Well stated. Great method for sizing small pieces of thin veneers. I'm a furniture repairman and learned a very valuable technique today, definitely entertained and impressed with the skills demonstrated here.

what do you use instead? is it an SAE thing? like "True Grit" .. lololololo

I watched a documentary starring Grit when I was in high school in the 80's (TVO) and bought the book he published on T.O. area luthiers including Inokuchi (violins) and Linda Manzer (guitars). I was a guitar player of limited means (dirt poor) at the time and began to turn pieces of wood into musical instruments. Every luthier's trade magazine/journal at the time had articles on or by Laskin and his phenomenal inlay work. I've never played one but have heard them played. His inlay work is like expertly applied make up on Charlize Theron.

VERY skillful work, many thanks 😮😮😊

Bah... Changing strings is easy. Just get the same gauge you had on it to begin with and everything should be good. Every guitarist should know the basics, in my opinion. Also, you can generally go a size lighter or a size heavier without needing to change your setup - on a decent guitar. With age, my preference is to move to lighter strings - but I own some truly antiquated instruments. If you lived nearby, I'd tell you to come on over and I'd change your strings while you watched, or have you do it while I watched. It's a trivial thing to do. They will stretch when new, so tuning won't be stable immediately - especially if you play hard. Wrap to the inside and up. Use a string winder that has the tool to remove the pegs that hold the strings in place. Plus the winder will help you wind up after faster. It's really, really basic. You've got this. If not, search online (right here on KZfaq, if you want) and I'm sure there are 10,000 videos that will show you how to change your strings.

As an amateur luthier/guitar repair tech, there are things I will do myself like fret leveling, recrown, and polish. And then there are things I will never do, like a refret on an old maple neck Fender (guitar builders will know why). Fear and respect for the process is a good thing. There is an old carpenter's adage: You know something when you've seen it done, did it yourself, and then taught it to someone. Watch builders/repair techs like Ted and then try it for yourself on a few less precious instruments. I did my first fret job on a pawn shop Washburn electric that a past owner stripped and attempted to refinish. I bought 50$ CAD for parts.

Hi, my comment about fear of changing strings was a metaphor. Ive been changing guitar strings for near-on 50 years, but thanks for the lesson. Have grea day. @@galeng73

interesting! i'd still be kind of scared of throwing off my flatness or straightness or the correct angles or whatever while freely sliding the neck heel around on a sanding surface what i did do with a tacoma i reset (similar butt joint) was to indeed set up a flat plate on the edge of a bench but keep to the paper-strip pull method. i was also able to just center a wide strip under the entire heel and pull, as opposed to doing one side and then the other

I cant get "Telegram" to work on my computer...it's really old