Since I was a kid, I've always been fascinated with the process of making things, particularly, things made of wood. Since my teens, I've developed skills as an amateur woodworker. I learned to play guitar starting at 11 yrs old, and thought it would be fun to make a guitar from scratch using mostly hand tools. I've completely dog-eared my copy of William Cumpiano's "Guitarmaking; Tradition and Technology". It's my 'bible' on guitar making. Here's how I'm doing so far....
As I mentioned earlier... there are many tools to make. This is called a 'Go-Deck' clamp. Essentially two flat surfaces (the workbench and the plywood sandwich above) kept a distance apart, in this case using threaded rods . Clamping is achieved by placing flexible rods between the upper plate and the parts you want to put pressure on.
posted by Andrew Noonan | 8:04 PM
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