DIY luthier tools
Modifying tools
for guitar work.
Half an hour on turning ordinary tools into guitar-specific ones. Cheaper than buying the specialist version, and often better suited to the job.
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What this covers
Practical modifications that turn ordinary shop tools into purpose-built luthier tools.
Why bother
Specialist luthier tools are often ordinary tools with a small change and a large price increase. Once you can see what the change is, you can usually make it yourself — and tailor it to the way you actually work.
Written companion in progress.
Watch the builds on YouTube
Full build videos, start to finish, including the parts that went wrong.
Build series · New video most months