Acoustic Guitars Want to Break, Here’s How I Build Them
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- Building an acoustic guitar is the culmination of hundreds of small steps and the perfect way to push yourself to becoming a better woodworker.
With the help of StewMac, I was able to build this guitar thanks to their huge assortment of tools, jigs, supplies, and instructional material. If you're new to the guitar building world, they're a company you've gotta check out! stewmac.sjv.io...
HUGE thanks to Oran Thorton for the impromptu recording session before I delivered this guitar!
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Just had to come back and say, thank you for all of your help! I finally figured out why my tools were breaking: my post processor wasn’t sending feed rate in my toolpaths, so it defaulted to 230 ipm! 😬
I went and edited the processing code and added the feed rate, and all is working well now. I cut my first inlay and it turned out beautifully. Thank you for all of your guidance in helping me in my cnc journey. I would not have got here without your help! 🎉
Awesome!!! 🎉🎉 So glad you got it working 👊👊
"selectively o.c.d." - was watching with a friend and we both got great chuckle outta that one! Thanks for a great video.
Haha, yeah if I was broad-spectrum ocd I'd never get anything done 😂. Glad y'all enjoyed it!
Absolutely gorgeous guitar, but it had an unsettling buzz while the dude was playing it! I bet it's an amazing feeling building a guitar from scratch! You did a phenomenal job!
Thank you so much! At that point the guitar had literally been finished for about 6 hours and that buzz showed up a few minutes into Oran playing, but unfortunately I didn't have any files to adjust the nut slots. It was the open D that was buzzing. Easy fix but just didn't have a chance to fix it before we recorded. (next time I'll have to let the guitar be assembled for at least a couple days before a demo 😀) Yes, it's awesome to build and acoustic from scratch. They're a lot more work, but I really enjoy the process. Thanks again!
Great to see how things come alive from scratch. I envy your skill and patience. Beautiful instrument
Thank you very much 😃 glad you enjoyed the video!
Joy to watch...
Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you so much for teaching guitar
Glad you enjoyed the video!
Awesome build man! Love the idea of using a cutout of the soundhole as a logo for the inside.
Thank you! I figured it was a little different and would be a neat way to do the label 😀 Glad you liked it!
Really great video and great work!
Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it👊
Duuuuuuude. 🎉 I was nervous just watching this video. So many ways to mess up. It looks gorgeous. Job well done!
Thanks Christy! Yeah definitely plenty on opportunities for things to go south 😬
Mike, that is absolutely gorgeous!!!!
Thank you so much! I can't wait to build more😃😃
I wish you millions of views. incredibly beautifully done job!
Thank you very much!
Just amazing Mike! BEAUTIFUL work!
Thank you so much Erin! 😃😃
Interesting, well presented, good editing, sweet guitar, thank you.
Thank you so much for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed it 😃
Beautiful build. Well done
Thank you so much! Acoustics are my favorite to build. There's so much more to them that it's just a different kind of fun 😀
Awesome build! Its beautiful!
Thanks you! Couldn't have done it without ya😃😃
That is a nice instrument there Mr. Mike.
Happy New Year to you and yours
Thank you sir! Happy New Year to you too! Hope you and yours had a Merry Christmas.
It turned out so great man!
Thanks Tye! Thanks again for the epoxy tip 👊
That's a lot of money in tooling. You either have to sell a lot of guitars, which in this day and age is not easy as the world does not need another guitar builder, or settle for expensive hobby status or hope your RUclips channel becomes lucrative. I love Walnut on a guitar though, I've built a couple with it and it bends nice and sounds great.
I do love the look of Walnut and this one sounded great! As for the shop setup, I got started in 04' apprenticing with a luthier in highschool and have been woodworking ever since. A few years ago I went full time doing custom work and RUclips. Hope you enjoyed the video!
I would have loved to apprenticed early on but some things are not meant to be. I retire shortly and build mostly F style mandolins but have build a couple guitars and am looking for instructional material for tips and tricks. Yes, enjoyed the video. Guessing Stewmac sent you one of their new rigs to get them out there. Good for you! I’m currently building one. I figure if I can’t build a side bending machine then I have no business building a guitar….
@markmelville6670 that's awesome! You're dead on with the bender. I built my first one using a veneer press screw and light bulbs as the heat source. Did the job, but not near as user friendly controlling the heat. Fwiw, if you wanna go the heating blanket route StewMac sells those and the controller separately. Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for the encouragement. I'm doing another video on building my round of acoustics in the coming months. Excited to share a few new tips and techniques 😃
thanks for the informative video, superb! whats that little handplane? bridge city?
So glad you enjoyed it! Yep it's a bridge city and I really like it!
Stew Mac tools are great. Unfortunately I dropped my fret cutters on my garage floor and chipped the cutter. They wouldn’t replace them. Sucks when you pay $50 for cutters. Only if they break under “normal conditions .” Great built by the way.
Thank you Daniel, I'm really happy with how this one turned out. 😀
thats awesome!
Thanks for watching! Glad you dig it 👊👊
Why use TIte bond II? Most Luthiers I'm aware of use either I or III.
Well done. What chem or is it Kimwipes (?) did you uses?
Thank you! Actually just realized it wasn't a kim wipe, but they still did great and didn't shed. Here's a link: amzn.to/4ftWpp1
@@WoodshopMike Cool thanks
@@WoodshopMike I've always used a razorblade or squeegee. Did you have any issues with the wipe pulling epoxy out of the pores?
@schrammguitars you gotta work in small sections and wipe away the excess before it starts setting up. I sand it back a bit between coats and usually do 2-3 coats.
Either approach works just fine, but I think this was is faster just because you have way less scraping/sanding to do.
@schrammguitars if you try it let me know what you think!
I've been wondering why guitar makers never build the NECK and HEAD one whole piece excluding the finger boards, instead the head is glued to the neck, would that be difficult to construct due to the angling of the head?
Not too difficult at all. The neck I built for this guitar is essentially that way even though it started as a laminated neck blank.
Lots of people make the neck and headstock from one piece. It does waste a lot of wood compared to scarfing the headstock on, though. I prefer using a 25mm neck blank over one that can incorporate the headstock, which will be 2, or 3 times thicker.
Lots of companies use one piece necks. There's actually very little wastage of you're smart about it. From one 100 X 100mm billet we get two necks, two top blocks and use the inner "waste" for back braces. A scarf joint is way better if you're not going to have a volute. It really depends on what you're trying to achieve vs. what is best practice.
This is the same way I lay them out when doing a one piece neck👍👊
What does an honest dollar amount to?
I bend with a pipe and a heat gun, more economical than your side bender and very efective.
That's awesome! I did a little hand bending in highschool, it's a great skill to have👊
See a tour of Michael Hornicks shop, builder of $12,000 Shanti Guitars , new at my channel .
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Great video, but too much equipment in my opinion. I am a wood worker. Better using more your hand
Glad you enjoyed the video 👍
You talk too much..
mute button might help ya out then 👍