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Preferred Suppliers Of Guitar Building Parts, Tools & Wood

August 14, 2018March 6, 2022 araz

The following list was created by the members of the Project Electric Guitar Facebook group. It highlights the preferred suppliers of guitar-building parts, tools and wood. […]

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Inspirational, Motivational and Creativity-Boosting Documentaries, Movies, Shows & Books For Guitar Designers And Makers

Inspirational, Motivational And Creativity-Boosting Documentaries, Movies, Shows & Books For Guitar Designers & Makers

December 29, 2017December 29, 2017 araz

For me, guitar-building is fundamentally a creative endeavour. Even though it requires a lot of technical skills in woodworking, fundamentally, the underlying inspiration and motivation […]

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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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8 mistakes to avoid when building your first guitar

Eight Mistakes To Avoid When Building Your First Guitar

August 31, 2016August 20, 2018 araz

You want to build your first guitar!? You’ve been watching videos, reading about it and constantly thinking about it. I know how you feel. I […]

 Guitar Basics, Planning & Design  13 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, […]

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Guitar Design With Inkscape

October 2, 2015December 31, 2015 araz

I used to design my guitar ideas on paper. Then I started to use Photoshop and it worked much better for me, I could design, modify […]

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How to build an electric guitar ebook

Electric Guitar Related Websites

February 20, 2013January 11, 2015 araz

Books about Electric Guitar Building Make Your Own Electric Guitar by Melvyn Hiscock Building Electric Guitars by Martin Koch (personal favourite) Make Your Own Electric Guitar & Bass by […]

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Mahogany body with cavities

The Mahogany Body

February 17, 2013January 3, 2015 araz

I traced and cut the body shape from a piece of mahogany blank. As you can see, I also cut the electronics cavity hole.   […]

 Body, Build, Guitar Part, Planning & Design  1 Comment
Cutting paper templates for cavities

Planning and Designing an Electric Guitar

February 16, 2013September 15, 2017 araz

Update: I no longer use paper and pencil to draw the design of my guitars, instead I use a program called Inkscape. See how I […]

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