I have access to a big spruce/osage/locust/maple/whatever log. How can I get it milled?
Wood-Mizer is a company that manufactures and sells portable saw mills, and they maintain a list of people who own their equipment and are willing to mill wood for folks in their local areas. If you’re in North America, call Wood-Mizer at 1-800-553-0182 for the name of a sawyer near you. As they sell internationally, you can try e-mailing them to find a local owner if you’re outside of North America. Q. How do I figure out fret placement? A. See our Links Pages for a number of online and downloadable fret calculators. And it’s not “cheating” to buy a pre-slotted fretboard, especially for your first few fretted instruments. If you keep building you’ll have plenty of time later to master that particular skill. Q. How do find and fix a fretboard buzz? A. See our BuzzFAQ for help in finding and fixing your buzz. Q. What is scale length? A. Scale length is the open length of the vibrating string on a stringed instrument, without adjusting for compensation. Q. What is compensation? A. Whenev
