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featured videos
Iris Carr Restoration AMA
Iris Carr Restoration AMA
Iris Carr going over repair techniques and varnish retouch techniques. Very high level. ….
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Ian Davlin The Looth Group
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Total Vise Sponsored Event
Total Vise Sponsored Event
The Looth Group has its first sponsor! Doug and Dan have long had a productive relationship with Jeff Howard (Total Vise) leading to such innovations ….
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Doug Proper Guitar Specialist
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ABC: Wood Torrefaction w/ Dana Bourgeois
ABC: Wood Torrefaction w/ Dana Bourgeois
Raw or cooked? While the age old discussion between air and kiln dried woods for guitar building rages on, the industry has moved on to treating wood ….
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Massimiliano Monterosso Maxmonte Guitars
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From Fear to Fuel: Turning Anxiety into Progress in Lutherie
From Fear to Fuel: Turning Anxiety into Progress in Lutherie
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Grace Da Maren Guelph Guitar Repair
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João Cassias with Robbie O’Brien
João Cassias with Robbie O’Brien
Passionate archtop builder, João Cassias, is joined by Robbie O’Brien in his shop in Brazil…..
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Robbie O'Brien
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featured articles
Using acrylic to mimic a celluloid pickguard
Using acrylic to mimic a celluloid pickguard
After consulting with Ian Davlin, Doug Proper and a few others on the Loothalong, I looked into a celluloid solution. The materials were more expensiv….
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Al Pachter Al’s Guitar Workshop
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More Blast For Your Money
More Blast For Your Money
When the post is released from the chuck, the jaws are tightened shut and then used to press the anchor tightly into the body with a bit of hide-glue ….
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Dan Erlewine
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French Polishing For Luthiers with Eugene Clark
French Polishing For Luthiers with Eugene Clark
French polishing appealed for many reasons, especially the hardened versions of shellac. But what I needed to do was improve my technique – having fin….
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Nigel Forster
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Martin Binding Repair
Martin Binding Repair
Reattaching loose bindings on acoustic guitars is a repair that one may initially think is a simple job. Still, the process can be more complex than a….
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Nikki Walters Nikki’s Guitar Shop
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Conflict Avoidance
Conflict Avoidance
Although there are some who do, most of us prefer not to have conflict in our lives. Conflict causes stress and can lead to other problems like lower ….
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Al Pachter Al’s Guitar Workshop
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featured loothprints
Surface Inspection Light
Surface Inspection Light
This Surface Inspection Light is designed to assist during the final sanding stage. It casts a raking light across the guitar’s surface, highlighting ….
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Mike Tracz MCT Guitars
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Fret End Bevel Jig
Fret End Bevel Jig
I use this jig when I want to bevel frets prior to installation. It has a 10-32 x 3/4″ Button Head Cap Screw to adjust the bevel and from 27-33 degre….
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James Roadman
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Optivisor adjustable light clip
Pin Puller V2
Pin Puller V2
A simple 3D print to turn the Stewmac Fret Pullers into Bridge Pin pullers. Great way to get more use out of an expensive too. ….
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Ian Davlin The Looth Group
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Stewmac Depth-Stop Drill Bits Holder
Stewmac Depth-Stop Drill Bits Holder
Caddy for holding the Stewmac depth stop drill bits. ….
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Zenn Canters
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