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23 Feb 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Eric Schaefer Guitars
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I use some sanders and a router with a flush trim bit to duplicate and stack pieces of MDF to make a mold for my new parlor guitars. I also answer your questions! � All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com...
23 Feb 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Eric Schaefer Guitars
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I talk about what is coming next after Guitar #85. We take a look at my finishing room that I am setting up for efficiently working on my hand rubbed finishes. Lastly, my new tool of the week is dental scrapers....
11 Feb 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Eric Schaefer Guitars
I tune up and play guitar #85 for the first time! Then we strip it down and begin the process of finish prep by steaming out dents, filling gaps, and fixing blemishes. 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com 🔴 Register for an 8 day Hands-O...
6 Feb 2022 1 minute read 1 comment Eric Schaefer Guitars
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer some viewer questions and I give a demonstration of nut slotting techniques on Guitar #85. 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com 🔴 Register for an 8 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop...
4 Feb 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Eric Schaefer Guitars
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I am installing some Steinberger Gearless Tuners. These tuners are a whole different conception of how a tuner should work with the string descending into the headstock instead of wrapping around the post. I am...
3 Feb 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Eric Schaefer Guitars
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I cover clear pickguards for fingerstyle guitars, installing endpins, Two Cherries Brace Carving Chisels, and how to remove sizing from new finish rags. � All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com � Register...
28 Jan 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Eric Schaefer Guitars
In this episode of Guitar Making, I demonstrate my process for batching out guitar bridges for my orchestra model cutaway style 56 guitars, cutting the individual bridge blanks from a billet of Macassar Ebony and shaping them with the bandsaw, spi...
28 Jan 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Eric Schaefer Guitars
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I share some tips for cutting guitar inlays including what tools to use, techniques for using the jeweler's saw, and how to plan out your cuts so that your work comes out the best that it can be. 🔴 All episodes...
25 Jan 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Eric Schaefer Guitars
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making: A look at the shop when it becomes overwhelmed with projects and dust. I also talk about future plans for dust collection and some tool storage fixtures that I am building. 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitar...
25 Jan 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Eric Schaefer Guitars
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I am joining the bookmatched sets of Nicaraguan Rosewood, Honduran Mahogany and German Spruce that I jointed in the previous video. These bookmatched sets will be used on upcoming student builds. 🔴 All episodes...
