Last Update: 12/10/02

Online Apprentice-Tools
An online classical guitar making course

Tools and Supplies
Tools and Supplies Discription Source
Clamps
  • 3" Opening(4+)
  • 5" or 6" Opening (2+)
  • 1"Opening (As many as possible. I use 50+)
  • 3" Opening x 4 1/2" deep reach(2)
  • Jorgensen 12" Clamp
  • 7 1/2" depth Wooden Klemmsia clamps (2+)
 WoodCraft, Tool Crib,LMI, Hardware store,
Sears, Woodworkers supply,etc.
Specialty Clamps
 StewMac, LMI
Glue
 Titebond Original or Titebond II,
Alphatic Resin (yellow glue), 8oz		 WoodCraft, Tool Crib,Hardware store,
Sears, Woodworkers supply,etc
Block Plane
 Record or Stanley brand, No. 09 1/2 WoodCraft, Tool Crib, Hardware store,
Sears, Woodworkers supply,etc.
Smoothing Plane
 Record or Stanley brand, No. 4 WoodCraft, Tool Crib,Hardware store,
Sears,Woodworkers supply, etc.
6" Combination Square
 Any brand. Metric (1/2mm)and Standard English Fractional(32nds and 64ths).
Doubles as straightedge and ruler.		 Enco, MSC Industrial Supply,WoodCraft, Tool Crib,Hardware store,
Sears,Woodworkers supply, etc.
4" Engineers Square
 Optional. Enco, MSC Industrial Supply,WoodCraft, Tool Crib.
Straight edges and Measuring tools
  • 36" and 18" Steel Rulers.Any Brand. Stainless steel with engraved markings are best.
    Metric (1/2mm graduation) or
    5R graduations(10ths and 100ths on one side, 32nds and 64ths on reverse side)
  • 36" and 24" Straight edges
 Enco,MSC Industrial Supply,WoodCraft, Tool Crib,Hardware store,
Sears,Woodworkers supply, etc.
Gramil
 Used as marking gauge and for cutting purfling and binding channels Luthiers Mercantile International
Hand Saws

 TEXT Luthiers Mercantile International
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