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09/09/2026

100+ Pieces of Inlay, Finally Finished
Hours of hand-fitting shell, pearl, and burl later — these rosettes are finally ready to install. 🎸
Full build video is up now on the channel (link in bio) if you want to see the whole process.

09/04/2026

This wood shading technique is from the 1600’s

scorching wood in hot sand to create a gradient before inlaying into a rosette. Full video is up on YouTube (link in bio) for you to follow the build process.

08/31/2026

The egg and dart pattern goes back to Ancient Greek architecture~This version is built from 100 individual pieces of shell and wood. 🎸
Full build video is on YouTube now (link in bio) if you want to see how it all comes together.

“Crafting a 100-Piece Inlay Rosette”, episode 3 of “Building Commissioned Guitars” is live on my YouTube channel! You c...
08/30/2026

“Crafting a 100-Piece Inlay Rosette”, episode 3 of “Building Commissioned Guitars” is live on my YouTube channel! You can follow this series as I build guitars in real-ish time. Link is in the bio!

08/25/2026

Aging a finish is a balancing act — push it too far and you can’t take it back. I found that line on this one. 😅🎸
Here’s the moment I realized I’d gone too far, and what it took to bring it back. Full restoration story is on YouTube now (link in bio).

08/21/2026

New wood doesn’t just show up looking 66 years old — you have to help it get there. Here’s the process I use to match new repair work to decades of natural wear. 🎸
Full restoration video is on YouTube now (link in bio) if you want to see how this fits into the bigger picture.

08/16/2026

This is the part that makes all the hours in the shop worth it. 🎸
Ryan picked this Strat up and brought it to me almost immediately after buying it — so this was basically his first real look at what it could become. Full restoration story is on YouTube now (link in bio) if you want to see how we got here.

08/11/2026

Potassium permanganate. Sounds like something from a chemistry lab (it kind of is), definitely doesn’t sound like it belongs anywhere near a guitar. But here we are. 💀🎸
This is the first look at a 1960 Fender Stratocaster I just finished restoring — full story on why I needed something that looks this toxic on YouTube now (link in bio).

07/28/2026

Two halves of Hawaiian koa, one back plate. Thicknessing, working around a knot in the grain, and joining it all into one clean piece before it becomes part of the guitar. 🎸
Full build video is up now on YouTube — link in bio.

07/21/2026

Everything’s going smooth... until it isn’t. 👀 Stick around for the moment I catch it.
15 years of building guitars, and I still make mistakes — the difference now is what happens next.
Full story (and the fix) in the latest build video — link in bio. 🎸

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Bridgeport, PA
19405

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