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▪ Yet another substitute for messy steel wool on your bench (not to mention your pickups). Doodlebug pads are a 3M scouring pad made of nylon. Polish your frets with impunity.

Fluorescent Inspection Lamp

1979
DS#119 LT p.6
Kent Rayman

▪ This lamp even fits through f-holes.

Bending Mandolin Sides

1979
DS#122 BRB2 p.108
Dick DeNeve

▪ A method for coping with grain irregularities in curly maple which cause small radius bends.

Sandpaper Hints

1979
DS#127 LT p.84
Boyd Butler

▪ A tool that aids in tearing sandpaper sheets into useful sizes, and a sanding board for close places.

Making Brad-Point Bits

1979
DS#128 LT p.92
Tim Olsen

▪ Use a Dremel and a drill press to put brad points on standard bits.

Using Old Bandsaw Blades

1979
DS#105 LT p.27
Dick DeNeve

▪ Recycle worn bandsaw blades into scrapers, handsaws, and knives.

Using Small Wooden Planes

1979
DS#111 LT p.32
Al Leis

▪ Four shop-made planes.

Cello and Bass Clamps

1979
DS#113 LT p.41
Frederick Battershell

▪ Humongous spool clamp.

Deep Studding Top Cracks

1979
DS#116 LW p.95
Al Leis

▪ So how does one reach w-a-y back there to reinforce top crack repairs? By making a special clamp, and by evolving a slick method of using it. Here’s how it’s done. Includes 2 photos.

Heated bending Form

1979
DS#117 LT p.12
Hugh Manhart

▪ Bend sides on a cold form after boiling them, but add heat to the form to dry them quickly.

Purfling Groove Cutter

1978
DS#68 LT p.91
William Spigelsky

▪ Binding cutter is comprised of a stack of small slitting saw blades mounted in the drill press.

Quick Humidity Gauge

1978
DS#74 LW p.31
Anonymous

▪ Make a wooden humidity gauge. But you’ll need a hygrometer to build it by.

Vertical Belt Sander

1978
DS#81 LT p.82
Rolfe Gerhardt

▪ Remount a 6×48 belt sander on edge to find a variety of new uses.

Razor Scrapers

1978
DS#84 LT p.29
Tim Olsen

▪ Regrind single-edged razor blades into good little scrapers.

This article has been nominated as one of the Guild’s best articles published before 2010.

Two Quick Clamps

1978
DS#63 LT p.41
Charles-A. Palis

▪ Spool clamp for violins and a handscrew.

A Power Feed Model

1978
DS#66 LT p.74
Hank Schrieber

▪ The power feed for this drum sander uses a separate motor.

Making a Carving Knife

1978
DS#61 LT p.24
Chris Burt

▪ Violin maker’s knife made from a straight razor.

Brace Jacks

1977
DS#47 LT p.59
Kent Rayman

▪ Used inside the guitar while gluing braces or to support the top for bridge work.

Balanced Steel Drum Variation

1977
DS#48 LT p.73
Kent Rayman

▪ Again, this is a variation in the Ruck-Brune sander. You need to read all these articles before beginning construction of your sander in order to avoid mistakes that others have already made.

Making a Jointer Plane

1977
DS#59 LT p.33
Paul Estenson

▪ The form of construction will lend itself to any type of wooden plane.

Variation and Taper Sled

1977
DS#41 LT p.72
Tim Olsen

▪ Variation on the Ruck-Brune sander, that is.

Vise Accessories

1977
DS#47 LT p.59
Kent Rayman

▪ Taper attachment and protective jaws.

Torch and Pipe Bending Iron

1976
DS#25 LT p.10
Tim Olsen

▪ Four variations on the propane torch and water pipe.

This article has been nominated as one of the Guild’s best articles published before 2010.

Lead Filled Beer Can

1976
DS#25 LT p.11
Dick DeNeve

▪ The best thing you can do with a beer can is empty it. The next best thing might be to put a heating element in the empty can and then fill it with lead to make a bending iron.