Official Luthiers Forum!

Here is the latest Luthier Tips du Jour video. The topic is using burn in sticks for filling gaps. Enjoy!
This video as well as all my other videos are available via my website http://www.obrienguitars.com/videos/, LMI's website or on Youtube.

Thanks, Robbie. Great tips as usual. Also very timely as I am doing some fret-end fill right now.

Thanks again,
Max

_________________
Max Bishop
Brighton, Michigan

Thanks max. I think you will find this method very efficient and useful.

I use the "low heat" burn in sticks from Mohawk with a torch and burn in knife. The softer sticks can be leveled with a lot less aggressive sanding and work just as well. They come in many colors and you can melt several colors on a pad of paper to color match. Then touch up other areas such as gaps in side binding.

Michael

Yet another great tip from Mr. O'Brien. I really appreciate you posting these.

IME it's helpful to get the lacquer stick as level as possible with the burn in knife. It's easier than sanding. The electric knives are a nice luxury if you can spare the dough.