How To Make A Magnetic Truss Rod Cover
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
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 […]
Custom Gibson Les Paul Guitar Build Diary
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 […]
How To Remove Dry Glue From Fret Slots
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 […]
How To Add The Neck Angle Into The Neck Heel
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 […]
Custom ESP James Hetfield Flying V Vulture Guitar Build Diary
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 […]
How To Add A Small Roundover To A Guitar Top By Hand
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. […]
How To Install A Truss Rod And Fretboard
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 […]
Custom Telecaster Guitar Build Diary
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: […]
How To Carve A Neck Pocket
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 […]
How To Make Round Wooden Inlay Fret Markers & Install Them
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 […]
A Truss Rod Channel Routing Jig
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 […]
How To Measure, Cut And Glue A Scarf Joint For A Guitar Neck
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 […]
A Car Jack Press For Gluing A Guitar Top
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 […]
Table Saw Jointing Jig For Joining A Walnut Guitar Top
In this video, I make a jig to join two pieces of walnut that will become the top of a Gibson Explorer-like guitar. […]
Guitar Build Diary – Explorer
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 […]
How To Install Tune-O-Matic Bridge Posts
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 […]