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Curated and new content that we think is cool. You’ll find a mixture of free content, as well as some Looth Lite and Looth Pro stuff.
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Router fence ruler attachment
This little attachment clips onto your ruler and indexes to a 1/4 router bit, to easily find the distance from the center of the bit to the fence.
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Massimiliano Monterosso Maxmonte Guitars
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Council of Elders 2.0, November 2025
The council meets for its monthly review of looth-submitted questions.
0:00:00 Q1. Quantifying hydration and the belly budge
0:24:10 Q2. Best practi….
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Violin Repair Crash Course: Pegs and Pegboxes
Welcome to the new Violin Repair Crash Course! Luke Heaton of Whittlesticks is going to be bringing his expertise to our benches. Join us monthly for ….
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Les Paul: Repair and Touchup (Part 2)
Hang out with Ian Davlin under the warm glow of the blacklight bulb as he assesses the damage and the path towards a more visually pleasing repair. Wa….
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Marketing Club: An intro to Google Ads, with Joseph Scott
For this Marketing Club, Joseph Scott of Guitar Tech Luthier joins us to cover the essentials of Google Ads. With a background in advertising, Joe has….
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featured videos
Wipe on Finish with Fill N Finish Ultra Thin
Tutorial on effective application of Fill n Finish Ultra Thin CA as a quick, good looking finish…..
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Iris Carr Restoration AMA
Iris Carr going over repair techniques and varnish retouch techniques. Very high level. ….
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Identifying Linear or Log/Audio Taper Pots
Sometimes you need to figure out if that pot is a log or linear taper. Here’s how. ….
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Total Vise Sponsored Event
The Looth Group has its first sponsor! Doug and Dan have long had a productive relationship with Jeff Howard (Total Vise) leading to such innovations ….
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ABC: Wood Torrefaction w/ Dana Bourgeois
Raw or cooked? While the age old discussion between air and kiln dried woods for guitar building rages on, the industry has moved on to treating wood ….
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From Fear to Fuel: Turning Anxiety into Progress in Lutherie
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João Cassias with Robbie O’Brien
Passionate archtop builder, João Cassias, is joined by Robbie O’Brien in his shop in Brazil…..
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featured articles
Using acrylic to mimic a celluloid pickguard
After consulting with Ian Davlin, Doug Proper and a few others on the Loothalong, I looked into a celluloid solution. The materials were more expensiv….
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More Blast For Your Money
When the post is released from the chuck, the jaws are tightened shut and then used to press the anchor tightly into the body with a bit of hide-glue ….
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French Polishing For Luthiers with Eugene Clark
French polishing appealed for many reasons, especially the hardened versions of shellac. But what I needed to do was improve my technique – having fin….
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Martin Binding Repair
Reattaching loose bindings on acoustic guitars is a repair that one may initially think is a simple job. Still, the process can be more complex than a….
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Conflict Avoidance
Although there are some who do, most of us prefer not to have conflict in our lives. Conflict causes stress and can lead to other problems like lower ….
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Loothing Outside the Box
Recently a 1941 Martin D-18 that had seen better days dropped in for some bridge work — the bridge was splitting on both treble and bass sides in fron….
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featured loothprints
Borescope Camera Holder
I modelled a thing to keep my borescope from moving around when I’ve got my arm through the sound hole. ….
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String Spreaders
Selection of string spreaders for all your spreading needs…..
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Surface Inspection Light
This Surface Inspection Light is designed to assist during the final sanding stage. It casts a raking light across the guitar’s surface, highlighting ….
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Fret End Bevel Jig
I use this jig when I want to bevel frets prior to installation. It has a 10-32 x 3/4″ Button Head Cap Screw to adjust the bevel and from 27-33 degre….
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Pin Puller V2
A simple 3D print to turn the Stewmac Fret Pullers into Bridge Pin pullers. Great way to get more use out of an expensive too. ….
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Stewmac Depth-Stop Drill Bits Holder
Caddy for holding the Stewmac depth stop drill bits. ….
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Gable Arbor Handle
Brent Gable Came up with the idea of strapping a handle the the arbor from the Stewmac Arbor Press.
For assembly, install the carriage bolt into the ….
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