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Rodrigo Gomes pulls a dead truss rod out of a Fender bass, coves a new fretboard to fit the neck, and refrets it — in Dan's shop, 2017. Out with the old rod A new fretboard, coved to fit Routing the c…

StewMac’s marketing team on the tool behind every “comment this word” post — and ten ways a builder or repair shop can use it to hand out something useful, grow a list, and get to the real conversatio…

Holter Custom Pickguards, with Taylor Mullins The one-man shop with nearly 400 free templates: how Taylor Mullins went from scissors to a Shapeoko, why the good celluloid comes from Italy, and what a …

Tormek’s “sharpening doctor” on locking down V-tools, grading one stone from 220 to 1000 grit, knife strokes that go downhill, and why a friction drive never breaks. Aired on Looth Group Live — July 2…

Two Letters from Joseph DiTucci “Sometimes our greatest hardships and darkest moments forge the way for our brightest futures.” Two years ago — August 21, 2024 — I received this email from Joseph at D…