Learn to Kit Build a Guitar. Learn to Scratch Build a Guitar. Learn EVERYTHING Guitars Here! 2026-07-20T20:12:09-04:00 https://www.kitguitarsforum.com/board/app.php/feed 2026-07-20T20:12:09-04:00 2026-07-20T20:12:09-04:00 https://www.kitguitarsforum.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=10358&p=62795#p62795 ]]> 2026-07-18T16:19:24-04:00 2026-07-18T16:19:24-04:00 https://www.kitguitarsforum.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=10364&p=62794#p62794 We also have the tail and heel caps. I will expand this to carry binding for fret board and headstock
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One problem with all of this, however… after a full afternoon, you pretty much run out of hair on your arms to test your blades on. And i am reluctant to move on to the next patch of hair!

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I try as best I can to exercise the KISS principle. Start at the simple end of everything and add complexity as needed.

So...I read about the 'scary sharp' sharpening process, and I love it. A few sheets of ascending sandpaper grits and an angle-keeping rolling fixture for the chisels/plane blades and I'm on my way. I have a scrap piece of quartz countertop to use as a surface, it won't move and won't break and the price was right. I can shave my arms.

(I'm allergic to using power tools for precision tasks unless I have a lot of confinement and control of the process.)

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But I may have finally found my holy grail.

Taylor Tools (taytools.com) has two systems that you should check out: a drill press system and a glass plate flattening system. The secret is self - adhesive 3M Cubitron abrasive disks which are specifically made for sharpening steel.

The drill press system has two acrylic disks with aluminum hubs that get inserted into a drill press. One is for gross sharpening and has a stick on disk of a coarse grit (ie 120) on one side and 220 on the other. The second disk has 220 on one side and a leather strop on the other. Then, I use 1000 grit Aluminum oxide adhered to a glass plate for the final hone (plus one more strop).

The disk system alone gets your blade pretty sharp. Adding in the honing step gets you to a “paper slicing” sharp edge in a few seconds.

Even my dullest tools have taken only minutes to sharpen. There’s no risk of burning the tool like an abrasive wheel, and by using the wooden jig (which you can purchase or build) it’s very easy to get a consistent angle on your tool.

This is the fastest and easiest sharpening system that I have ever used.

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P.S. - the concept of using an abrasive paper\medium for sharpening is not new by any means, but this Cubitron is amazing stuff (as is the technology behind it - do a search!). So you don’t need the Taytool system to make it work, but it is very convenient and reasonably priced.

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Glenn

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