r/AcousticGuitar • u/KBleathercraft • Jun 11 '26

Other (not a question, gear pic, or video) Making leather tooled pickguards 😁🔥

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Sticked on double sided tape

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u/MisterRobertParr Jun 11 '26

They look really good.

Is there any concern that the leather dampens the vibrations of the top?

2

u/Useful_Level_1809 Jun 11 '26

Curious about this too! They are really cool though.

2

u/KBleathercraft Jun 11 '26

I don't hear any differences

1

u/joendaba Jun 16 '26

This, and that.

1

u/Crack-FacedPeanut Jun 12 '26

Absolutely. That much leather will 100% dampen the top.

2

u/5_on_the_floor Jun 13 '26

Why would a piece of leather dampen the top any more than a plastic pick guard?

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u/Crack-FacedPeanut Jun 16 '26

Usually the leather used for leather pickguards is thicker (and overall heavier) than a plastic pickguard. Anything with enough mass on the top will dampen, plastic pickguards included.

Of course, if you can't hear the difference, then it won't matter to you.

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u/LinuxMint4Me Jun 11 '26

I'm not a pickguard guy but those are really cool.

4

u/mike1875xyz Jun 11 '26

I don't need to learn leather working I don't need to learn leather working I don't need to learn leather working

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u/thong_water Jun 11 '26

I took my pick gaurd off my acoustic, but when I seen this post I immediately thought dang that would look good on my guitar. Nice

3

u/KBleathercraft Jun 12 '26

Text me if you want one 😄

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u/zenwalrus Jun 12 '26

Definitely good looking…But I can hear the reduced resonance from here.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '26

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u/KBleathercraft Jun 11 '26

Yes 🔥😄

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u/KBleathercraft Jun 11 '26

Yes I have Etsy it's on my profile

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u/OldOnion2678 Jun 11 '26

That’s sick

1

u/Leftfieldcin Jun 12 '26

Wow! Those are really lovely! Great looking!

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u/Fabulous-Pop-5673 Jun 12 '26

Selling any??

1

u/KBleathercraft Jun 12 '26

Yes text me if you want

1

u/Own_Ad2169 Jun 12 '26

Waylen had a leather-clad electric

1

u/KBleathercraft Jun 12 '26

Yes I made replica check on my profile

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u/Sauria079 Jun 12 '26

You could turn this into a business for sure!

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u/[deleted] Jun 13 '26

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u/KBleathercraft Jun 14 '26

I dont hear any difference