Crafting an acoustic guitar is not only about design and acquisition of desired wood.  It's about tools necessary to accomplish the proj...

Why do we name our guitars, and why do we seem to always choose a woman's name? I don't know, and I've really not put much tho...

I bumped into a lady the other day who wanted to sell a banjo. Why do I need a banjo?  I don't play one. I don't know much about t...

I bopped over to the monthly swap meet this past weekend hoping to find a few unusual trinkets I could use to decorate or enhance a cigar bo...

A week ago I happened to come across a damaged acoustic guitar.  The headstock was completely severed from the neck in an accidental fall to...

This picture is very old and quite funny. My friend Joe the tall guy with his sister Mary Ann and someone we don't even remember. An...

I received word today from Lora Lee Ortiz of Vintage Albuquerque http://dev.vintagealbuquerque.org/ that the auction in support of art fo...

The only carry-over from the last hotrod I built is the license plate.  What to do with it? I decided the proper thing was to use it ...

For the 'do-it-yourselfers' Micheal Kingsley shared photos of a drum sander that he built. This is one of the best home-built rigs...

Finally, the Zenith radio conversion to an amp is complete.  The cabinet is in great condition and the only need was to clean and polish it....

While shopping at one of my favorite and most unique record stores . . . yes, that's record, like in vinyl recording for a turntable ...

My Doc asked me the other day how I was feeling.  He's concerned that I might be struggling with an issue or two related to my recent h...

I got a call recently from a really nice guy (John) from the Cleveland area, who wanted me to build a couple cigar box guitars for him.  Th...