The Art Of Lutherie
Whether you’ve been building guitars for a while or you’re just now planning to start your first one, The Art Of Lutherie is the premier source for guitar making techniques, tips, tricks, instruction, and much more to help you build better guitars. Master luthier Tom Bills shares years of experience building ultra high-end custom acoustic guitars in a laid back and easy to understand way. He takes you beyond step-by-step, focusing on helping you understand not just “HOW” but “WHY”, so you can be equipped and empowered to create your own unique guitars and not just another reproduction. More information, Video Courses, Tutorials, and more guitar making goodness is available on our website: https://theartoflutherie.com/
Episodes
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Better Headstock Binding Channels (A Quick Tip)
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Flawless headstock binding starts with flawless binding channels. This video shows you my simple tips for creating consistently perfect headstock binding channels. 👉Check out the Headstock Binding Course Here: https://theartoflutherie.com/the-art-of-headstock-binding/
One of the most challenging parts of cutting headstock binding channels is hand-chiseling accurate inside corners (especially if you are just starting as a luthier). Those inside corners have to be just right to get perfect miter joints in your binding and purfling, but the simple tips in this video can help you get better results more consistently, and I find it more enjoyable too.
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Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
What Is A Guitar Backstrap? (How & Why It Can Improve Your Guitars)
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Learn about the guitar backstrap overlay and how (and why) adding this element to your next guitar can improve its strength, beauty, and sound.
👉Learn step-by-step how to make a backstrap with our full course: The Art Of The Guitar Backstrap here: https://theartoflutherie.com/backstrap/
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Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
The Ultimate Guide To Card Scrapers: Types, Techniques, & How To Sharpen
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
The Ultimate Guide To Scrapers covers the six key areas that will help you easily sharpen your scrapers and get great results while using them. You will learn how to sharpen scrapers, how a scraper really works, the different types of scrapers, how to chose the right scraper for each task, preferred tools for sharpening scrapers, scraper techniques for the best cutting performance, and a bonus section that will save you tons of time and help you work faster with your woodworking card scraper.
Check out the written Ultimate Guide to Card Scrapers for more detailed info here: https://theartoflutherie.com/card-scrapers/
Learn more about the Luthier's EDGE Online Guitar Making School here: https://theartoflutherie.com/luthier-school/
Use the time-stamps and tool links below to continently jump to what you need.
0:00 Intro1:36 Luthier's EDGE Online Guitar Making School2:04 How Scrapers Work3:38 Choosing Scrapers For Specific Applications6:03 Types Of Scrapers (My Personal Favorites)8:37 Tools For Sharpening Scrapers10:47 How To Sharpen Scrapers 25:57 How To Use A Wood Scraper (Scraper Techniques)34:29 Ultra Fast Re-Sharpening (Bonus Tip)36:45 Info About The Free Written Ultimate Guide To Scrapers
Tools From The Video
My Favorite ScrapersStewmac Ultimate Scraper Mini: https://geni.us/dMqjLqjStewmac Ultimate Scraper Original: https://geni.us/U7jZOStewmac Ultimate Scraper Rectangle/Concave: https://geni.us/XKS7Lie-Nielson scraper set: https://geni.us/XbH1 Note: The Curved scraper set I showed is no longer made, but I found this one that seems to be just about the same and I have had some of my Luthier's EDGE Students tell me that they love them: It's the 7 Piece Mini Scraper Set about halfway down this page: https://geni.us/BZR27C2
Scraper Sharpening ToolsSharpening Oil: https://geni.us/9fmgo10" Fine Mill File: https://geni.us/kZWHAbout the closest Arkansas Stone I could find similar to mine: https://geni.us/BIM7XOThese stones would work great too: A Nice Traditional Scraper Set: Stewmac Scraper Burnisher I Use: https://geni.us/W1r3ZH3
Other Tools I Use & Love Shown In The VideoMy split top Roubo style workbench: https://youtu.be/9wdcj_gciM4Green Pattern Makers Vise: https://geni.us/1RhAYTape dispenser: https://geni.us/MoNpWorkbench Bench Lights: https://geni.us/mFVW
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Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
3 Tips For Better Guitar Binding (With Less Stress)
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Three luthier tips that helped to transform the process of gluing the binding on to my guitars from a stressful process into one that I enjoy and that produces consistently flawless guitar binding results. Over the last 20+ years of professional guitar making, I have found that many times it's the simple things that make the biggest improvements to my work and my life as well. I hope these tips help you as you continue your journey into the art of lutherie.
View the written version of this video here: https://theartoflutherie.com/better-guitar-binding/
Stewmac Tape Deck (Highly recommended tape dispenser): https://geni.us/MoNp
Guitar Side Bending Iron: https://geni.us/VAC5
Filament Strapping Tape (I use for guitar binding tape - I have tried many brands and they have all worked well so far): https://geni.us/Xm7p
Also check out my Detailed Guide To Tape For Guitar Making - The Luthier's Guide To Adhesive Tapes: https://theartoflutherie.com/tape-for-guitar-making/
If you found this video helpful, you might also enjoy our other online luthier training videos, guides, courses, and more.
Use the links below to check them out: Luthier's EDGE Online guitar making school: https://theartoflutherie.com/luthier-school/
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Friday Nov 13, 2020
Should You Seal The Inside Of Your Guitar?
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Should you seal the inside of your guitar? And if you do seal it, what kind of sealers should you use? How should you apply it? How does that affect the sound of the guitar and how does it affect the long-term stability of the instrument and why? If you've been wondering about any of these questions, we're going to talk about all of them in this video so check it out and also learn more with the links below:
Luthier's EDGE Online guitar making school: https://theartoflutherie.com/luthier-school/
The Art Of Lutherie (Free Guitar Making Resources): https://theartoflutherie.com/
See My Handmade Acoustic & Archtop Guitars Here: https://tbguitars.com/
Written version of this podcast here: https://theartoflutherie.com/seal-inside-guitar/
Tuesday Jul 18, 2017
The Luthier's Cabinet - Protect your guitars and your peace of mind
Tuesday Jul 18, 2017
Tuesday Jul 18, 2017
Taking the time to design and built my Luthier's Cabinet was one of the best improvements I've ever made to my guitar shop. It not only helped to protect my guitars during the building process and improve my workflow, but most importantly it improved my peace of mind - both when I am in my shop and when I'm not. Check out the Companion Blueprint and 5 Part Video course as well as the transcript of this podcast here: http://theartoflutherie.com/luthiers-cabinet-art-lutherie-podcast-6/
Friday Jun 02, 2017
A Simple Guitar Finishing Trick For A Great Looking Finish
Friday Jun 02, 2017
Friday Jun 02, 2017
Welcome to this edition of the Art Of Lutherie Podcast! In this episode, I demonstrate and explain a simple guitar finishing technique specifically for French polishing resinous woods like cocobolo PLUS we take it a step further with a great bonus tip too. To Get The Free Intro To French Polishing Series CLICK HERE This simple trick has critical to getting great results from my guitar french polishing and I hope it will do the same for you and help you build better guitars. Find the other resources mentioned in the podcast here: http://theartoflutherie.com/simple-guitar-finishing-trick-art-lutherie-podcast-5/
Monday Oct 31, 2016
10 Awesome Tools To Supercharge Your Guitar Fret Installation
Monday Oct 31, 2016
Monday Oct 31, 2016
Welcome to This edition of the Art Of Lutherie Podcast! In this episode, I show you my 10 favorite tools for fret installation in a video clip taken from my online guitar making courseFretwork Mastery Part 1. In this podcast I also share some of my personal experiences, stories, and encouragement about overcoming the stumbling blocks that tried to hold me back from building my first guitar and from stepping out to improve the guitars I was already building. I hope you’ll find this podcast useful, encouraging, and inspiring to help you move forward and overcome those negative voices in your life that are trying to hold you back. All of us here at The Art Of Lutherie and the Luthier’s EDGE are cheering you on, so go for it, you can do it! Find Resources For This Podcast Here: Tool Links: http://theartoflutherie.com/awesome-tools-guitar-fret-installation/ Fretwork Mastery Course: http://theartoflutherie.com/guitar-fretwork-mastery-part-1/
Friday Sep 23, 2016
Guitar Design Secrets - Maximize Your ROI (Return On Improvements)
Friday Sep 23, 2016
Friday Sep 23, 2016
In this episode, I share with you a simple concept that was an epiphany for me early on in my career and helped me to speed up the rate at which each guitar was getting better and becoming more refined - But most importantly, it helped the players who owned my guitars appreciate and enjoy them more.
Wednesday Sep 14, 2016
Shape the Brace = Shape the Tone
Wednesday Sep 14, 2016
Wednesday Sep 14, 2016
In this episode, I'll explain a simple way that you can influence and get greater control over the acoustic tone of your next guitar. This gives you more artistic expression and precise control over how it will sound regardless of the bracing pattern or guitar type. This is a really fun thing that you can try as you experiment, refine, and develop your own unique voice for your guitars... - Tom Bills