DevinTacheny

Thanks guys Ive been looking at StewMac and have found some of the basic essential tools and am going to purchase them soon and then i am going to start a project.

Ok well what are the essentials for doing a fret job? im just getting into it really

How do i know what kind of bridge goes with what kind of radiusing? And can you tell me what are the necessary tools to do fretting?

what about the Radius?

Hey everyone i've been looking into getting some luthier tools and was wondering what the difference in radius blocks are? Is there a general size that basically everyone owns or what?

alright Dad came through, made me a miter. I got the fret slots cut and its gluing right now all thats left is to attach the neck to the body and string her up for a test!

hopefully she sounds as pretty as she looks!

i asked my dad about geting a miter box and he said that he could just make me one. i think he can hes pretty crafty like that.

but anyway ive finally got all the gluing on the body done next im going to sand it all done so its all flush with itself and tomorrow im going to finish shaping the neck and the headstock and ill post a pic or two

thanks ill do that for practice are there any alternatives to the miter box because i don't know if ill be able to get one for a while ill try to make one of those little jigs you're talking about. could you maybe post a picture of it.

i am not radiusing the fretboard, 1 because i dont know how to (i should probably learn that) and 2 ive looked at a few ukes and they dont seem to use it as much.

i have a saw to match my frets already so thats taken care of also.

today i got the third side glued to the backboard and got the fretboard planed down to where i wanted it which was a little less than 5 milimeters.all ready to start installing the frets

still need to decide on the shape of the sound hole. just a plane circle or maybe something different any ideas?

sorry about my camera hopefully geting a new one

im definetly going to build an explorer at some point. ive always wanted one theyre so cool!

alright so ive been working on gluing my body together i decided on a triangle shape because i dont have access to a bender of any sort, bummer...but i think itll come out looking pretty sweet! as for my fretboard ive cut it to a rough shape so that i still have the straight edges to go off of. its made of black walnut, ive got a little saw like they sell on stewmac or anywhere you would buy tools and i have the fret distances my biggest concern is cutting the slots straight and installing the fretwire. i understand how all that works but any tips or pointers of any kind will be greatly appreciated more updates tomorow. Thanks

this is literally one of the sexiest guitars i have ever seen in my life and its not even done yet!!!cant wait for more!!!!

im going to use this black walnut for my fretboard!! and i ordered an ebony nut and saddle to. the combination between that and the maple is going to look so pretty!

hey everyone sorry ive been gone there really is no excuse ive just been lazy and forgetful but im back now and im certainly going to finish my uke!! its starting to get close ive started gluing the body all together my biggest concern at the moment is making the fretboard and installing the frets... can anyone point me toward a good source to learn any of this?

ok so i live in minnesota and we havent had school the last two days because its been so cold. in the last two days I tore apart an old broken guitar and was wondering if it was possible too reuse these frets in my new instrument. tomorow there will hopefully be more progress. i hope you guys keep checking up on me once in a while and give me some tips.

not much progress so far i havent had much time to get in the shop but i managed to cut out the side view of my neck hopefully faster progress in the next few weeks considering i now have an open hour during the school day that i can spend in the shop!

yes i am working in my schools shop its nice to have that option because they have a lot of the bigger tools like band saws and stuff like that

i have some level of woodwork skill but i dont have that much experience. Thanks for your input, i have a uke already that i actually built from a kit ill post a picture if you would like me too. Also i have built an electric guitar, i made the body and i bought the neck so that took most of the more difficult work out of it; i will post a pic of this too if you like. but anyway here is a pic of my neck blank made of maple.

Im sixteen and very interested in building guitars and such. Henceforth I'm starting one but im starting small with a ukulele, same concept just smaller. Any tips and pointers are greatly appreciated!

That is literally the most beautiful guitar i have ever seen!

this is a really awesome project i cant wait to see how it turns out!