Day in the life of a BUSY guitar maker / luthier
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- Опубликовано: 7 окт 2024
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MY TOOL WALL:
Fret cutters: stewmac.sjv.io...
Fret tang nippers: stewmac.sjv.io...
Fret hammer: stewmac.sjv.io...
Mini plane (couldn't find my exact one but this is a good similar): stewmac.sjv.io...
Lie Nielsen No. 5: www.lie-nielse...
Lie Nielsen No. 7: www.lie-nielse...
Fretboard radius: stewmac.sjv.io...
Ruler small: stewmac.sjv.io...
Fret scale: stewmac.sjv.io...
Brace chisel: stewmac.sjv.io...
Straight edge: stewmac.sjv.io...
My website: www.tempestgui...
My instagram: / daisy_tempest
Thanks so much for watching and I will see you all very soon!
Daisy - I have a suggestion for your new workshop that literally transform the working experience. Glue down cork tile on your floor. It is not very expensive... It is so much easier on your feet than the concrete... and importantly -- if a tool drops the cork will likely save it from a serious ding. Additionally, the left-over scraps are perfect for lining vise jaws, jig surfaces that touch the wood and many more things. Cheers
dude im putting cork floor down now
I really like your vids for the peace they create for the viewers like me, my mind can be downright chaotic at times & waching someone make beautiful things (especially musical instruments) is nice to see.
Daisy, you are an amazing talent. Your attention to detail blows my mind. 😳 Your patience must me next level! Love your work. ❤️
Daisy, watching you work is one of my ASMR actions… as a craftsperson for most of my 60+ years it’s not often that I prefer watching someone else do it, let alone at the level of detail and (dare I say?) perfectionism of your work. Keep those hands and that mind healthy: the world needs both!
It's not about being productive, It's about experiencing your passion and enjoying that tremendously. It takes how long it takes. That brings mastery.
Great job 👍 as a journeyman carpenter/ fine woodworker I have built a lot of furniture and stuff but I haven’t built a guitar yet and I play guitar. I need to give it a try. It’s a pleasure watching you work.
I’m also a builder and one of my benchmarks for a productive day is not how much I got done but if the project moved forward rather than slid back due to mistakes or mishaps. Some days you just need to be satisfied that you got things back on track or simply didn’t let anything slip off the tracks. After thirty years of building things, I feel a lot slower than I was in my early days so it’s important for me to shift my mindset to accept a different measure of productivity.
They have a saying in the military: "Slow is smooth. Smooth is fast."
@@woodybrison 🪄🎶🙃
This, for some reason I cannot fathom, just popped up on my RUclips feed. My father was a craftsman and as a child I used to love watching him, this was an absolute joy to see, someone who is clearly a total perfectionist and massively skilled to boot. Thank you.
This was your best video yet on yourself as a person and the intensity of your work. I look forward as ever to your videos.
Daisy your gentleness and tempo working with wood are a joy to watch.
Thanks for sharing. Nice trick with the cellophane and the sand paper. Will keep in mind for my traditional woodworking in case I can’t get something to seat fully.
Totally agree.. in the middle of a woodworking project it's easy to get in the zone and forget to eat..or just put it off until you hit a certain spot in progress. Great work.. nice talent !
Once again great to see you work. Exceptional skill. I’d love to know the music you put on your videos?
Think you are an amazing young lady and artist with a wonderful personality. Always look forward to seeing your videos and the work you’ve accomplished. Much love, an old man in Texas
I have built a few instruments, enough to know I have a lot to learn. Thank you for this short but very interesting video.
Daisy you are an inspiration. It is nice to see someone so wonderful representing the craft. Thanks for sharing and inspiring....from a forever student luthier. Cheers!
I truly enjoyed the in-depth look at your day as a luthier. It's eye-opening to see the balance between intense focus on craftsmanship and the need for self-care. Your dedication to your art, even amidst the chaos and high expectations, is inspiring.
Looking forward to your upcoming projects and exhibitions!
Thanks for the video Daisy - nothing beats a good card scraper! great looking Guitar - Cheers from Canada
I’m so happy to see a new video from you! The guitar you are making in this video is over the top beautiful. I love your shop and watching you work. Great background music! Thanks for sharing!
Your incredible eye for detail and your steady hand is such a treat to watch. So few real artisans and craftspeople today. I am always mesmerized by your work. Any player would be lucky to own one of your pieces. Stay real and never give up your passion.
Pretty amazing to watch!! I really admire your ability to get so absorbed, where you have kind of transcended patience. I look forward to the up and coming videos!
I always have great admirations to those who enjoy working with their hand to create beautiful instruments! I wish I had the knowledge to build guitars by hand! Thanks for sharing!!
Buy a kit and give it a go.
@@ColinWatters 3D printing one!!
I am new but I love your genuine approach !
I look forward to catching up on videos and seeing what happens for you , God Bless You.
I am so jealous !! the space and level you have attained are fantastic as well as the level of experience and skill! incredible! True skill and TALENT!
Daisy, I agree with you on getting absorbed into the job, especially me, when I’m in a groove, I just go for it. I can’t stop until I’m satisfied.
I love to see how precise and delicate you work on the instruments. And yes, I know the feeling of not having done enough during the day, but my mind is so much faster than my hands are. And I learned a thing or two again watching you work!
7:39 Ohhhh...I like what you've done with that volute. Both the ski slope curve and the laminating/veneering.
About working in a windowless shop in February: A few years ago I splurged and retrofit the florescent ceiling fixtures in my basement (hobby) studio space with daylight spectrum LED tubes. And I added a couple of matching fixtures. The difference was amazing. It went from being a rather dingy uninviting space to feeling pretty cheerful. Retrofitting existing fixtures reduced the cost and it wasn’t much work. And I think the daylight spectrum light helps cure your varnish.
I suspect I'm like a lot of your viewers, people who have used similar tools on different projects. How progress is measured is always a challenge. This morning I watched a Day in the Life of a Luthier using tools I love. The result is that I'm smiling instead of being angry because macular degeneration makes it hard to measure, or essential tremors make it difficult. Now that's progress! And thank you in a way that you won't know about til 50 years from now. You are wonderful and thank you. Very much.
From just pure eagerness of everything and wanting to learn when you first started to a blossoming force in the luthier world; your pure passion for: yourself, your craft, and your products has blossomed into a force in the luthier realms!
I love to see younger people who are serious about a craft like this. I've always thought guitar making has to be one of the most difficult and interesting types of woodwork. Thanks for letting us see some of your process and have fun!
Very inspiring to watch you work to turn out your beautiful and great-sounding guitars. This video should be shown ti anyone questioning the price of a professional acoustic guitar. Thanks for sharing
Beautiful work as always Daisy! Stunning piece, that back and side set in particular is so unique.
Brilliant video and beautiful work. Thanks Daisy 😊
Daisy, your passion and dedication to your craft is massively inspiring, especially in the context of 2024. Sometimes our work is more important that sleep or food and that's totally righteous. However, you are correct (and so wise for someone of your age and experience in this life) you need to look after yourself so you can keep performing at the highest level.
What I heard in your video is that you love your work and you have plenty of self-love which came in conflict by working long hours. Sometimes we must make sacrifices for a greater purpose. We also must live a balanced, harmonious life which is pretty much how you are living. Bravo! As a dad I'm sure your dad is very proud of you... and not just for your skill and dedication to your work. That's the greatest gift you can give your parents.
Now I need to work and make some time to binge watch your previous vids since I am new here.
Lovely seeing you work. I've been making furniture for 30 years and a few things in there made me think! For example, the back of the chisels. I have always polished them mirror flat to ensure a good edge, but yours has quite deep scratches on the back. It clearly works wonderfully, looking at how that inlayed parallelogram fitted! Beautiful craft and work(wo)manship
Fantastic work on that guitar Daisy! Your craftsmanship is really over the top! Looking forward to your African video post. Be well & stay safe! 👍👍🎸🎸💖💖
Very bold using that jack (#6?) plane on the guitar body while fitting the neck... I would worry about slipping and blowing the binding along the back, but you have those young and steady hands;) Bold also to fit the end graft, bound with purfling, between the bindings. I have taken the easy route and put the end graft in first and then cut the binding channel through it, no purfling yet to complicate the process. Can't remember if I forgot or never learned to put tape around the other end of the scaper when leveling the binding, a neat trick and stress reliever. Looking forward to your next video!
There's times I watch a video and think I could possibly do that. I watch you? I can't do that. Ever. Your work is truly amazing and beautiful. I'm waiting for Marks video!! That will be truly incredible.
The guitar you are working on in this video has some lovely wood, figure and grain patterns to it on the back and sides. With the high contrast stark light color of the top. It's going to be another stunning guitar once you finish it.
Luthiering ASMR. Some good watching. I liked how you were using a scraper for the surface finish. I wish I had some at my school, I'd teach the kids to use them. They can get you a very smooth finish. Always fascinating to watch Daisy.
Always a pleasure! You are an outstanding problem solver with a great gift for marketing. I see only good things for you going forward.😊
So glad to see you working agaim, and I stikk want to to talk you about the reforestatio proyect in Costa Rica !!
It’s also mentally tiring concentrating all day on the smallest measurements and adjustments as you craft it, so don’t forget how much that can tire you too as well as the physical work. The two together is a lot when it’s every day. Great work as always 🎉
Impressive and warmly delightful.
Your Guitars works of art, I would love to hear you play one to hear its tonal quality I can only imagine it being wonderful.
wonderful production and music as always, your content is a pleasure to the eyes and ears!
Nice work lass, have the same tripod spot lamp as ye. Guitars look and sound superb.
This is a GREAT video, Daisy. I learned very much from watching you work. This for sharing this.
All that AND producing, shooting and editing the video. That's a full day for anyone. The body, like wood, can only be pushed so far before breaking. Treat each with the reverence and understanding they deserve. Some days you can get it to do what you want-other times you can't get either one to cooperate. 😎
Thank you for sharing your journey-can't wait to see the next chapter.
Dear Ms. Tempest,
Watching you create was incredibly satisfying.
As a parent, basement musician and massage therapist, and old car guy, don't forget to take care of your tools, I.E. your body. Eat, and if you are ok with massages and/or chiro it really helps. Finding the right therapist can be a challenge but once you do...
Anyway...
Thank you for creating what look to be amazing instruments!
You do beautiful work
It’s so hard to remember basic self care like eating well when you are in flow. Good advice to be aware of this as a creative in any field. Burn-out is a really annoying waste of time if you don’t stay aware of what you’re asking of your body and mind. In awe of your skill and dedication
I've started doing the pomodoro technique both in my 9-5 job and when I'm making (25 mins work, 5 mins rest). It's amazing what having those 5 minutes gives you back when it gives you the chance to just take a second to eat something, have a cup of coffee or anything really. Also gives you a second for your brain to reflect on what you're doing. Love this sort of video :)
I learn a lot from your videos but today I learned that I need a Stewart MacDonald tracksuit! Thank you for the inspiration
Gibson uses veneer and lots of it even used on the Gibson standard les Paul... Gibson's semi-hollowbodies like the ES-335 and ES-339 have tops and backs constructed of layers (either 3 or 4) of maple veneer. My understanding is that the veneers are assembled in successive cross-grain layers with the top layer having its grain longitudinal to the length of the guitar. The tops and backs are approximately 1/4" in thickness after layup.
So plywood then
To save you hassle cleaning the floor you should install a floor dust hood to your extractor like the Charnwood DH610 :)
Always a pleasure!
I enjoyed this insightful video very much. Thanks for all you do.
Hi Daisy. I've been watching you since you began your journey. Small tip. When taping. Flip the end tape back on itself to make for easy removal . You rock. Keep doing what you're doing. It's going to be a wonderful journey. Stay well
Brilliant tip! I’ll bank it for my next tip video. Thanks so much!!!
Love watching your videos. You seem like a very nice person. Your partner is one very lucky man. Wish you both all the best.
So wonderful seeing that beautiful instrument take shape. Those scraper shavings were *chef's kiss* I also love the way you seamlessly integrate both power and hand tools into your process. One question - what was the step involving paper while seating the neck? Was that sandpaper? And can you spoil your upcoming video and tell us if you got to meet Mark Knopfler?
I always love your videos, Daisy. Please take care of yourself.
Would you give us a full video of carving a neck one of these days?
Thanks again,
D
A pleasure to watch,working on guitars,eats up time,I make a big beef stew,sits on the stove,better than some quick sandwich,or junk food
Beautiful work
It is normal for creative people to forget things like; eating, washing, a lunch meeting. When you are in the zone, nothing else exists. Musicians, artists, actors etc etc, all, experience this. Be grateful you have access to this energy and never think about what it is, only, go with it ehen it comes... Bravo..
To be in that zone of losing yourself in your work shows you are doing what you love. Wish everyone could have that...
Nice job! Keep up the good work🥰
Yes that's my morning routine as well catch up on the nasty bits before making a start. Although for me its not building guitars :) Beautiful work and yes checking off those lists is very satisfying.
I absolutely understand how it is to forget to eat, Daisy... I've done it many times as well!
Well, until I start cooking... Now I just can't forget! 😂
Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Art, and creating art, has its own timeframe!
Glad to find you. Lovely video ❤.
Is that the spalted wood from way back? Love the way it looks and the whole guitar is a beautiful work of art. Changing shops so often can be very stressful but it seems you have it down pat.
This just randomly popped in my google news feed for some reason, but I'll take it. Definitely beats the bad news that's usually there
I could watch you build all day long.
perfect as per... a joy to watch.....
Wow really nice looking guitar at 00:41, is it LACE Wood? Must be some kind of figured sapelle or mahogany? Nice Work as always!!!
Beautiful work, love you 😂
Good luck on the new Workshop
7:22
Nice chisel control!
Whenever I use chisels I end up slipping and gouging the wood.
I don’t have it.. you do!
Busy girl! Thanks for sharing!
Nice. The guitar at 6:09 has an interesting side profile. It would be interesting to see the work board or solera you built that on. I make Torres style guitars. I have to agree: Guitar making is physically really taxing.
My goodness! Is that a Lie-Nielsen No. 6 at 5:05 and 5:32 in the video? Such a large plane for a seemingly small part. Curious as to why you are using such a large and heavy tool? Thanks, love your work.
Always nice to watch a master at their craft. Thanks for taking the time to share it. And eating is important fyi LOL
You’re an incredible craftsman, or craftswoman, if you prefer. Amazing skills! 👍🏻
Hi Daisy that wedge inlay was perfection. Question… which rasp is your favourite?
I'm intrigued by your use of that Lie Nielsen plane (looks big - is it a No 6?) on these small parts. Conventional wisdom is to use something much smaller on little pieces like this. I often don't, but mainly because I have a larger plane which is really nice and I just prefer using it. Is this why, or do you find the big plane works better?
This channel deserves more subscribers.
One of the down sides of no windows is the lack of an external time reference. I have medication I've set alarms on my phone for it surprised me at first how my perception of time passing changed..
Busy young lady , with a very cool demeanour. Love to play one of your creations. Alberta Dave
Beautiful in every respect !!
Sometimes when you're working and it's going well you just don't want to stop, it's too fun and you get engrossed in what you're doing. I often realise I've not drank for hours and hours when I start to get a headache, must be better at bringing a water bottle into the workshop!
Great video!! Great work.
That guitar is going to be a beauty!
Beautiful artistry...
I'm guessing the not eating is just because you're very much in a flow. Maybe set an alarm or something? ;) As a side note: personally, I'd be more worried at not seeing daylight all day. Awesome to watch you work and to see the guitar come together from rough to more and more refined. It really is an art.
I use a big shop vac in my shop with some earplugs! It's much faster to clean up : )Great Video!!!!
Always wondered how to get one of your guitars. You deliver!
I guess if i ask for the price, I can't afford it. 😅
Lately i go to the guitar shop and tap on the guitars. Most are dead and not worth playing.
Lots of love from Miami ❤
What’s more important than remembering to eat, is remembering to drink. Being hyper focused on a task, always makes me forget to take care of myself. I’ve learned to leave rinks and healthy snacks laying around my shop. Also it helps, remembering to put that stuff away when done for the day, else unwanted friends show up for snacks at night.
grats! wood working looks therapeutic
Morning clean up.....I get it. After a day at the bench, my back is shot, so morning is the logical time to make things right once again. One piece of advice, take care of your back during the work day by stretching or using an inversion table. You will be glad you did years from now.