Category Archives: Making guitar knobs

How to make wood and plastic guitar knobs

Drilling Jig for Guitar Knobs

Posted on December 27, 2016 by admin

Before a better method was developed, as many as 240 guitar knobs were made with a ¼-20 threaded hole where the shaft hole would be.  The inside diameter of that hole is less than either 6mm or ¼ inch, and … Continue reading →

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Knob 236 – Acrylic & SG finish

Posted on October 23, 2016 by admin

Knob 236 With a body of 3/8″ maple over 1/4″ cherry, generic SG seals it, covered by alternating layers of acrylic paint (applied by finger w/ float medium, and small brush: including metallic antique copper, flame yellow, cadmium orange, bright … Continue reading →

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Knobs 233, 234 & 235: Brazilian Cherry w/ Painted Decorations

Posted on October 16, 2016 by admin

Brazilian Cherry is a hard, dense wood with grain going from dark chocolate to honey-caramel.  The end grain on the board from which these knobs were cut looks a bit like brown pin-stripe. All knobs have horizontal grain to enhance … Continue reading →

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Knobs 229-232: Painted Ash

Posted on October 16, 2016 by admin

Ash is a pale hardwood, which like Oak has hard layers alternating with softer, coarser, porous layers. Knob 229, with no paint, and shoe polish finish over generic superglue (SG), clearly shows this structure.  If water-based finish contacts the wood … Continue reading →

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