# STL 151: End Grain Guitars and Shop Storage

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2017-11-24
- Length: 1h 06m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-11-24-stl-151-end-grain-guitars-and-shop-storage
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.podcast.static.taunton.com/stl-151-end-grain-guitars-and-shop-storage

## Summary

Host Ben Strana, along with contributors Mike Pekovich and Matt Kenney, discuss building an electric guitar from spalted end-grain wood, explaining why solid end-grain is structurally unsound for guitar bodies due to string tension and recommending veneering over a stable core. The hosts then detail three methods for planing thin veneer, including using a sacrificial MDF board, a sled with a cleat, and a Michael Fortune jig, to overcome planer roller issues. Finally, they share shop storage solutions, such as wall-mounted L-brackets for tools and Domino joiner slots for chisels, before answering listener questions on jointing long boards, angled joinery, and managing honing guide wear on water stones.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-11-24-stl-151-end-grain-guitars-and-shop-storage#t=0) Introduction and Taunton Store Promo
- [0:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-11-24-stl-151-end-grain-guitars-and-shop-storage#t=53) Building a Guitar from Spalted End-Grain Wood
- [8:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-11-24-stl-151-end-grain-guitars-and-shop-storage#t=536) Methods for Planing Thin Veneer
- [18:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-11-24-stl-151-end-grain-guitars-and-shop-storage#t=1113) Shop Storage Solutions and Traveling Tool Chests
- [33:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-11-24-stl-151-end-grain-guitars-and-shop-storage#t=1990) Jointing Long Boards and Resawn Lumber
- [42:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-11-24-stl-151-end-grain-guitars-and-shop-storage#t=2549) Angled Tenons vs. Angled Mortises
- [46:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-11-24-stl-151-end-grain-guitars-and-shop-storage#t=2775) Philosophical Questions: Milling vs. Resawing
- [56:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-11-24-stl-151-end-grain-guitars-and-shop-storage#t=3383) Managing Honing Guide Wear on Water Stones
- [1:01:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-11-24-stl-151-end-grain-guitars-and-shop-storage#t=3718) Listener Comments and Recommendations

## Topics

- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Test & measurement](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/test-and-measurement)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Taunton (company)
- Eclipse (product)
- Shapton (product)
- Norton (product)
- Domino (tool)
- Fine Woodworking (company)

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