Nineteen-year Guild member James E Patterson is a well-known lutherie author and a retired printer with an interesting hobby: he likes to go on “photo and video binges, mostly of travels in Southeast Asian countries.”
▪ bio current as of 1997
Tag Archives: Patterson¸ James E.
It Worked for Me: Sharpening Bandsaw Blades
1997
AL#51 p.53 BRB5 p.490
James E. Patterson
▪ Speeding up the sharpening of bandsaw blades.
Cutting and Inlaying Pearl
1997
LW p.80
James E. Patterson
▪ This article compresses into less than 6 pages everything you need to know about cutting and inlaying shell, except for how to make up original designs. Creativity is a tough thing to teach. Includes 5 diagrams and 6 photos.
It Worked for Me: Fingerboard Tapering Jig
1996
AL#48 p.56 BRB4 p.504
James E. Patterson
▪ A modified fingerboard tapering jig from an Ervin Somogyi design.
Wet/Dry Bulb Thermometers
1993
AL#34 p.44 BRB3 p.313
James E. Patterson
▪ Even the best hygrometer needs to be reset occasionally. Here’s how, and why.
Resawing on a 12″ Bandsaw
1981
DS#194 LW p.45
James E. Patterson
▪ Convert a Sears 12″ bandsaw to cut guitar sets.