I started doing repair work full time in 1972. At that time there was not much in the way of specialized repair tools. Don Teeter's 2 books on repair were the first books available to me with photos and ideas on specialized tools and jigs that one could make, plus ideas about repair that I hadn't considered. We've come a long way since then and I have almost a museum of Stew-Mac specialized tools that have come along to make life easier and still use most of them. I agree with Rick and others when saying, buy the tools and get on with it. If you're going to build and want to recreate the craft of hand building, then go fell the tree, split, let it air dry for a few years and do one by hand, but if you're serious about repair work, buy the right tools. Kenc
Cartwright's Music & Repair Shop
"I repair what others sell"
Stayton, Oregon
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