In the late sixties I built a few guitars with just manual hands tools, sandpaper and a Sloane book. Made my own forms for side bending and even made some of my own tools such as clamps, purfling channel cutter, rosette circle cutter. Took a long time - don't suggest going this route.
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Derek Coombs
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Guitars by Mark Blanchard, Albert&Mueller, Paul Woolson, Collings, Composite Acoustics, and Derek Coombs
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