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Holter Custom Pickguards, with Taylor Mullins The one-man shop with nearly 400 free templates: how Taylor Mullins went from scissors to a Shapeoko, why the good celluloid comes from Italy, and what a …

An Ibanez Musician came in missing one of its custom humbucker covers. Here's how I molded the original in silicone and cast a replacement pickup cover in pigmented epoxy resin. I have a client with a…

Ian sits down with Anders Nicklasson of True Temperament to trace the 20-year arc behind the squiggly frets — how the temperament was developed by ear, what luthiers can buy today, and why three-chord…

What is the deal with strobe tuners? Robert Potsic of Peterson Strobe Tuners gives us a tour of every single last tuning product from inside the Peter

We had a focused conversation with Ross Gruet and Alex Hardison from ShopBot Tools and took a hard look at what's actually new in their CNC lineup. We

Jumping In! — by Todd Lunneborg An intro and, “Getting ready for the Fretboard Summit, 2026.” Hello there, Todd Lunneborg here. Ian has asked me to start writing regularly for the Looth Group Website.…