directory/
🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/
🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/
🔴 Donate and Support US Military Special Operators through the Art of Guitar Building:
https://www.reveilleguitarproject.org/donate33 min - Buying Equipment for Guitar Making
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I discuss stationary power tools and the considerations that go into purchasing them for a luthier's shop.
We cover the bandsaw, the table saw, the planer, the drum sander, industrial thickness sanders, belt sanders, disc sanders, spindle sanders, edge sanders, router table setups, the drill press and the jointer.
To find the "DIY Guitar Making" podcasts AND videos all in one place visit:
www.diyguitarmaking.com
For information on the Hands-on Guitar Building Workshops and online guitar building courses visit:
www.ericschaeferguitars.com🔴 Register for a Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/
🔴 Check out the Online Guitar Building School:
https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course-directory/
🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/
🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/
🔴 Donate and Support US Military Special Operators through the Art of Guitar Building:
https://www.reveilleguitarproject.org/donate40 min - Torrefied Wood Explained
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I discuss the torrefaction process, the tonal implications of torrefied wood for guitar parts such as tops, backs, and necks, and the inherent stability of torrefied wood and more.
To find the "DIY Guitar Making" podcasts AND videos all in one place visit:
www.diyguitarmaking.com
For information on the Hands-on Guitar Building Workshops and online guitar building courses visit:
www.ericschaeferguitars.com🔴 Register for a Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/
🔴 Check out the Online Guitar Building School:
https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course-directory/
🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/
🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/
🔴 Donate and Support US Military Special Operators through the Art of Guitar Building:
https://www.reveilleguitarproject.org/donate14 min - Understanding Guitar Body Sizes
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I discuss the history of Martin Guitars and how their designation system for body sizes is something that guitar makers use today. I discuss the dimensional differences as well as the tonal differences that you can expect. These are the models that I discuss in detail:
00 (Grand Concert)
000 (Auditorium)
OM (Orchestra Model)
D (Dreadnought)
J (Jumbo)
To find the "DIY Guitar Making" podcasts AND videos all in one place visit:
www.diyguitarmaking.com
For information on the Hands-on Guitar Building Workshops and online guitar building courses visit:
www.ericschaeferguitars.com🔴 Register for a Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/
🔴 Check out the Online Guitar Building School:
https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course-directory/
🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/
🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/
🔴 Donate and Support US Military Special Operators through the Art of Guitar Building:
https://www.reveilleguitarproject.org/donate32 min - Q&A - Natural Harmonics, Reverse Kerfing, and Bevelling Side Braces
This is a Q&A episode of DIY Guitar Making where I answer questions from the Member's Forum in the Online Guitar Building School at ericschaeferguitars.com
To find the "DIY Guitar Making" podcasts AND videos all in one place visit:
www.diyguitarmaking.com
For information on the Hands-on Guitar Building Workshops and online guitar building courses visit:
www.ericschaeferguitars.com🔴 Register for a Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/
🔴 Check out the Online Guitar Building School:
https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course-directory/
🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/
🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/
🔴 Donate and Support US Military Special Operators through the Art of Guitar Building:
https://www.reveilleguitarproject.org/donate21 min - Analyzing the Guitar String
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I discuss all things strings: string gauges, scale lengths, hex core vs. round core, phosphor bronze, 80/20 bronze etc...
String Tension Guide:
https://www.daddario.com/globalassets/pdfs/accessories/tension_chart_13934.pdf
Compensation Calculator:
https://www.liutaiomottola.com/formulae/compensation.htm
To find the "DIY Guitar Making" podcasts AND videos all in one place visit:
www.diyguitarmaking.com
For information on the Hands-on Guitar Building Workshops and online guitar building courses visit:
www.ericschaeferguitars.com🔴 Register for a Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/
🔴 Check out the Online Guitar Building School:
https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course-directory/
🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/
🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/
🔴 Donate and Support US Military Special Operators through the Art of Guitar Building:
https://www.reveilleguitarproject.org/donate23 min - Interview with Jim Harris
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I have a conversation with Jim Harris of the popular woodworking youtube channel LastingBuild. Jim is a woodworker and he is getting started on his first acoustic guitar build.
Check out LastingBuild at his youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Fui0XnhXKJ8inSOfOg42A
Or check out his Acoustic Guitar Build series at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAc-TSV4SAA&list=PLObh4DTL46MoVtTmD7E2urQLZcISMLrrw
To find the "DIY Guitar Making" podcasts AND videos all in one place visit:
www.diyguitarmaking.com
For information on the Hands-on Guitar Building Workshops and online guitar building courses visit:
www.ericschaeferguitars.com🔴 Register for a Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/
🔴 Check out the Online Guitar Building School:
https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course-directory/
🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/
🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig:
https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/
🔴 Donate and Support US Military Special Operators through the Art of Guitar Building:
https://www.reveilleguitarproject.org/donate43 min
About DIY Guitar Making
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Luthier Eric Schaefer dives deep into acoustic guitar building techniques, sharing secrets of the craft so that you can step up your lutherie game! From soundboard bracing to neck angles to fretwork,…
no stone is left unturned. Sometimes it is a solo show that delves into a particular topic. Sometimes it is a Q and A show featuring member's of Eric's online guitar building course. Sometimes it is an interview with another luthier, woodworker, or guitar repair tech.
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