I resaw, dimension and slot a fretboard out of a waste piece of Ziricote for Guitar #56
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Making a Rosette for Ramon’s Classical Guitar
Ramon visits the shop to work on a cool radial rosette design with black limba, burl, and fiber strips. We’re using the Radial Rosette Maker Jig available here: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/
Milling and Slotting a Zebrawood Fretboard for Guitar #57
I’m using Zebrawood for the fingerboard on Guitar #57. I dimension out a rough fretboard blank, cut the fret slots and shape the board.
Binding Guitar #57 with Flamed Maple
I install wood bindings on a florentine cutaway guitar.
Florentine Cutaway Tip Binding on Guitar #57
I cut a channel with a gramil and a chisel and bind the tip of the florentine style cutaway with flamed maple strips on guitar #57
Making a Purfling and Binding Thicknessing Jig
I build a simple jig for cleaning up and planing binding and purfling strips down to their intended dimensions, using scrap wood, an old handplane blade, a threaded rod, and a dowel.
Cutting the Binding Channels on Guitar #57
I rout out the binding ledge for curly maple binding strips using a binding tower system, and I talk about the importance of minding grain direction among other things.
Making a Simple End Graft for Guitar #56
I create and install a decorative end seam inlay for guitar #56
Flattening the Sides to Prep for Binding on Guitar #57
Cutting square binding channels really comes down to good binding prep, that is, making the sides meticulously flat and square prior to commiting your guitar to the router. I provide some tips for flattening the sides effectively as I prepare…
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