Basic Hand Tool Kit for Guitar Making, Part 1?
My grandfather himself used to say that if a guitar maker did not die in a social welfare hospital, it was because he did not have the means to get there. Jose Ramirez III, Things about the Guitar , 1994 Rain again today, flood warning until 11 am, thought I would go out to the shop and tidy it up a little. This gave me the idea of what a basic tool kit would be for guitar making, because when I made my first guitar I didn't have much. People back then would ask me if I would show them how to make a guitar (they still do) and would they need a shop full of power tools? As soon as I told them that they could build a guitar with hand tools, their faces would go blank, they'd take a step back and mumble something about going home to see if they left the iron on. I revised and updated this list December 12, 2013. Please click here to see that post. Thanks! This is not a definitive list, just a place to start ( please note that all of these tools are in the above photo on