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45 Archtop guitar items found in Tools section
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Tuner Drill Jigs
NEW! Keeps pegholes perfectly aligned and spaced so your tuners will work efficiently.
Precision Router Base
Adjusts precisely and holds your Dremel tool without wobbling!
Double-edge Nut Files
Six specially designed double-edge files for nut slotting. Each file cuts two different width slots.
Essential Fretting Tool Kit
The tools you'll need to get started — and our Fret Work book is included FREE.
Carbide Downcut Inlay Router Bits
Solid carbide reverse-spiral flutes cut precise "no fuzz" cavities for inlay work.
Basic Setup Kit
"Must-have" tool set for making any guitar play better, with FREE setup instructions.
Bending Iron
Controlled heat bending form for guitar, mandolin, violin and dulcimer sides.
Truss Rod Wrench Set
Our complete set. Be ready for any truss rod adjustment job and save money, too.
Understring Radius Gauges
Setting bridge saddle height is fast, easy and accurate with these unique stainless steel understring radius gauges.
Guitar Repair Vise
The luthier's favorite vise is even easier to use, thanks to custom modifications: bearing-smooth operation, fast crank handwheel, and urethane/hardwood swivel jaws.
Radius Gauges
Notched design reads the fretboard with the strings on! Make sure you keep the right curvature when working on a fingerboard.
Cam Clamps
Cam clamps are a favorite of all types of woodworkers and they come in very handy in lutherie as well. We offer high-quality clamps in two sizes.
Binding Router Guide
Accurately rout binding channels, great for arched tops!
Sloane Planes
Precision cast silicon bronze planes available with convex and flat-bottom surfaces, for graduating arched instrument tops and backs.
Luthier's Digital Caliper
Measures fret height before AND after the fretwire has been installed.
Spool Clamps
Available in two sizes, spool clamps are fast, safe, and indispensable in your shop.
Thickness Caliper
Precision caliper made specifically for luthiers. It gauges critical thicknesses on guitar, violin, or mandolin soundboards or backs.
Acoustic Neck Joint Routing Templates
For traditional dovetail or "straight" mortise and tenon joints. Made of clear acrylic for easy set-up and alignment.
Nut and Saddle Vise
A better way to hold nuts and saddles for easier, faster shaping
Guitar Bench Rest
The scratch-free way to safely rest a guitar for minor adjustments or cleaning. Ideal for musicians, roadies and small shops.
Wagner Safe-T-Planer
Converts your drill press to a mini planer.
Mini Cam Clamp
A lighter, slimmer cam clamp for working on guitars and smaller instruments.
Pocket Truss Rod Wrenches
Pocket-size hex wrenches that fit in your guitar case. For 1/4", 5/16" Gibson or 9/32" nut.
Mitchell Abrasive Cord
Handy abrasive-coated cord in 4 thicknesses, great for smoothing nut slots.
ShopStand and Guitar Repair Vise Set
The luthier's favorite vise AND the swiveling, height-adjustable workstand in ONE money-saving set!
Precision Router Edge Guide
A useful attachment for our Precision Router Base that allows you to rout for edge bindings, purfling, and more.
Endpin Jack Reamer
Enlarge an endpin hole for a 15/32" or 1/2"-diameter jack with this custom steel reamer.
Tuner Bushing Press
NEW! Our unique handheld tool installs and removes press-fit peghead bushings easily and safely.
Guitar Repair Magnets
These seriously strong magnets make inventive repair techniques possible.
Neck Joint Router Bits
Carbide tipped bits for routing acoustic neck dovetails and straight tenons.
Neck Removal Jig
For faster, cleaner dovetail neck joint disassembly.
Side Bending Strap
A flexible .012" stainless spring steel strap for covering a wet or steamed wooden instrument side when using the bending iron.
Hex Truss Rod Wrenches
Heavy-duty wrenches for adjusting Gibson and other hex truss rod nuts. For 1/4", 5/16" or 9/32" nut.
Fingerboard Band Clamp
These ingenious clamps are perfect for re-gluing fingerboards.
Tapered Router Bit
Solid carbide cutter bits with tapered cutter, ideal for delicate inlay routing and fret-slot cleaning.
Peghead Bushing Reamers
NEW! Our custom-sized counterbore reamers ensure that your press-fit tuner bushings will fit correctly.
Brace Repair Jack
Holds a cracked brace, a bridge plate or a crack cleat in place while the glue sets.
Camless Clamps
Space-saving wooden clamps for controlled clamping pressure.
String Lifter
Lifts a string out of your way for fast nut slotting without tedious retuning.
Piloted Binding Router Bit
Special carbide tipped bits for routing binding channels.
Archtop Bridge Fitting Jig
Getting a close-fitting contour on the bridge feet is critical to the sound of an archtop instrument.
F-hole Patch Clamp Set
A set of four strong steel mini-clamps for placing wooden patches into position when repairing violin or mandolin cracks.
Strap Button Drill Bit and Tap
Creates a threaded mounting hole for our screw-type strap button; makes installation easier and helps prevent damage to the button.
Endpin Grip
Extra help for removing a guitar, mandolin or violin endpin, and a great way to hold an endpin for shaping.
TV Jones Pickguard Routing Template
Handy clear acrylic template when routing a pickguard to fit a TV Jones pickups.
Archtop guitar items by section
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Finishing supplies (30)
Fretting supplies (43)
Glues, adhesives (8)
Hardware, parts (22)
Inlay, pearl (27)
Knobs (9)
Nuts, saddles (5)
Pickguards (6)
Tools (45)
Truss rods (8)
Tuners (23)
Video, DVD (8)

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