Oooo… Shhhh – it’s cheaper too! (although you can sharpen a guitar maker’s knife – a tool for life) Different tools for different jobs really. I mean, you *could* make a guitar from raw wood with just a screwdriver and…   Read more»

It’s not an absolute top notch, tonewood, one-off, custom guitar, worth thousands, the body is made from pallet wood.

What year is the pallet wood from?  Most people say the ‘57 Honduran is best.  

Dusted off my very first build and my only acoustic build. Many many eons ago. An archtop parlor size. All made from hand tools. There’s nothing like starting with something nice and simple.       sorry, *that’s* nothing like…   Read more»

If only I could lay my hands on some kind of cross between a chisel and a knife.

Small flush-cut saw?  One of the Japanese things that Rutlands sell perhaps?
 
like this chap …
https://www.rutlands.com/sp+gyokucho-japanese-flush-cutting-hand-saw-single-edge-100mm+JP1017?tyah=y