After vinyl sealer, grain filler, and two base coats of nitro, I can still see wood grain. How should I proceed?6mo ⋅ 237FIF ⋅ r/Luthier
I work in a factory where we can take as much scrap wood as we want as long as a manager signs off on it... so I started making my own plectrums. Haven’t bought a pack of picks in months. Finished ones in the foreground, unfinished rough outs in the back1yr ⋅ MyredShadow ⋅ r/Luthier
Anyone here build guitars AND sell them? If you do, I’d like to pick your brain. I didn’t realize how much I’d love this process and would love to get better at it as well as make a sell-worthy instrument1yr ⋅ thewoodenhobbyist ⋅ r/Luthier
Finished! Strato-tele partscaster with a custom body and pickguard. Neck from a 1990s MIM Fender Strat. First time trying a chameleon paint job and 2K clear topcoat. A real twangy surfer.2yr ⋅ cloacatak ⋅ r/Luthier
My second build is finished. For the body i used scrap wood. The neck is a bought paddle. Ive shaped the headstock myself.2yr ⋅ Ermin0s ⋅ r/Luthier
I’ve already hit 100 frets installed for the month, send thoughts and prayers to my hands1yr ⋅ Series_Parallel ⋅ r/Luthier
Electracoustic? Ghost-built this bass in the style of Fender's Acoustasonic guitars.4yr ⋅ -malien- ⋅ r/Luthier
Been working on an original guitar I designed from scratch (two piece hollow body)1yr ⋅ Bingo_is_the_man ⋅ r/Luthier
Here's a sneak peek at the 5 piece neck for my 5 string bass build. Boiled Linseed oil + Poly finish made the purpleheart pop!3yr ⋅ Paulospanmos ⋅ r/Luthier
Thought I'd have a go at this 'guitars made from weird materials' trend, so here's a guitar I made from 10,00 lollipop sticks!4yr ⋅ CranmerGuitars ⋅ r/Luthier
I’m a hobbyist and have managed to put together a little shop that I can work in- with a lot of thanks to my mom. Today she got the first completed project to come out of it.4yr ⋅ nolikerunnyeggs ⋅ r/Luthier
Now I can honestly say, I’m absolutely in love with what I have done here. Sorry for the smudges and fingerprints 😂 was too excited and had to show it off to y’all. Still need to set it up, but it’s complete otherwise.2yr ⋅ itstophhh ⋅ r/Luthier
Throwing anything at the wall to see what sticks. Any tips for positioning a tremolo?7mo ⋅ carleaux ⋅ r/Luthier
My first neck attempt. There a few things I need to fix, but overall I’m happy with it.3yr ⋅ bankruptonspelling ⋅ r/Luthier
Found this Jackson for sale on Facebook. It’s described as “in really good condition“ and „small damage to headstock, professionally repaired“3yr ⋅ 420-CDXX ⋅ r/Luthier
Is there a way to install a Bigsby or similar to my Gibson 135, without making any permanent alterations?2mo ⋅ exampleofaman ⋅ r/Luthier
Who knows how many guitars I’ll get to build in the future. So Build each one as if it were your last.4yr ⋅ Sneezyowl ⋅ r/Luthier
Just finished this Mary Kay White replica Strat. Pretty damn happy with it. Used stainless steel frets for the first time.2yr ⋅ AlfBrewdog ⋅ r/Luthier
Here's my first batch of pickups I finished. I have started working for a pickup builder and I love it!1yr ⋅ Hollambeast ⋅ r/Luthier
Been gradually revising this design for the past year or so, Figured I'd ask if anyone with more experience would recommend any changes before I get out the bandsaw.10mo ⋅ Necessary-Cap-3982 ⋅ r/Luthier
What are the chances these two pictures are different guitars? I don't know how wood striping happens in the process. It seems impossible to be this identical. Left pic is from 2010, right from 2023. Don't have the serial num.5mo ⋅ sbranding ⋅ r/Luthier
i have this beautiful 50s archtop but the neck is bowed and there is no truss rod. Do you know how to fix the bow?1yr ⋅ Ewoczkowy ⋅ r/Luthier
First build ever, very fun, very challenging, with many mistakes.2yr ⋅ redditletpeoplestalk ⋅ r/Luthier
Finally got this St. V-inspired build finished. I’ve never seen or played a St. V, so I had to guess at dimensions and geometry. Hope you all enjoy the build!3yr ⋅ bankruptonspelling ⋅ r/Luthier
Finished in Porsche Guards Red, the Client happy with his Virtus model. Striking color for sure photos do no justice.1yr ⋅ DGGuitars ⋅ r/Luthier
I always wanted a walnut Jazzmaster with binding. Now I’ve got one! Album in comments.5yr ⋅ gilmour93 ⋅ r/Luthier
Black Matte finish rubbing off. Had this for about a year now. I dont mind “relics” or any marks that define wear and tear really, but this seems like its not meant to happen after such short time. its from where my other fingers pivot while im picking.1yr ⋅ mimicrl ⋅ r/Luthier
Finished my first build. Lots I’d do different now but I learned a lot and frankly love this guitar. 27” scale baritone with Fender neck. Ash body with shell pink nitro, chopped top load bridge and single Lollar p901yr ⋅ sightlessbirdface ⋅ r/Luthier
Finally put the strings on it. Swamp Ash body, Ebony top and a lot of bindings1yr ⋅ eldickbaguette ⋅ r/Luthier
My 4 year old niece wanted a guitar. Only instruction is that it had to be pink. So I made this.2yr ⋅ Nemesisllama ⋅ r/Luthier
Progress report. It’s not for everyone. Bridge and pickup placement are not set.2yr ⋅ GuitarFather ⋅ r/Luthier
Is it possible to sand this abalone to make it brighter? Seems to be somewhat discolored with dark spots2yr ⋅ bagarenlol ⋅ r/Luthier
Customer said they couldn't keep their guitar in tune for some reason? Wonder why? Oh and yeah those are electric guitar strings.11mo ⋅ Bearded_OBrian ⋅ r/Luthier
Mandolin Update: Nitro On, see you in 2 weeks buddy. [Full Update in Comments]3yr ⋅ yakshamash ⋅ r/Luthier
Starting to pick up some steam on a new round of builds. This will be a 32 scale 5-string bass4yr ⋅ _just_a_dude_ ⋅ r/Luthier
First kit build. Made almost all possible mistakes during assembly, finish is terrible upon closer inspection, wiring half assed, but wow what an experience. Had a great time and learned a lot. ES335 kit.3yr ⋅ iamgaben ⋅ r/Luthier
My first build, scared to start routing it at this point but I’ll bite the bullet when the components arrive.3yr ⋅ terjr ⋅ r/Luthier
For those following this build, it’s done. What a roller coaster ride this one was, but it turned out great I think.3yr ⋅ Harmishguitars ⋅ r/Luthier
Unfinished, board is left over from an old tobacco barn at my dads house. Backside is a piece of walnut4yr ⋅ Thegayesthomosexual ⋅ r/Luthier
Finally got around to spraying sanding sealer on my first custom design build! There came a point where I decided I needed to live with some imperfections.2yr ⋅ telekyle ⋅ r/Luthier
Finally (almost) finished my first from-scratch body project with my own headstock design. I appreciate all the help I had on here from the past few months, I don't think would have gotten as far without this sub.4yr ⋅ rummy-bass ⋅ r/Luthier
First build, what do you think about the colour/stain job?(This is without the finish)1yr ⋅ wangertron ⋅ r/Luthier
Someone asked for a picture of the back yesterday, so here you go. The two smaller covers are for pickup mounting, and the long rectangle one is for wiring access without removing the control plate3yr ⋅ upperliptoupee ⋅ r/Luthier
I've recently started working at a Pickup company as a guitar tech. These are my first sets of humbuckers and filtertrons that I wound. I didn't realize how much went into building pickups1yr ⋅ Hollambeast ⋅ r/Luthier
