Good info Tomy and now I understand the problem with my shop, a lack of crickets. I don't even have one.

@HovingtonInstruments

5 жыл бұрын

Give me your address , they will ship first thing tomorrow morning... (if I can Catch em!)

very helpful - I am making my list starting from scratch.

@HovingtonInstruments

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it’s helpful!

Today's not every day. Taking that with me. Oh, and you do excellent work. Huge thanks for sharing this in particular. Yours is one of my go-to channels.

Thanks!

Shooting board! I knew what it looked like but could not remember the name. Thanks for putting this info out there.

Thank you for sharing, it's good that we can all share these things online now. It's made building so much easier

The most important tool is not a bonus tool.... it's where it all starts with: patience! (and in my case reading glasses!!!!!)

@HovingtonInstruments

5 жыл бұрын

You are right Gerrit, funny you are talking about glasses. I just went to get my eyes checked because I thought I was starting to struggle ( getting older) . Turns out I will need to add lights in my shop because my eyesight is still the same... maybe it’s all in my head... that could be.. with age ..

Thanks for sharing.

Very helpful thank you. Am also making a list from scratch. Will take any good and really helpful advice I can get. Again my sincere thanks

Glad to see another video from you. Hope to see a new project soon.

@HovingtonInstruments

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it... Took a bit of a break :) I'm currently working towards getting started on a new build series. will probably have a few build videos before it's starts though. thanks for watching!

Tomy, thank you for your generosity in sharing your knowledge and experience with us. Much respect, brother.

@HovingtonInstruments

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Greatly appreciate the feedback:)

Excellent videos! Thanks for your work.

Very good explanation. Congratulations. Big hug from Brazil.

Thanks for the video! I’m a self taught amateur luthier and always looking to learn. I primarily built cigar box ukuleles with premade build components. I’m interested in restoring vintage ukuleles and ones folks have just given up on...lol. Now to hop on Amazon and grab myself a pull saw and some spool clamps!

Good to see you back at it. Thankyou so much for your videos. 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

@HovingtonInstruments

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I took a bit of a Break\ breather … I'm glad to be back!

Welcome back buddy! Good to see you at it again.

@HovingtonInstruments

5 жыл бұрын

P Petrusa thanks man!! Feels good to be back!

thank you . you are right some days nothing will go right so walk away . its hard to admit it when it happens .

Well done my friend.

@HovingtonInstruments

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marcel :)

Excellent video, Tomy! The "bonus tool" you mentioned is vital. Too many of us leave that tool "in the drawer" when we head out to the shop. Please keep the videos coming!

@HovingtonInstruments

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark. I too sometimes forget to use it but I'm getting better at it. Thanks for watching

Hey my brother awesome tips and tools I love this video good job later :)

@HovingtonInstruments

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks TJ

Nice work,like your work and your building style.i am a luthier myself and believe you gave some valuable advice,especially the bonus tool" being patient".Probably the hardest thing for most beginners to learn.i really like the stew mac fret saw.i own the same saw and highly recommend it. Beside your top 5 I believe it would also be extremely helpful to have some good chisels and some files .I really love iwasaki files for neck shaping.also I find scrapers invaluable. Also I would recommend a precision straight edge. Just a few things I consider essential. Obviously there are many other highly helpful tools and what is truly essential can vary from one person to another. Anyway keep up the good work.

@HovingtonInstruments

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your input Greg, you are right many tools could be on this list and will vary from one builder to another. Will definitely have a closer look at the iwasaki files. I never tried them ... happy building!

Very interesting video Tomy. I had no idea a specific fret saw was even e thing. I hope to try my hand at my own guitfiddle sometime soon, so this will be helpful.

@HovingtonInstruments

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chuck. You would have probably noticed as soon as the first few frets would have fallen back out that something was off ;) glad this is helpful and thanks for watching..

@cryolith

5 жыл бұрын

It doesn't have to be purpose built, it just needs to leave the right kerf for the frets. I tried all the saws in my shop, and settled on a small crown gent's saw that was "just right" (IE, I cut a slot in a scrap piece of wood, then measured it with a feeler gauge to see how wide it was).

Very good Tomy, I think the bonus tool patients is the Most important thing.. I have been trying to build a tennon uke for six months now, I have had epic failures. But I research learn from my mistakes & keep moving forward. Thank you I have learned alot from you.

@HovingtonInstruments

5 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear Scott. Always nice to hear when someone can get something useful from my videos.

Great video! I'm a drum builder but looking to make a nice padauk acoustic :) Thanks for sharing!

@HovingtonInstruments

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jason, My pleasure! would love to see one of your drum... Feel free to put a link to one of your pages where we could see some of your work.. Happy building

@gregmartin1757

4 жыл бұрын

I have used paduak quite a bit on instruments. it is a awesome wood ,durable and looks beautiful.

Is Buddy Holly there? Nice video 👍

I started building a kit guitar and even though many of the tools needed I have around the house (some were my grandfather's), the one essential tool I didn't have was a small router or router base for my Dremel tool. I don't know how you could cut a uniform channel for binding and purfling without a small router and router fence.

@HovingtonInstruments

5 жыл бұрын

Hand tool people would use a Gramil to scribe and cut wood fibres and then use other sharp tools to expose the channel. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mGxmk7WaddCedZc.html

how about specs fro a good tidy (smallish) bench???

Man, you're going to make me make an instrument whether you like it or not. Great video brother.

@HovingtonInstruments

5 жыл бұрын

Wm. Walker Co. thanks Will! I’m ready when you are :)

Crickets are good luck!