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how to make a small roundover on a guitar top by hand

How To Add A Small Roundover To A Guitar Top By Hand

August 22, 2016August 24, 2016 araz

Sometimes you only want a small roundover on the guitar. In this video, I show how to make one on a guitar top by hand. […]

 Body, Build, video  2 Comments
how to make a neck support caul

How To Make A Guitar Neck Support Caul

July 24, 2016August 20, 2018 araz

In this video, I show the process of building a guitar neck rest caul. I use scarp wood from the shop to make a laminated […]

 Jig, Neck, Shop Tools, video  2 Comments
The truss rod and fingerboard are installed on the neck

How To Install A Truss Rod And Fretboard

July 4, 2016July 4, 2016 araz

In this simple, step-by-step tutorial, I cover how to 1) carve the truss rod channel, 2) install the truss rod, 3) glue the fretboard and […]

 Build, Fretboard, Neck  19 Comments
clamping system for gluing guitar tops

A Clamping Method For Gluing Guitar Tops

June 13, 2016July 3, 2016 araz

These clamps are excellent for gluing guitar tops because they span the whole width of the guitar body and apply pressure across the their length (well… […]

 Body, Jig, Shop Tools, video  2 Comments

Custom Telecaster Guitar Build Diary

May 20, 2016November 11, 2016 araz

For daily photo updates on my current builds, visit my Jakalian Guitars Facebook page   This will be a custom Telecaster build with the following specs: […]

 Body, Build, Build Diary, Fretboard, Neck, Uncategorized  10 Comments
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How To Carve A Neck Pocket

April 21, 2016September 6, 2016 araz

This method of carving a neck pocket has always given me great results and is nearly foolproof if done properly. Watch the video below to […]

 Body, Build, Neck, video  4 Comments
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How To Make Workbench Coaster Sandwiches

March 20, 2016 araz

At some point in the build process, you will want to keep the guitar body elevated in order to reduce the chances of scratches and […]

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how to make your own fret-leveling file

How To Make Your Own Fret Leveling Files

March 9, 2016September 2, 2016 araz

Commercial fret-leveling files are a great investment for luthiers that are making or repairing guitars. But for the casual builder, they can be expensive. These […]

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How To Make Round Wooden Inlay Fret Markers & Install Them

January 26, 2016August 20, 2018 araz

The basics steps are: make wooden plugs create the inlay cavity on the fretboard glue the dot inlays into the fretboard cut them flush and […]

 Build, Fretboard, Neck, video  3 Comments

A Truss Rod Channel Routing Jig

January 14, 2016July 24, 2016 araz

This is a very simple jig, it has a base and two fences. The bolts allow fine tuning of the centerline and also hold the […]

 Build, Jig, Neck, video  7 Comments

How To Measure, Cut And Glue A Scarf Joint For A Guitar Neck

December 30, 2015August 21, 2016 araz

The video is in 3 parts: 1) How to measure and determine the starting position of the scarf joint; 2) how to make a table-saw-scarf-joint-jig […]

 Build, Jig, Neck, video  7 Comments

A Car Jack Press For Gluing A Guitar Top

December 12, 2015December 12, 2015 araz

I glue the walnut top of this Gibson Explorer-like body to the mahogany bottom using a home-made press machine. Related posts: A Clamping Method For […]

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Table Saw Jointing Jig For Joining A Walnut Guitar Top

December 6, 2015 araz

In this video, I make a jig to join two pieces of walnut that will become the top of a Gibson Explorer-like guitar.     […]

 Body, Build, Jig, video  3 Comments
Explorer

Guitar Build Diary – Explorer

November 30, 2015September 15, 2017 araz

There are many, (many!) photos on this page of the process of building a custom Gibson Explorer guitar.  Enjoy! For daily photo updates on my […]

 Body, Build, Build Diary, Neck  55 Comments

A New Way To Make A Humbucker Pickup Routing Template

November 27, 2015December 31, 2015 araz

I’ve always had a miserable time making humbucker routing templates, they are never perfect like the cnc-made ones that you can buy. I know, I […]

 Jig, Template, video  15 Comments

A Reflection On Trees By Herman Hesse

November 24, 2015December 12, 2015 araz

For those of us working with wood, we sometimes forget where it came from or even what it is. We obsess about wood grain directions, […]

 Planning & Design  2 Comments

How To Make Guitar Templates

November 22, 2015December 31, 2015 araz

(See video at the end of this article: How To Make A Guitar Body Template) Get into the habit of making templates. They are not […]

 Guitar Basics, Jig, Template, video  2 Comments

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