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How To Make A Magnetic Truss Rod Cover

October 22, 2018 araz

In this video I show step-by-step how to make a no-screw, magnetic truss rod cover from scratch using a lamination of wenge and padauk. The […]

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The Making Of A Laminated Neck Blank

May 5, 2017 araz

In this video I prepare the pieces and then glue and clamp a laminated neck blank for an eventual guitar neck. Related posts: The Neck […]

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Custom Gibson Les Paul Guitar Build Diary

February 25, 2017December 18, 2017 araz

Custom Gibson Les Paul Guitar Build Diary Here are the specs: one-piece African mahogany back book-matched flamed maple top carved 24-3/4″ scale length wenge fretboard […]

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How To Remove Dry Glue From Fret Slots

December 28, 2016 araz

I show how to simply and safely remove dried up glue from fret slots by first partially melting the glue and then scraping it out […]

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How To Add The Neck Angle Into The Neck Heel

December 13, 2016 araz

I show step-by-step the process of incorporating a neck break angle into the guitar neck heel. Related posts: How To Make A Guitar Neck Support […]

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Custom ESP James Hetfield Flying V Vulture Guitar Build Diary

November 25, 2016February 26, 2018 araz

Buy The Plans For This Build Loading… For daily photo updates on my current builds, visit my Jakalian Guitars Facebook page. This is a custom […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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: […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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.     […]

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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 […]

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How To Install Tune-O-Matic Bridge Posts

February 24, 2013September 19, 2017 araz

Important: Before starting to install the tune-o-matic bridge posts (or bushings) make sure the neck and fretboard are in their final positions. The position of […]

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