Q&A | Resonating vs Reflecting Backs, Top Thickness, Scrapwood uses, and more!

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Questions/Topics: – What do you do with your scrap wood? – Buying pre-bent sides – Best heating blanket for side bending – radial rosettes – thicknessing backs as a resonator or a reflector – Thicknessing tops – Plate gluing jig – laminated sides – inlaying Opal for fret marker dots – What is the purpose of a shooting board – modifying an existing guitar to increase the bass response – inlaying mother of pearl without teflon strips All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com Register for an 9 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsylvania: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/ Check out the online course “Building an OM Acoustic”: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/course/building-an-om-acoustic/ To commission an instrument from Eric: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/ Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/ 🔴 Register for a Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/ 🔴 Check out the Online Guitar Building School: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course-directory/ 🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/ 🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/ 🔴 Donate and Support US Military Special Operators through the Art of Guitar Building: https://www.reveilleguitarproject.org/donate