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	Conservation and Musical Instrument Making Good information on using sustainably harvested wood and avoiding the overuse of endangered species.	Link
	Dolan Guitars Custom guitar builder and fine instrument repair.	Link
	Guild of American Luthiers Since 1972, the Guild of American Luthiers has been the foremost source of information for makers, repairers, and restorers of all kinds of string instruments. The guild is a non-profit educational membership organization whose purpose is to facilitate learning about the art, craft and science of lutherie.	Link
	How to tune a guitar Data Sheet 45, from the Guild of American Luthiers, explains how to tune a guitar using the fifth and twelfth frets for full octave harmonics and avoiding the seventh fret harmonics, which are not quite perfect fifths.	Link
	Luthier's Mercantile A mecca for guitar building supplies.	Link
	MIMForum Links Hundreds of woodworking related links.	Link
	Photos from 2006 wodworking classes	Page
	Photos from 2010 woodworking classes	Page
	Stewart MacDonald Major supplier of guitar building supplies.	Link
	Toxic Woods A list of toxic woods.	Link
	Traditional Crafts The following is a random collection of discoveries and ideas.	Book page
	Tuning a guitar Tune the high E string to the fifth fret harmonic of the low E string. ~5 x x x x 0 Tune the G string second fret (E) to the 12th fret harmonic of the low E string. ~12 x x 2 x x Tune B string third fret (G) to the G string 12th fret harmonic.	Book page
	Woodworking Classes	Group
	Woodworking Project: Three Legged Stool Materials Wood for laminated seat, such as 3 to 4 pieces of 2x4, up to 18" in length. Can contain large knots or other variations that can add character and interest to the piece. Douglas Fir, Redwood, and any other soft wood work well.	Book page

None make a greater mistake than they who do nothing because they can do only a little.

— Edmund Burke