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How to Install a Handle on a Woodworking File
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How to Install a Handle on a Woodworking File
Guitar Vise Tool Table Instructions
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Guitar Vise Tool Table Instructions
Guitar Vise Tool Table
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Guitar Vise Tool Table
Mini Grinder for Ultimate Scrapers Setup Instructions
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Mini Grinder for Ultimate Scrapers Setup Instructions
How to choose the perfect fret crowning file
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How to choose the perfect fret crowning file
The HeatStick: remove glued necks with no damaging steam
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The HeatStick: remove glued necks with no damaging steam
Truss Rod Rescue Tools Set Instructions
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Truss Rod Rescue Tools Set Instructions
StewMac Crack Repair Tool Instructions
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StewMac Crack Repair Tool Instructions
Whip tip tips!
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Whip tip tips!
Homemade bushing puller to protect the peghead
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Homemade bushing puller to protect the peghead
Clamping a guitar neck really tight (without damage)
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Clamping a guitar neck really tight (without damage)
Banjo setup tips
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Banjo setup tips
How to clean and lube dirty old guitar tuners
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How to clean and lube dirty old guitar tuners
Using three different glues: where and why?
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Using three different glues: where and why?
Making a sharp-edged razor file for binding channels
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Making a sharp-edged razor file for binding channels
Helpful repair magnet gizmo, and 1970s Earthwood Bass!
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Helpful repair magnet gizmo, and 1970s Earthwood Bass!
Michael Greenfield shows how to sand guitar bodies
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Michael Greenfield shows how to sand guitar bodies
Visiting Frank Ford, the King of Shop Tips!
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Visiting Frank Ford, the King of Shop Tips!
Scraping for sharp looking binding: here's how it's done!
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Scraping for sharp looking binding: here's how it's done!
A kitchen cutting board makes a great binding jig!
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A kitchen cutting board makes a great binding jig!
Rotten old vintage plastic: fabricating replacement parts from pickguard material
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Rotten old vintage plastic: fabricating replacement parts from pickguard material
No-cost tools for shaping Martin guitar bridges
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No-cost tools for shaping Martin guitar bridges
Is this bridge saddle in the right place?
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Is this bridge saddle in the right place?
Do-it-yourself banjo bridge lifter
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Do-it-yourself banjo bridge lifter
Rare black Dan Armstrong bass: fretboard repair
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Rare black Dan Armstrong bass: fretboard repair
Repairing a broken-off tuner screw
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Repairing a broken-off tuner screw
Table saw shooting board for fret slots and flexible cauls
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Table saw shooting board for fret slots and flexible cauls
Video: Gluing a Martin D-35 back brace
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Video: Gluing a Martin D-35 back brace
None of your beeswax? Potting pickups with paraffin.
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None of your beeswax? Potting pickups with paraffin.
A pain in the necks: Gibson doubleneck with a broken truss rod
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A pain in the necks: Gibson doubleneck with a broken truss rod
Hiding an "evil smile" peghead break with the Razor Blade Trick
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Hiding an "evil smile" peghead break with the Razor Blade Trick
A neat trick for drilling perfectly centered holes in guitar tuners
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A neat trick for drilling perfectly centered holes in guitar tuners
Why use a household iron on a fretboard?
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Why use a household iron on a fretboard?
Electronics cleanup in a beautiful '58 Gibson: "Little Lefty"
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Electronics cleanup in a beautiful '58 Gibson: "Little Lefty"
Tuner Bushing Press Instructions
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Tuner Bushing Press Instructions
Loose brace in a Martin D-35: how to fix the rattle
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Loose brace in a Martin D-35: how to fix the rattle
Regluing the bass bar inside a standup bass
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Regluing the bass bar inside a standup bass
Fixing a potbelly with the Belly Reducer
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Fixing a potbelly with the Belly Reducer
How to fix this guitar if my elbow's stuck in the soundhole?
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How to fix this guitar if my elbow's stuck in the soundhole?
The damage caused by storing a guitar in a hot car or attic
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The damage caused by storing a guitar in a hot car or attic
Keep that body in shape! Go-bar/neck jig gluing rig.
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Keep that body in shape! Go-bar/neck jig gluing rig.
You need a bag of clothespins for your workshop!
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You need a bag of clothespins for your workshop!
Rubber bands as clamps: super-useful, and cheap!
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Rubber bands as clamps: super-useful, and cheap!
1955 Gibson TV finish: recreating that unique see-thru yellow
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1955 Gibson TV finish: recreating that unique see-thru yellow
How would you reach inside a guitar to do this gluing?
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How would you reach inside a guitar to do this gluing?
How Boogie Fever led to a Neck Transplant
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How Boogie Fever led to a Neck Transplant
Used guitars: great deals if you do some after-sale fixup
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Used guitars: great deals if you do some after-sale fixup
Truss Rod Rescue Kit Instructions
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Truss Rod Rescue Kit Instructions
Are you supposed to slot Tune-o-matic bridge saddles?
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Are you supposed to slot Tune-o-matic bridge saddles?
Sharpen your chisels so they cut like razors
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Sharpen your chisels so they cut like razors
Which sandpaper to use for instrument work?
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Which sandpaper to use for instrument work?
Using a "swiss cheese knife" to fix the back on a 1923 Gibson
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Using a "swiss cheese knife" to fix the back on a 1923 Gibson
Make a "stunt double" guitar body for benchtop work
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Make a "stunt double" guitar body for benchtop work
How to see inside a guitar body if you don't have X-Ray Specs
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How to see inside a guitar body if you don't have X-Ray Specs
A knife in the back! Popping the back off a 1929 Gibson L-5.
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A knife in the back! Popping the back off a 1929 Gibson L-5.
Guitar repair money talk: estimate hours, not dollars
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Guitar repair money talk: estimate hours, not dollars
Cleaning up after sloppy fretwork: fixing chips in the fingerboard
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Cleaning up after sloppy fretwork: fixing chips in the fingerboard
Bad news: a stripped truss rod nut. Good news: an easy solution.
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Bad news: a stripped truss rod nut. Good news: an easy solution.
A traveling guitar repair kit for duty in Iraq
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A traveling guitar repair kit for duty in Iraq
Workin' in the soundhole with the scissor jack and a mirror
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Workin' in the soundhole with the scissor jack and a mirror
ShopStand: solving the space problem in a cluttered shop
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ShopStand: solving the space problem in a cluttered shop
Patch a hole in a guitar: the BridgeSaver is also a HolePlugger
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Patch a hole in a guitar: the BridgeSaver is also a HolePlugger
Fixing a 1937 Martin bridge. The first step is fixing a sandwich!
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Fixing a 1937 Martin bridge. The first step is fixing a sandwich!
Removing the glued-in saddle on a 1937 Martin D-28 Herringbone
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Removing the glued-in saddle on a 1937 Martin D-28 Herringbone
When frets don't fit the slot, resize the fret tang
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When frets don't fit the slot, resize the fret tang
Why Dan Erlewine is attracted to repair magnets
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Why Dan Erlewine is attracted to repair magnets
Fixing an acoustic pickup fast—it has to be onstage in an hour!
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Fixing an acoustic pickup fast—it has to be onstage in an hour!
Waverly upgrade: replacing the factory tuners on your Martin
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Waverly upgrade: replacing the factory tuners on your Martin
Thompson Belly Reducer Instructions
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Thompson Belly Reducer Instructions
Scraping, not sanding, to prepare wood for finishing
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Scraping, not sanding, to prepare wood for finishing
Making a Les Paul clone look more vintage
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Making a Les Paul clone look more vintage
Custom-fit your bridge pins for better sound
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Custom-fit your bridge pins for better sound
How to use a Fret Hammer
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How to use a Fret Hammer
Why hide glue is best for this cracked neck
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Why hide glue is best for this cracked neck
One dead string driving me crazy! (Transducer trouble...)
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One dead string driving me crazy! (Transducer trouble...)
How to choose a fret-crowning file
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How to choose a fret-crowning file
New ways to use the Guitar Repair Vise
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New ways to use the Guitar Repair Vise
Give your buffer a haircut, and store it on the wall
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Give your buffer a haircut, and store it on the wall
Two ways to fix a Telecaster's wobbly input jack
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Two ways to fix a Telecaster's wobbly input jack
Super glue drop-fill: quick fix for finish chips
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Super glue drop-fill: quick fix for finish chips
Guitar Repair Vise Installation Instructions
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Guitar Repair Vise Installation Instructions
Tune-o-matic installation and set up tips
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Tune-o-matic installation and set up tips
Erlewine ShopStand Instructions
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Erlewine ShopStand Instructions
Finding saddle location with the Saddlematic
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Finding saddle location with the Saddlematic
Brace Gluing Wedge Instructions
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Brace Gluing Wedge Instructions
StewMac Ultimate Scraper Instructions
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StewMac Ultimate Scraper Instructions
Guitar Neck Removal
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Guitar Neck Removal
Bridge Plate Repair
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Bridge Plate Repair
Stewart-MacDonald Super Glues
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Stewart-MacDonald Super Glues
Quick Cauls
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Quick Cauls
How To Use Guitar Repair Magnets
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How To Use Guitar Repair Magnets
JLD Bridge Doctor Instructions
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JLD Bridge Doctor Instructions
Clamp Attachments
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Clamp Attachments
Inside Story on Instant Adhesives
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Inside Story on Instant Adhesives
How to sharpen a scraper
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How to sharpen a scraper
Special sandpapers for luthiers
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Special sandpapers for luthiers