Luthier Andy Beech of D’haitre Guitars in Bellingham, Washington is behind many of them. ... The particular structure of Beech’s guitars made them as much tools as they were showpieces.

Joseph Lukes Guitars builds acoustic guitars strictly with hand tools—planes, drills, chisels, and Japanese saws—and reclaimed wood sourced from bar tops and railroad ties.

It stands to reason that the go-to place for luthier tools and guitar parts knows what makes an excellent DIY guitar – and this 335 kit certainly proves this. Now, we all know how laborious it can be ...

Of all the potential tools at a guitarist’s disposal, the guitar tuner is perhaps the most irreplaceable. No instrument stays in tune naturally; everything from changes in weather and humidity ...

The craftsman uses the same techniques and tools he has used for more than 40 years creating works of wildlife and whimsical faces. Janelle’s venture into guitars began more as a hobby.

Fry uses standard woodworking tools to construct his guitars and said a typical order could take him about six months to complete. “If you can make a cabinet with it, I’ve got it,” Fry said.

Jason Kostal’s Queen Creek basement is filled with tools to make guitars "the old-school way," he said. While a normal wait time for a custom guitar from Kostal, a luthier who makes boutique ...