Part 5 - How to Install Binding on an Electric Guitar body
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2024
- This is a Custom hand built Telecaster style guitar I'm building with a Stephen's Extended Cutaway neck. I'm documenting the complete build with a video construction diary. Select HD 720P and watch in full screen
Fletcher Handcrafted Guitars
Some people find kitten and puppy videos relaxing. I found this one to be just as relaxing. Just wish it was longer!
I strongly agree.
Woodworking videos are the best
This solidifies my absolute terror of doing binding work....I salute you! You're a true craftsman.
Nice work and was totally digging the Kiss Alive! deep cuts (Watchin' You)
Literally everything I know about making an electric guitar (which admittedly isn’t much yet) I have learned from you and your videos. This is not an exaggeration. Literally everything. Can’t thank you enough for the time and care you put into sharing your knowledge in such clear and well edited videos.
Acetone melts ABS plastic so you are actually fusing it to the body when you brush it with acetone. You can certainly use glue if you prefer, many people do but there's no need. As for the heat setting, I just start on cool and bring the temperature up until it softens the ABS enough to be able to make the bend easily.
But did you use the molten ABS to glue the transitions of the binding or to stuff it in the small gaps between binding and body to make it less visible? More explanations of what exactly you intend to do and what you use would be very appreciated during the video.
Hi, I bought the Binding channel router jig from Stewmac. I had to modify it to accept my laminate router but it was pretty simple to do. The thing is you can't have too extreme of an angle on the arm contour or the router base will bottom out (10-12mm max) so that's why you will notice my arm contour is very subtle. Thanks for watching !
It absolutely amazes me that anyone can afford a guitar at all. OutSTANDing craftsmanship, my good sir!!
I'm in the process of stripping a guitar body and one of the things I want to do is add a binding. This is a really great and informative video, and I really appreciate all of the additional information contained in the comments. Thanks for all the posting!
Hi Thomas, check this video out too, it might be useful Binding An Arm Contour
About 5 minutes into watching this video I was thinking that binding looks like shit! One and a half minutes of video (but god knows how long in actual man hours) of scraping, sanding, buffing, cleaning and whatever else kind of mastery of his craft he performed on it and then I was amazed at the outcome.
Fantastic man, a true luthier
Part 5 of 23 - Custom Telecaster with Extended Neck Cutaway
Acetone works well. If you are unsure, do a test on a piece of scrap wood using both methods. Go with what you are comfortable with. Glue is great as well.
Wonderful video. Thanks for sharing. I’ve used this technique for many years with excellent results. I highly recommend that you wear gloves when using acetone and paint thinner too. It’s fairly easy to get absorption through the skin and it can take a serious toll on your liver if you do it for enough years. I learned that the hard way.
Good job! Especially filling openings where binding/body gaps were. I learned something today.
Thank you! I needed to see this. Ok, back to the workshop.
It's great watching an artist at work
Thankyou mate !
*****
Seriously...I spent a vast chunk of last night watching you build that Strat neck. It was like bloody poetry. You make it look so easy.
I found your vids because I was tempted to get one of those cheap kits and try building my own,,,you know, cheap enough that if I mess it up, I'll manage to at least get a guitar worth the cost of the kit :)
I hope to be able to get a custom built one day. I use the Roland VG 99, so I'd love a guitar with a simple front...only the MIDI pickup and maybe one other. Maple neck with no additional fretboard.
With a rounded shaped 'sucked boiled sweet' earthy woody look like some Warwick and other basses have
You can really pull on that kind of tape when getting your binding in. It will help minimize the gaps afterwards.
That looks so fun to build...you are a lucky man...nice craftmanship!
Your videos are fantastic! I want to get into building my own guitars just as a hobby and wanted to see what the absolute necessary tools and equipment are for doing it.
Awesome video...and the KISS background music rocks!
love your choice of background music🤟🏻
Muchas gracias por compartir estos conocimientos. Te agradezco muchísimo por compartir tus conocimientos con el resto de las personas gracias muchas gracias. Abrazos desde Argentina.
Headstock is routed with a channel to accept the binding, fretboard is cut undersized and bound before being glued to the neck usually
hi dave. enjoyed the strat build. watched it 5 times now. great to hear kiss in the background
Great job mate, still to tackle this myself. I have done fake binding and it looks nice but this is the way to go!
Excellent to see that woodprix has new plans what helped me save some money and energy to build it.
Good to hear Mike, I'm pleased it worked out
Love your channel man! Thinking about doing a build similar to this one (First attempt at building a complete guitar) and it's so great having this resource! Been watching your videos and been picking up tips for years! Love em!
Nice job...Diggin' the KISS in the background...
This video is great! I would love to have seen a little text box at the bottom that gives a brief statement about what you're doing and what product is used. I can figure out most things and people can ask in the comments but the value of this video would double or triple if we got some more insight on the process. Now I must go watch the other 22 videos! :D
I agree, check out some of the later build video's where I am talking. I do cover binding again and explain in detail what I am doing. Thanks for watching :-)
***** oh boy! I've got a mexi tele I'm planning on stripping down. I'm thinking a dark navy top, white binding with a brownish red tint on the back. I appreciate all the detail shots, they help me see exactly how you're getting those results!
Hi Victor, A good hand held router, a good straight edge and a few good rasps would get you started. Depending on how serious you get, a thicknesser (planer) , bandsaw & jointer are pretty handy to have too !!
I mean you can just keep spending money on tools but at the end of the day, a router is the most essential tool for building a guitar
Leaving it overnight helped and also sharpening my cabinet scraper - Looking ok now. Most gaps were much smaller. I have been working with a 0.6mm burr veneer so couldn't use a router to cut the channel as it just tore out, so all done by hand - hence some small gaps. Also my first guitar, so may have been better to do something a little easier - but life's too short :-)
Wow Awesome! Would love to hear some narration.
Great video, especially Rock 'n' Roll all night in the back ground :o)
That binding router jig gets the router to hopping around and vibrating violently with acoustic guitars. I like the LMI version better. I am going to use 1 5/8" slotted strut angled feet, ball bearing trolleys, and make my own using the same hardware used on X-Ray machine supports in hospitals. It will be the second one I have made. The wheel dollies are the most expensive parts. Not sure why the Stewmac binding rig hops around so much on acoustics. It behaves well on solid slab bodies.
Thank you very much! Im currently working on a project my sefl, and I found your video to be the most helpful binding video on here! your guitar is looking amazing btw
Making guitars listening to kiss fuck yea man your living the life.
You have a very good music taste my sire.
Should be fine, I've used it on mahogany & maple before. It will leave staining on the wood where it drips like in my video but its easily sanded away
Kiss playing in the background 🤘
Paráda! Great indeed! For a long time I was looking for how to make this edging around guitars.
It's great to see that you, the expert, thanks for the great video and the Council.
I wonder how I could erase the name of the guitars on the neck and give it a different name, there's like a Gibson.
o cara é uma fera ,ta FAZENDO sozinho,valeu.tem sido de grande inspiração.obrigado
Looks amazing!
Beautiful!
Hello Rogger, There is no glue. I am just using acetone and ABS binding ( the acetone melts the binding i)
man....that's some beautiful work....really!
now i'm scarred to ask how much a custom job like that goes for...
Its been answered before in the comments below... Its ABS plastic, you can buy it from Stewart McDonald
This is great! I'm just a bit worried about using a heat gun around acetone . That stuff is EXTREMELY flammable and my heat gun gets hot!
Hello David!
Understood, the method really cool! = D congratulations for the great job, I downloaded all his videos, lol ... are very instructive!
Well that is fine work Mr Fletch. In terms of routing, you have an elaborate setup which is helpful for repeat jobs. For a one-off, could the router be held by hand, assuming the body is secure? Excellent work and thank you.
Hi Mike, It really should be set after a couple of hours. How big a gap are you filling and what consistency was it when you used it ?
Hi. Flécher. thank for you Vidéos very intristing please tell.me what glue do you use to stick the binding. thanks
hey great video! is there a way to do it without that machine? thank you
Super techniques, thanks for sharing!
Buy a heat gun, they are cheap. You could try a hair dryer I guess but I'm not sure they will get hot enough. Acetone will work regardless of using a heat gun or not
Hi @David Fletcher, what do you use to glue the binding?.... great video btw!!!
You say "documenting" but we don't know what is the liquid you are using. To glue the binding, to remove the black after grinding or to fill the little holes
Sure, would work just the same as the body I did in the video.
Great work
Use a heat gun to bend around the curve like I did - Go slow as you will be using much thicker binding than I did in this video. It WILL bend.
Good job Sir.
Nice job!!
Hey David do you have any ideas on how I could create a 4-piece Les Paul style binding without conventional luthier tools? I'm just wondering about thing such as thinning the plastic to the correct thickness and easy ways to do it. Thanks
Acetone as well
Hi I just completed my first binding with acetone, it was really easy, except I need to repair a few spots, When I put some pieces of binding in the acetone to melt, they just disintegrated into the acetone, they did not become soft and sticky, they just dissolved into the acetone. is there something else you added to the acetone, or warmed it up? great video, thanks
Use less Acetone in the mixture.
Beautifull job!
Great work man :)
Can I ask what kinda binding do you use??
I see what you did there, you smurfed those little looses with melted binding, THATS TRICKY
hello, goodnight! Congratulations for the work, this great.
What type of glue to glue you're using?
thank you!
bet it smells goooodd
Hi, great video. Where did you get your vertical router guide. That would be perfect for what I am doing. Thanks
From Stewmac
is that black stuff just a rubber strip or is there a special name for it??
Is there a way to do this with hand tools? Also how do you paint the guitar after putting a binding
Hi. I currently have a guitar body (telecaster). If we wanted to have you do this, would we be able to send it out and have it done? You do fantastic work! Currently am in Chicago
Hey, is this close to the same process on a hollow-body? Someone took off the back of a 70 year old guitar I have, and I'd like to rebind it. They glued the back on (ugh...) but the gap left is similar to the route you made. Could I just do this is a similar way, or will the acetone disrupt the glue?
Thanks!
Hi Fletcher. Thanks for the video. Is it possible you to give me the characteristics of the router bit used for routing the place for the binding? Thank you.
Nobody has seemed to ask this yet. What kind of scraper is that ?? I have been trying to find something similar because my smaller razors are ruining the binding. !
Hi David - I tried using the plastic and acetone to fill some gaps - Left it for a couple of hours but it's still a bit soft. Do you leave this overnight before scraping? Ta m.
great video very educational and inspiring as always!! may i ask did you use plastic binding? cause it seems rather flexible for plastic..
Yes ABS plastic
I have a Epiphone Les Paul II I want to put a binding on the top side. You say Bindings stiff like this or can you find easier ones that will bend easy around the bottom horn?
thanks for posting . .couple of questions . . .1) what is it that you are brushing on before applying the binding and 2) is that tape anything special ?
1) Acetone 2) You want a good masking tape that is not going to bleed around the edges.
You are using a plunge stand for your router. I have scoured the interwebthingamyjig, but don't seem to be able to find one.
Any possibility that you could let me know what brand this is in order that I can source it in the UK?
Many thanks
Hi F super video where can I buy the 2mm router ? I`m in europe ?
Great videos and extremely nice axe!
Have You made that binding router base by yourself or have You bought it somewhere?
That's a clever idea to make a binding for guitars with forearm contour.
Hi David
Was wondering if i can use acetone on my les paul which i'm going to be using water base aniline for the finish and just wonderful whether the acetone would effect the wood/??.
Cheer m8
What grit sand paper did you use for sanding after you scrapped the binding?
Hey Dave! can I bother you by asking what the necessary tools for building a guitar are? thanks.
Hi, just finally finished my first guitar build (in fact, the first thing I've ever made from timber!) and inspired by and unashamedly copied and followed all your tips for building. Thank you! I'd love to send a pic of it, do you have somewhere I could do that?. By the way, have you thought about selling your own templates? Shipping them in from the States is as much as buying them in the first place. Cheers Glenn.
Sure Glenn, I'd love to see it. Send pics to enquiries @ fletcherhandcraftedguitars.com
Cheers
David
Great video, but, What kind of glue is this?
I dont see how you rout the binding channel on the forearm chamfer ?
Awesome.
do you use just straight acetone to adhere the binding to the guitar?
hello what kind of material this edge is made from? and what kind of glue are you useing?
In some other video I saw they used some material which was not so easy to bend.
He int using any glue. He is using aceton wich dissolve the binding and the dissolved binding works like a glue.
I think these are standard ABS-Bindings but i rly dont know.
Just wondering what you are using to scrape the binding with on the top of the guitar? Cabinet scraper? Thanks!! Love this video!
Hi David, I use a different technique now - Check out part part 5 of my Les Paul Jr style build video. Building A Gibson Les Paul Junior Style Guitar - Part Five
I make a binding scraper and demonstrate using it. Cheers
Thanks!
Hello, good job , can you tell me how you calculate the
thickness of your binddin, and the good drill and bearing? thank you because i don't know what to buy for my guitar
Next time somone quotes you a substantial number for making you something, just go back and review these videos and try to get a grip on how incredibly much work this is.
Big Ron
BigRon2176
Great Video, very inspiring! What would you call the jig that your router is fixed into to make it overhead? I would love something like that but I'm unsure what to search for or how to build it. Thanks
+Jack Thomas Hi Jack, Its an overhead routing jig for binding.
how long did you let it sit before you took off the tape?
hey david what do you use to glue the edges black guitar?
what were u using to stick the binding to the guitar?
Hi, Fletcher! I have a Bolt on guitar that I wanted to have binding on the scale and on the headstock, can it be done? It worth?
Hi, It's Acetone