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Curated and new content that we think is cool. You’ll find a mixture of free content, as well as some Looth Lite and Looth Pro stuff.
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Loothing for Dollars: Defining Success and the Character of your Shop
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Doug Proper Guitar Specialist
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featured videos
Wipe on Finish with Fill N Finish Ultra Thin
Tutorial on effective application of Fill n Finish Ultra Thin CA as a quick, good looking finish…..
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Ian Davlin The Looth Group
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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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Identifying Linear or Log/Audio Taper Pots
Sometimes you need to figure out if that pot is a log or linear taper. Here’s how. ….
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Gerry Hayes Haze Guitars
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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
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
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Grace Da Maren Guelph Guitar Repair
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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
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
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 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
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
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
Borescope Camera Holder
I modelled a thing to keep my borescope from moving around when I’ve got my arm through the sound hole. ….
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Gerry Hayes Haze Guitars
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String Spreaders
Selection of string spreaders for all your spreading needs…..
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Gerry Hayes Haze Guitars
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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
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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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
Caddy for holding the Stewmac depth stop drill bits. ….
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Zenn Canters
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Gable Arbor Handle
Brent Gable Came up with the idea of strapping a handle the the arbor from the Stewmac Arbor Press.
For assembly, install the carriage bolt into the ….
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Ian Davlin The Looth Group
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