Gluing Veneers to Back of Headstock Beau Hannam Guitars and Ukuleles

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He is my method for gluing burl veneers to the backs of my headstock.
This works with and is a good method for any wood, not just burl.
Luthier of luxury heirloom quality guitars and ukuleles.
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[@rickR52]

Thanks for sharing Beau. I’ve never glued a backstrap. Your explanation is clear and concise and I feel that I’ve got the information needed to do it. Much appreciated.

[@BeauHannamGuitars]

Thanks for saying that Rick. I always appreciate it :)

[@Nomadboatbuilding]

As a boatbuilder I am mixing epoxy all the time. I use mixing wands made out of coat hanger chucked in a drill. Just a couple bends in just about any direction is fine. Saves me hours of mixing time and gives me great piece of mind on even small batches like you're using.

[@BeauHannamGuitars]

Sweet tip

[@mikechallgrenguitars9189]

Thanks for this video, I am making my third guitar and I’m going to put a verneer of Rosewood on the back side of my peghead. I am using Ebony on the face of the peghead. I will use your method, you’ve demonstrated perfectly... thanks Beau...✈️✈️🎸🎸

[@BeauHannamGuitars]

it shall look very nice :)

[@jim9637]

I am just about to do this same thing and I hadn't thought of using epoxy rather than wood glue. Thanks for the idea!

[@BeauHannamGuitars]

My pleasure Jim. With burl, (even with not burl) the technique of using epoxy and also pore filling with it at the same time is proving to be a good idea. Just use a lot of wax paper!

[@mikeellis4345]

Excellent work as usual! Great idea to use epoxy to glue and fill at the same time too !

[@BeauHannamGuitars]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@CMRWoodworks]

This is awesome. Thanks for the informational video! I only wish I had seen it before I did this step. I had already determined that I would use epoxy next time since the wood glue seeped through the veneer and is not clear like epoxy. Also I didn’t know I could/should have done more than 1 layer. Mine is super thin. Thanks for the videos man!

[@BeauHannamGuitars]

My pleasure Chris :)

[@Nomadboatbuilding]

I'll throw another epoxy tip at you. Old disposable Japanese saw blades make superior scrapers for epoxy. They are fairly hard and so will only take a very fine burr. I've compared them up against the exact same scrapers you are using there and the saw blades win out on epoxy every time.

[@BeauHannamGuitars]

Good tips- thanks

[@walterrider9600]

Thank You Beau

[@BeauHannamGuitars]

You are so welcome

[@tommymartinez1788]

Nice work. Just discovered and subscribed.

[@BeauHannamGuitars]

Thanks Tommy

[@dalgguitars]

What would we do without Harbor Freight clamps?????

[@BeauHannamGuitars]

Spend 3 times as much $$$ and have 2 times less clamps!

[@mikechallgrenguitars9189]

Hi Beau, I have a question that you can no doubt answer. The guitar I’m currently building will have a Mahogany neck. I have some West African Ebony for the face of the peghead. I have decided to put a piece of Brazilian Rosewood on the back of the peghead. I have both of those verneers finished to .050. I need overall peghead thickness of .625 for the tuning machines to work. Actually two questions: are the verneers too thin; and will the peghead be too thin at .525 before gluing the verneers? I actually got the idea of the verneer on the backside of the peghead because I want to inlay something on the Rosewood and the Rosewood will match the back of the guitar... thanks Beau, I can only hope mine comes out somewhere near to yours...

[@BeauHannamGuitars]

My back veneers are usually typical veneer thickness of 0.020" as that is how i buy them.
Just calculate the final thinness with all the layers and make that number come out to the thickness you want.

[@mikechallgrenguitars9189]

Thank you Beau...

[@calebrosazza]

Does this provide the same structural advantages as a solid wood (one piece) backstrap? Thanks

[@BeauHannamGuitars]

Multiple layers are actually stronger then solid wood (all things being equal like thickness, and species etc) , especially if they are glued cross grained like plywood.

[@patrickpalmer3374]

How much does a vanier effect tone. I'm thinking about glueing down a 1/4" before sanding piece of ebony on a yamaha dreadnought gigmaker that had a broken peg head that I fixed but sinse the fretboard is black and the bridge is I'm thinking go for it.

[@BeauHannamGuitars]

Peg head veneer has no effect on tone. Peghead mass may effect tone though.

[@spencerdeaton7202]

What was the white material?

[@BeauHannamGuitars]

The veneer? Bleached maple- from LMI