Setup for a beginner - really long shopping list

[AJB Temple]

Very good list Pete. Reading through it I am missing purfling and binding tools, and the kind of fine tools used for making inlays.

 

[Jacob]

Haven't followed this thread so may be repeating:
cutting sheets or ripping long pieces over a TS in a small space
cut sheets down to handleable size first by hand, but with reference to your cutting list of course
ditto long pieces - cut to length by hand first

 

[PeteCo]

This is exactly what I was looking for! thank you very much Pete, I'll send you a message with a couple of questions

sure , feel free to ask away.

 

[PeteCo]

Very good list Pete. Reading through it I am missing purfling and binding tools, and the kind of fine tools used for making inlays.

Indeed AJB , I ran out of time earlier tbh

You can do the binding channels with a suitable router binding bit (offset bearing ) and handheld 1/4 router ( Makita , Bosch, DeWalt etc ) with a suitable jig or perspex base ( and a steady hand ! )
For inlays (I've personally very little experience of doing this yet ) a Dremel or similar multi tool with dentist drill bits and a Dremel router base. I use a Black & Decker multi tool with a base bought from a UK supplier ( the StewMac base was too expensive without having an existing annual account )

A fine jewellers saw will also be useful.

I'd also second the guitar neck vise posted earlier - I'm gonna buy one of those myself !!

As mentioned a few times , buy as you go - so you know what you really need.

 

[Sachakins]

Here's a good solution for shop dust, sound and compressor setup

 

[Roland]

Like @PeteCo I started by making guitars. I was advised only to buy tools when I really needed them. (There is more than one way to do most tasks.) For my first build I used a jig saw, a router, and a drill on a stand, which I already had, and bought a palm sander. I made sanding bobbins to fit the drill, and a sliding frame which allows me to use the router to thin and flatten surfaces. For chip collection I used a Henry vacuum.

My first purchase was a floor standing pillar drill. This has been very useful, especially for accurate drilling of string-through and tuner holes. For necks I bought a spoke shave, cabinet scrapers, and a narrow kerf saw for fret slots. Having realised to problem of dust I bought a Numatic extractor and an Axminster air cleaner from this forum. I’ve since added a vortex and large plastic bucket like @sachakins‘ to separate chips from dust.

With a couple of builds under my belt I went to see a professional guitar builder for advice about bandsaws. His advice was don’t buy one unless you want to make your own veneers. Instead get a table saw. If you need to split a panel, for example to make book matched tops, you can use the table saw around the edges. These will guide a crosscut saw or Japanese pull saw to finish the job.

My next purchase will either be a table saw or a table top thicknesser, depending on what my next project is.

 

[Jacob]

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... If you need to split a panel, for example to make book matched tops, you can use the table saw around the edges. These will guide a crosscut saw or Japanese pull saw to finish the job.
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Or for big pieces a rip hand saw in the TS slots.