MY TOP 5 LUTHIER HACKS (grab a pen)

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[chrisosseweijer]

The scratchblock is new to me. Thank you !

[russparker]

Great tips, thanks Tom. I am working on guitar #70 and I will use these tips. Always more to learn.

[Sammywhat]

Brilliant. Liked, Subscribed. That flat board neck sanding was worth the price of admission! Thank you, kindly!!

[gregorcrothers]

Excellent Tom!
Perfect with coffee.
Really appreciate your content and personality.

Maybe start a video series that documents your whole build process?
From wood selection to finishing?

It would provide you with a clear path for your videos and allow you to segue into operational hacks. : )
I am of course just babbling and any content you provide us with is just fine.

[chriswilliams-lilley]

Here’s a question for ya. Can you do a blog on how to fill a ding on a satin wood acoustic guitar (…Taylor 322ce…). Some suggestions include, thin glue mixed with chalk, or thin glue then use wire wool 000 to get the satin finish. The only other issue, it’s close to the strap button / input cable and close to binding. Mainly a cosmetic finish issue, but would make the guitar perfect once again. 🙏🏻🇬🇧📺👏

[acusticsix]

thanks for sharing your tips and tricks.... really like the dowel sandpaper cutter and chalk in the kerf tricks... they are all great cheers!

[JoseMabok]

Thank you so much! You’ve made this old man feel better about himself and the future by being the first wood nerd worsethan myself. Granted I don’t hang with luthiers but have done very high end cabinets and trim for 20 years. Great stuff!

[stephenandkayleemusic]

I’m currently on my second build ever. These tips are very helpful, especially the neck sanding and bridge placement. Wow

[tonydigregorio]

Nicely done. I also have a tip for you. When you’re measuring depth with a calliper like you did with the block and screw, you can use the opposite side of the calliper. The very head of the calibre is also a shelf that you can measure against but it is much larger so it will register against a flat surface giving a more stable reading.

[gibbo]

All very interesting and even more useful. I have used a similar trick to your screw method when fitting patches into steel fabrications where I would use a grinder to nick the edges of a plate to the depth that I required removing. As with your screw method once the nicks disappear the plate ought to be to size and fit into place.

[Taylorce]

You are so nice to share all of that. God Bless!

[Juanserc]

Thank you so much for sharing all this knowledge, make it available to everyone and inspire people, I hope I can someday do the same

[CMRWoodworks]

Great tips. Thanks for sharing with us!

[jessejonescomposer]

First commenter, yet again! — Thanks for the tips!

[jeremypappenfus]

Great tips, the depth scratch is genius, but I don’t know if I have the guts to do it.

[Scatwav]

wow, excelent tips! the last one is really a simple game changer, thank you!!

[kurtshort]

These all are very helpful tips. I also have problems with pencil lines, so the chalk tip will be put to good use. Thanks!

[emmsone]

You mentioned in a previous video a while back about the neck-carving-sanding-board method. I think i've done 4 or 5 necks with that technique now, not sure how I ever managed without it! Also, if you need white pencils, and want a propelling pencil version, it took forever to find some but found that you can get those from dress makers. They use it for writing on material. Way better than endlessly sharpening a white pencil. I like the idea of the scalpel-chalk option for marking cut lines but it's probably not so ideal for quick marking, putting measurements on etc.

[duspar]

Excellent assortment of tips! Thanks for window into the parts of the process that can be the most troubling, and rectifying them. The semi-permanent fixing is a really great idea in particular, and the thickness/removal jig.

[TheBurdenOfHope]

You’re a clever cookie Tom. Your work is utterly inspiring mate.