Yesterday, I got to spend a couple hours with master classical and flamenco luthier Mike Surrency at his home in Houston, Texas. His guitars are gorgeous, and he was kind enough to show me around his shop, explain some of his jigs and fixtures, and get me started in the right direction to building my own guitars.
He is the son of a professional cabinet maker and grew up with old-school woodworking. I was surprised to learn that he makes everything on the guitars (including purflings) except the tuning machines, and that he does it using a modest assortment of hand tools, small power tools and band saw. Kudos, Mike!
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