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Building your first guitar? Not sure how to shape the headstock without messing it up? This can be a deceptively tricky step. In this week's Trade Secret Dan and Blake show you a very simple, effective way to bring your design to live and get a professional quality result.
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You should check it out, the link is in our bio.
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Burled veneer's look AMAZING under finish on headstocks, pick guards and lots of other appointments, but one of the problems of working with sheets of veneer is they often get wavy and warpy making them crack, split and bubble if you try to glue them dry to a flat substrate.
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Here's a simple trick to get even the most stubborn sheets under control so they lay nice and flat and glue up with out any problem
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1) Cut the a piece roughly to size with a veneer saw or a straight edge and an Exacto knife.
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2) Wet both sides of the piece
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3) Clamp the piece between two flat cauls, and let it dry completely (overnight is good)
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4) The next day the veneer should much flatter and easy to glue up
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Thanks Dan!
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Dan's checking his handywork from a recent Trade Secret video where he shows how to cut a curved truss rod channel with a table saw, some scrap wood and a little ingenuity.
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If you don't subscribe to our Trade Secret's newsletter you really should. Every other week we publish a tip or technique on building or repairing guitars. They're super informative and a lot of fun.
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Also, be sure and subscribe to our YouTube channel where we continuously post lots of cool tips, tricks and tools to improve the quality of your work and make your time in the shop more fun.
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Have you ever struggled to jig up to cut an angled saddle slot in an acoustic bridge, or struggled with cutting the binding channels on a mandolin peghead? If so, check this out...
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We took our super popular Precision Router Base for Dremel and made it tilt-able. With a simple adjustment you can precisely route any angle you choose.
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Fun, right?
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This too will be out shortly and we also have an adapter plate for our saddle routing jig that holds the cutter in the opposite orientation.
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Yikes... where do you even start with something like this? #chicagomusicexchange
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#cherryburstformeplease
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We're back again with #TipTuesday! luthiersworkbench is getting down to final assembly on this one, and the shielding paint made the electrosocket too tight for the cavity.
Rather than clearing the paint, we took a little off the sides of the jack with $2 worth of nuts and bolts from the hardware store.
The whole job took less than 10 minutes start to finish.
Swipe to see the process.
⭐ Thread the assembly and snug it up tight.
⭐ Use some 220-grit sandpaper on a small stick.
⭐ Chuck it up in your drill press.
⭐ Presto, you're all set!
Meet Dan’s new shop apprentice, Elyse. She's an OU senior majoring in sociology.
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After working for a year at Blue Eagle – a local Athen’s music store & vintage guitar institution – learning basic setups and working the counter she got bit (like so many of us do) by the lutherie bug and decided to make it her career.
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And, there’s no such thing as starting slow when you’re in Dan’s shop – one of Elyse’s first “setup” jobs was a BIG one — stringing and tuning a 1924 Gibson Style-U Harp Guitar.
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When Elyse discovered several of the tuning posts had string holes that were too small for the new strings, Dan had her remove the tuners, dismantle them, clamp them in a small vice, and drill a slightly larger hole.
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Then she de-burred the edges of the posts with Mitchell abrasive cord (it’s like sandpaper on a string.)
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And, after re-installing the tuner she was able to string it up without a hitch (pun intended).
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And she even got to learn to use the digital calipers in the process.
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Let’s give her a round of applause for a job well done and a great start to a long career.
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Me with my absolute hero/Yoda, none other than Dan Erlewine himself.
ANYONE who has ever even thought about making/repairing/spraying a guitar has this gentleman to thank.
An honour and my NAMM highlight was talking to you monsterfret and your lovely wife.
I’ll send you those saddles!
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Dan's checking out his handy work on his latest creation. This is a replica of the famous "Lucy" guitar he made for Albert King in 1972.
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Looking to get top quality results with aerosol finishes? Check out today's trade secret.
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Dan shows off his 5 tips to getting the best possible results with aerosols.
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Whether you're doing a refin, a new build or a repair aerosols can be a great choice if you don't have a professional spraying rig.
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Link is in bio .
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🔥🔥 ANNOUNCING OUR NEXT GIVEAWAY, and this one is a doozy! 🔥🔥
This week, we're giving away our GUITAR SHOP TOOL SET. This has over $900 of our most popular tools and just about everything you'll need to get started doing your own setups and basic fret work.
🎸 Fretting Tools (lots of them)
🎸 Nut & Saddle Making Tools
🎸 Precision Measuring Tools
🎸 Setup Tools
🎸 Books
🎸 ...And Much More
🎸 (no the guitar isn’t in the giveaway 😏)
Entering is easy! All you need to do is:
🧰 Follow stewmac_guitar on Instagram
🧰 Tag a friend in the comments below
Details:
🛠️ You can enter once per day
🛠️ The contest ends Friday 9/18 at 4PM ET
🛠️ The winners will be posted that evening
Per Instagram rules, this promotion is in no way sponsored, administered, or associated with Instagram, Inc. By entering, entrants confirm that they are 18+ years of age, release Instagram of responsibility, and agree to Instagram's terms of use.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES 18 AND OLDER. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. Sweepstakes ends: 09/18/2020. For Official Rules and complete details, visit https://www.stewmac.com/sweepstakes-terms-and-conditions. Odds of winning depend on total number of eligible entries received. Sponsor: Stewart MacDonald.
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Dan in 1979 #throwbackthursday
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
We LOVE seeing lifetime memories being made. ❤️ jedd_hughes and his son built this great mini guitar this summer.
What are you building? 🎸
Gifts from a good friend I met in Athens-OH. curlymaplewood Thomas Bennett. He gave me this beautiful Koa wood plate turned in his shop, where I went a lot of times while I was working with monsterfret Dan Erlewine for 3 yeas during the Winter and Spring seasons. Because of him I have built some particulars and special projects with Koa top on them. I learned so much from him and his fabulous shop. Many Thanks my friend! 🇺🇸🇧🇷🎸🌉🗜
Enquanto estive trabalhando com Dan Erlewine, conheci um cara fenomenal, Thomas Bennett, fui em@sua oficina varias vezes e sempre aprendi muito com ele. E ele me deu esse lindo prato de Koa feito em seu torno. Além de ter me oferecido umas Koa que fiz lindos projetos de guitarras. Muito Obrigado meu amigo. #koa #bow #woodturning #woodworking #woodworker #tonewood #friends #friendship #woods #handmade #handmadejewelry #gift #present #tool #tools #guitarshop #woodshop #danerlewine
So here's something fun...
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The crew at the shop is working hard on getting a new tool ready to launch soon. Any guesses what this is?
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You might not know this, but StewMac makes, modifies or assembles about 70% of everything we sell. Even "common" items you see in other places are often modified by us (or specifically for us).
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Like you, we live in our shops too and we're constantly coming up with ideas to help make the work (and the experience) better. .
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Thank you stewmac_guitar for years of satisfaction using your tools! And these are just the files... 😂 😃 🎸💪
It's #TipTuesday! Have a neck jig or StewMac guitar workstation but can't anchor the base to your floor? Here's a simple solution. 🛠️
Grab a couple patio pavers (these are 16" x 16" x 2") and connect them with concrete anchors from the bottom. These make a HEAVY, stable base to attach your workstation to.
To prevent any rocking, you can either grind the bottom of the block until it sits level or simply shim it to get a rock solid work surface.
It's Thursday... that means Trade Secret Day!
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This week Dan shows off 3 very simple beginner level mods to make your Squier or Strat play great.
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Woohoo, it's #TipTuesday! Having trouble tightening a loose input jack? Use the "Jack the Gripper" tool to tighten loose jacks while avoiding twisted and/or broken wires.
This is extra helpful on modern amps where there are circuit boards behind the jacks.
Did a safe distance hang with this fine fellow this evening for the first time in nearly 3 months. #guitarrepair #danerlewine