I've learned a lot from other guitar builders over the years, and so this blog is a way for me to share my own build experiences and hopefully let others learn from my success and mistakes!

Santa's delivery catch up

7 Jan 2022 - 3d printing, älgen, branding, fusion 360

Santa delivers some exciting 3D prints, and I spent some time refining my CAD models for better product renders.

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End of year wrap up

23 Dec 2021 - 3d printing, älgen, fusion 360, generative design, shapeways, the corvette

An end of year catch-up: The Corvette guitar ships out, and the Älgen guitar hits an important milestone after much CAD fiddling!

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Älgen progress update

23 Nov 2021 - 3d printing, älgen, fusion 360, jigs

Progress for my new guitar design: testing how to mount 3D prints on wood, and making a start on shaping the walnut that I'll use for the main body.

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Corvette Catch-up

21 Oct 2021 - cnc routing, fusion 360, purpleheart, the corvette

Corvette Catch-up: an update on the corvette guitar build, with a deep dive on the custom build bridge I've made for it.

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Updates on my Älgen guitar design

4 Oct 2021 - 3d printing, älgen, dying, jigs, nylon, templates

Updates on my Älgen guitar design: getting some actual wood, experiments in dying 3D prints, and designing some hopefully correctly complicated jigs.

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A week in the shop

20 Sep 2021 - carving, inlays, neck

Swapping theory back for practice to remind myself why I build guitars.

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Pushing forward the design of the new guitar

2 Sep 2021 - 3d printing, älgen, dying, fusion 360

Pushing forward with the new guitar design: sweating the details of how to put it together, and getting help from the maker community with how to dye 3D printed parts.

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