Six Sides Guitar Co.

Six guitars a year, one at a time.

Kerfing clamped — a forest of blue Irwin clamps press the linings into the rim
Bending walnut sides on the hot pipe, grill thermometer reading temperature
Walnut body with kerfing taped while glue sets
Spruce dreadnought top under shop lamp, herringbone binding and rosette detail
Pile of wooden go-bars, black and white
Parlor body side profile — cedar top, rosewood sides, herringbone purfling
Go-bar deck holding braces to a spruce top, soundhole visible below
Go-bar deck overhead — bracing radiates outward from the soundhole
Slotted rosewood headstock plate branded with the number 6
Mahogany neck oiled with Tru-Oil, bottle beside it on the bench
Spruce dreadnought top with forest silhouette inlay and rosette, unfinished
Waverly tuner closeup — bone button, brass worm gear
Headstock with gold Waverly tuners, low-angle bench view
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Currently booking
Q3 2027
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Six Sides is a one-person acoustic guitar shop in Portland, Oregon. Commissioned instruments, built slowly, with the discipline of a six-word story: say the necessary thing, remove everything else.

The Dreadnought

The Dreadnought

Banjo killer.

Adirondack over rosewood · Scalloped X · $9,500
Coming soon
The Parlor

The Parlor

Depression-era voice. Modern hands.

Spruce over mahogany · Ladder-braced · $7,500

First Parlor is on the bench now. Commissions open when delivery is in sight — sometime in late 2026.

One bench. One builder. Portland, Oregon.