I’m never going to build a guitar, but this is still fascinating just to see the tools, the effort, the complexity of the process. Oh, and the wood’s look and history is just amazing and seems so exotic to me. Really enjoy your casual but informative presentation style too. Well done.
Unfortunately I am watching you from a third day in the hospital surviving a heart attack but keeping these videos on hand to follow along . I absolutely love guitars, cannot play for crap ( huge disconnection from the mind to the fingers with movement ) but I’ll do my best ! Love the videos . Keeping me entertained in these past few days . Good luck with the series !
@@robertbernardo783 Thank you Robert . Three stints later ( that should have been placed when the “minor blockages “ were found like 3 years ago) everything is going well so far !
Great series, Matt and Chris! I was fortunate to be detailed from Sitka to work with a USFS fisheries crew from Juneau for two weeks out of Naukati on Prince of Wales Island in 1983 (or 4?) north of Craig. Interesting place as young-of-year coho salmon were twice the length (80mm) compared to those of northern SE Alaska, and weight/volume varies as a cube compared to area, so those fish were much heavier. This is explained by the limestone geology of Prince of Wales vs. the granitic geology elsewhere. PoW has many limestone caves, and a lot of material preserved by the calcium carbonate, providing many ancient discoveries.
It helps with the jointing to avoid the first and last inch of the edge, unless it is already concave along its length. Because the plane just has a natural tendency to take more off at the beginning and end of the cut when its bed is partially unsupported. This produces a hill shape. So put some lines about a half an inch or inch in from either end, and “land” and “take off” the plane at the marks. Once you take several passes and the edge is now ever so slightly concave along its length, now scribble along the whole edge with a pencil and then take full passes with a light cut. When all that remains of your pencil is an inch of so in the middle of the board, it is dead straight. To help with holding the plane a perfect 90 degrees to the face of the boards, you could double it up again and do four edges at a time. Just make sure the grain is all lined up so you don’t get tear-out. With all this planing another essential key is that your blade is installed straight so it cuts evenly. Check and adjust this by turning the plane upside down and sighting down the sole, observe the protruding cutting edge with the blade facing you, now tilt the plane slowly so the edge disappears from view. This allows you to see if one side is a tiny bit “high.”
In one month, I'll start my first acoustic guitar, an Ignacio Fleta (concert). I am glad to find your channel! I waiting forward to watching the next videos. Grate explanations, detailing the possible errors is the best part! Thank you a lot for posting.
I'm half of a mind to ignore the rest of these vids until the last so that I can binge watch it all at once - but I know I won't. I'm practically quivering with anticipation to see the next and the rest. This must be (deservedly) one HUGELY expensive guitar if it costs nearly $3000 just for the top wood. I just hope the sound is as good as I can tell it's going to look. Great job so far guys.
Loving this build already, it's going to be a great series. I build electrics but I built my first acoustic a few months back and I was surprised at how different the process is so you have my total respect, your guitars are beautiful.
Thanks for consistently building a great video series. Just to throw my glue experiences into the ring, I have been building for 40 years now, and for years I used aliphatic resin (Titebond) as long as it was up to me. A couple of years ago a customer requested hide glue, and a luthier friend suggested we go with fish glue instead. I was doubtful at first, but I ended up loving the stuff. It is a biological-based glue but needs no heating, has no smell, and dries super hard, unlike the more elastic yellow glue I was used to. I wouldn't have believed it, but I have actually found acoustic improvements (due to its hardness, I suspect) in my guitars and other stringed instruments. It is not a massive difference, but definitely an improvement. I suggest any luthier at least try it out, especially if your customer wants a hide glue build. (just make sure they know you are using the fish glue instead, of course).
Brother, I love your videos, and am learning so much. This beats anything on Netflix! I'm sharing this with all my guitar buddies. Keep up the great work!
I just discovered you guys and it was with this video. I’m already a big fan and a subscriber. I’m not a luthier,(maybe one time you can make a video on why they call guitar builders “luthiers”), but I love guitars and I’m fascinated with what goes into making them. I like the light hearted educational tone of the video and think the wood you’re using is beautiful. Look forward to watching the other videos in the series to see how it turns out. Keep up the great work and content.
I feels so inadequate as I watch you do this with such ease. I am glad to hear you have had snags in plate jointing as that is all I have had. I know you have been doing this for a while, but still!
This is an exciting piece of wood. I'm interested to hear what the ebony box is going to do to the tone. I've never played an ebony guitar, so this will be a new reference for my mental library.
I really thought before you started that you were going to join t like I do, I use a table jointer and have had great success with it. I’m working on guitars 6 through 8 at the moment, building has brought so much enjoyment, I am really considering trying to work it into something other than a hobby.
Hi I’ve just started watching your Chanel few weeks ago. What caught my att. was cutting guitars in half.. At first it really pissed me off hahaa. But now I love it, and it is amazing on what their hiding. Love your show keep up great work.Also I’m learning something from a great luthier. Thanks
Just found this series and I’m very excited to watch the rest! I’m building my first guitar currently so I’m taking notes! I’m at the point on my guitar where I’m ready to add the binding. Anyway, thanks for sharing the knowledge.
Very nice series! You two are very good at presenting the process. It is educative but not boring. Keep going! This channel is going to grow fast. Cheers!
That’s a perfect size. The Grand Symphony has been my favourite Taylor size for a long time now. BTW,just build a little rest on the bottom of the window for checking light leaks. 🧐
I've always wanted to know how they get the joins on the front so good! thanks. awesome video series. I will be watching them all! I really enjoy your vids!
Thanks for posting these videos, these are really well made and you guys have really charming and fun personalities.... Oh yeah plus I guess that the guitar is pretty cool... Totally not drooling over that wood.... Not at all..... Fine I'm super jelly!
Your videos are getting really good dude. You seemed uncomfortable in front of the camera at the beginning, but the old Chris I knew is coming through now. Love it.
Wow you dropped on with that Sitka. I'm not sure but i think the Methusala tree is the oldest living tree, it's in Africa. Wow 3000 years old. This is going to be good.
I've watched a few of your videos and enjoyed them (whether or not I'll ever build a guitar is questionable though) I think I'll enjoy the rest of this series too, so a well deserved sub from me guys!
Damn that's a cool story to have for your acoustic. Also, I'd be getting one of those cameras archaeologists use to see large objects underground and hunt for more fallen trees in the same space
they're called geophysical surveyers, sadly they are only really good at finding changes in density and wood isn't significantly different enough to earth to reasonably find other trees.
Man, that ancient sitka is something special. I've been eyeing the sets on Alaskan specialty woods, it's so tempting to get one while they are available. Buuut I am just barely approaching the end of my first acoustic build, so maybe i better wait to start buying luxury woods. Have you built with bog oak yet? That's another lovely looking wood. Hoping to find a distributor in the states for some sets.
Great vids. Love the artistry without the snobbery. Question: would it be a good thing to plane/sand from both directions when making the bookmatch joint? Thanks!
Fascinating - I am curious about that plate jig and why it used ropes and wedges rather than a mechanical clamp? Is it that the ropes and wedges apply both top and side pressure to the pieces? loving this thanks for doing it
I think jointing is the act of preparing an edge (usually by planing) to get a good fit for “joining” (glueing). My friends and I did a lot of jointing in high school but sadly it hasn’t really translated into luthiery...
First let me say I love your videos. I have seen some tables made using an interesting piece of wood & a "poured plastic epoxy". This got me thinking about the stripe in the center. What if you kept the edges & used the clear / coloured plastic to fill in the imperfections? I don't think strength would be an issue, but I have no idea what the musical properties would be . Of course try only a top from some "cheap wood" first. How about a video on this, building 2 tops from the same tree, one with a "plastic" seam & one without for comparison. If this works , an LED back light .... ???
May I suggest that the next time you begin making a guitar on camera you begin by sounding the wood so we can hear sing. The history and look of the wood is great but I believe you will agree that great instruments come from great sounding wood so the first lesson, it seems to me, is teaching how to pick great wood by sound or at least demonstrating it. I see you have a later episode that covers it which I haven't watched yet but feel a little let down that you didn't begin at the beginning. Just discovered the channel. Lots of catching up to do.
I would love to see you guys do a breakdown of any of the Eastman guitars. Handmade in China. Probably the most popular models like a AC422CE, AC522CE, E20D or E40D. Or on of their mandolins!!!
I was hoping you’d start a build with this wood, when I saw your video on different thicknesses of guitar tops. This guitar is going to be beautiful, just like it’s older sister. Can’t wait to see the next installments.
We now sell hand selected and resawn Tonewoods on our website! Each piece was found by Chris Alvarado, and almost always has a story to go along with it. Go check out the selection at www.driftwoodguitars.com/tonewood
Just wondering if you can share what info you “journal” for each guitar you build. I suspect thicknesses of top, and I think you mentioned brace shape/size.
As nouns the difference between jointing and joining is that jointing is the act of making a joint while joining is the act or result of joining; a joint or juncture. Jointing vs Joining - What's the difference? | WikiDiffwikidiff.com › joining › jointing About featured snippets • Feedback People also ask What is the different between join and joint? This is because “join” is a verb (something you do). “Joint” is an adjective (it describes the quality of something) or a noun (it's a name of a place in the body or where two things are joined together).Dec 20, 2018 So, you make the joint, then join the pieces.
Looks like a nice word I heard you top tapping on it had a good sound I’ve got a harmony that I think it’s from the 60s it has a good sound even though I think it’s so plywood
Something I've wanted to do for years, but you bring it to a whole new level, especially with the history of the wood. Living in Marianna, I thought the air was too damp, yet you produce these in Freeport right near the Gulf! I hope to someday see the facilities.
I am sure you know this already, but you are planing way too high. You will get better results planing at a lower height. Ideally, you would be able to do all of your #4-#8 hand planing around waist height. That being said, I think a shooting board would be the best way to go here. I know you said your #7 is not square, but you could probably lap it square enough with a slab of granite and some sandpaper. You might even be able to send it to Lie-Nielsen to have them flatten and square it up for you. However, since it looks like you can afford Bridge City tools, I would just buy a #7 or #8 from Clifton or Veritas (or wherever you prefer) and then repurpose the Stanley as a large scrub plane.
This process is so exciting! I would love to have a guitar made out of this wood in this size. I am curious as to the cost of this guitar? Is there more wood left to make another?
So... I have made a few electric guitars which I’m quite happy with and I really want to try making an acoustic. But how much harder is it to make an acoustic? I mean, I already make my own necks and set them so I that should ok (maybe) but all the wood bending, inlaying and purfling just looks crazy hard. Looking forward to following along with this build in any case.
You'd be well set with tooling and some knowledge, but in my experience, an Electric guitar is about 1/10th as hard as an acoustic. There's a TON more that goes into it, especially to make a good sounding one. But I fully recommend you give it a try! Its a TON of fun and you'll love it. Who knows, maybe you'll kill it right out of the gate!
@@DriftwoodGuitars Yeah, that’s kind of what I thought... I’ll go with the “killing it right out of the gate” option please. TBH I’ll be happy if the first one is playable and doesn’t colapse on itself.
Hey! Now that LMI is sadly no more, do you know what the black components are on the plate jointing jig, that clamp the lines into place are called? I'd like to build my own version of their jig, but I've never seen those black plastic bits anywhere else.
Hi there. You have nice join(t)ing jig :) Im sure you love it... but what do you think about using just streched tape? I just found this today on YT and Im fascinated how primitive and functional method is that :) and for such a small glueing area it looks like streched tape makes enough pressure... Tomas
The plane doesn't need to be perfectly square to use a shooting board, just make sure the angles of the pieces to be jointed are opposite to each other
Good to see wood that is still usable before per-mineralisation takes it further towards fossilisation
I’m never going to build a guitar, but this is still fascinating just to see the tools, the effort, the complexity of the process. Oh, and the wood’s look and history is just amazing and seems so exotic to me.
Really enjoy your casual but informative presentation style too. Well done.
I appreciate that! Hope you’ll subscribe and follow along with the whole process.
That ancient spruce its just beautiful and also a ecological source of wood
This playlist is one of the best things I've ever watched on the internet. Best regards from Brasil, my friend!
Unfortunately I am watching you from a third day in the hospital surviving a heart attack but keeping these videos on hand to follow along . I absolutely love guitars, cannot play for crap ( huge disconnection from the mind to the fingers with movement ) but I’ll do my best ! Love the videos . Keeping me entertained in these past few days . Good luck with the series !
Well I’m glad you’re still with the living my friend. You hang in there and we’ll keep the videos coming. I hope you can get home soon.
Get well soon!
@@robertbernardo783 Thank you Robert . Three stints later ( that should have been placed when the “minor blockages “ were found like 3 years ago) everything is going well so far !
Great series, Matt and Chris! I was fortunate to be detailed from Sitka to work with a USFS fisheries crew from Juneau for two weeks out of Naukati on Prince of Wales Island in 1983 (or 4?) north of Craig. Interesting place as young-of-year coho salmon were twice the length (80mm) compared to those of northern SE Alaska, and weight/volume varies as a cube compared to area, so those fish were much heavier. This is explained by the limestone geology of Prince of Wales vs. the granitic geology elsewhere. PoW has many limestone caves, and a lot of material preserved by the calcium carbonate, providing many ancient discoveries.
It helps with the jointing to avoid the first and last inch of the edge, unless it is already concave along its length. Because the plane just has a natural tendency to take more off at the beginning and end of the cut when its bed is partially unsupported. This produces a hill shape. So put some lines about a half an inch or inch in from either end, and “land” and “take off” the plane at the marks. Once you take several passes and the edge is now ever so slightly concave along its length, now scribble along the whole edge with a pencil and then take full passes with a light cut. When all that remains of your pencil is an inch of so in the middle of the board, it is dead straight. To help with holding the plane a perfect 90 degrees to the face of the boards, you could double it up again and do four edges at a time. Just make sure the grain is all lined up so you don’t get tear-out. With all this planing another essential key is that your blade is installed straight so it cuts evenly. Check and adjust this by turning the plane upside down and sighting down the sole, observe the protruding cutting edge with the blade facing you, now tilt the plane slowly so the edge disappears from view. This allows you to see if one side is a tiny bit “high.”
This is so awesome. You're basically immortalizing an ancient tree. Now it's going to live on even longer.
With a voice.
love the old-school way of doing it!
In one month, I'll start my first acoustic guitar, an Ignacio Fleta (concert). I am glad to find your channel! I waiting forward to watching the next videos.
Grate explanations, detailing the possible errors is the best part! Thank you a lot for posting.
Jointing is creating joinable edges.
Joining is the marrying of two jointed edges with matching joints.
I'm half of a mind to ignore the rest of these vids until the last so that I can binge watch it all at once - but I know I won't. I'm practically quivering with anticipation to see the next and the rest. This must be (deservedly) one HUGELY expensive guitar if it costs nearly $3000 just for the top wood. I just hope the sound is as good as I can tell it's going to look. Great job so far guys.
It should sound incredible if it’s anything like the last guitar I made from this wood.
Loving this build already, it's going to be a great series. I build electrics but I built my first acoustic a few months back and I was surprised at how different the process is so you have my total respect, your guitars are beautiful.
Thanks a lot, we’re happy to have you along for the journey.
What a craftsman. Thanks for posting. I am enjoying these.
Really looking forward to seeing the entire build - and grateful to be a spectator - thanks for sharing this process😊👍👏👏
Thanks for consistently building a great video series. Just to throw my glue experiences into the ring, I have been building for 40 years now, and for years I used aliphatic resin (Titebond) as long as it was up to me. A couple of years ago a customer requested hide glue, and a luthier friend suggested we go with fish glue instead. I was doubtful at first, but I ended up loving the stuff. It is a biological-based glue but needs no heating, has no smell, and dries super hard, unlike the more elastic yellow glue I was used to. I wouldn't have believed it, but I have actually found acoustic improvements (due to its hardness, I suspect) in my guitars and other stringed instruments. It is not a massive difference, but definitely an improvement. I suggest any luthier at least try it out, especially if your customer wants a hide glue build. (just make sure they know you are using the fish glue instead, of course).
It is so nice to hear that you like Lee Valley especially as a customer and former employee of the company. You do beautiful work
Thanks guys what an amazing gift to everyone
This is epic. I'm so excited to watch this entire build!
Excited to have you aboard
enthralled ! is a good word, this is a series not to be missed,
Very excited for this series! You're already off to a great start :)
Brother, I love your videos, and am learning so much. This beats anything on Netflix! I'm sharing this with all my guitar buddies. Keep up the great work!
Hot damn! Thanks for that!
Same here. I don’t even watch tv. Chris has one of my top channels.
I just discovered you guys and it was with this video. I’m already a big fan and a subscriber. I’m not a luthier,(maybe one time you can make a video on why they call guitar builders “luthiers”), but I love guitars and I’m fascinated with what goes into making them. I like the light hearted educational tone of the video and think the wood you’re using is beautiful. Look forward to watching the other videos in the series to see how it turns out. Keep up the great work and content.
We appreciate you watching and subscribing.
My guess is Luthier is derived from Lute, a pre-guitar string instrument.
You my friend are a rare individual. You are both artistic and keep accurate records.
Looks like a cool series. Looking forward to it.
Looking forward to watching more of your videos. I just had a look at your website and the inlay work is insane!
I feels so inadequate as I watch you do this with such ease. I am glad to hear you have had snags in plate jointing as that is all I have had. I know you have been doing this for a while, but still!
This is an exciting piece of wood. I'm interested to hear what the ebony box is going to do to the tone. I've never played an ebony guitar, so this will be a new reference for my mental library.
Can.t wait to see the whole serie, you guys are not only talented but also fun to watch.Thank you
A rabbit hole I didn't know I needed. Amazing project!
Love your videos. Looking forward to following this build. I really enjoy this kind of content. Keep it up.
I've just discovered your channel. I'm really excited to follow this series. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
I really thought before you started that you were going to join t like I do, I use a table jointer and have had great success with it. I’m working on guitars 6 through 8 at the moment, building has brought so much enjoyment, I am really considering trying to work it into something other than a hobby.
Mine started as a hobby, and now it’s my career! Keep at it and the rest will fall in place my friend!
Looking forward to the build!
Can’t wait to hear this beauty.
this is great. looking forward for the nxt episode
Nice job! I’m an aspiring guitar builder and have learned a lot already. Excited for the build! Keep it up!!
Hi I’ve just started watching your Chanel few weeks ago. What caught my att. was cutting guitars in half.. At first it really pissed me off hahaa. But now I love it, and it is amazing on what their hiding. Love your show keep up great work.Also I’m learning something from a great luthier. Thanks
amazing video, thanks for showing the process!
Just found this series and I’m very excited to watch the rest! I’m building my first guitar currently so I’m taking notes! I’m at the point on my guitar where I’m ready to add the binding. Anyway, thanks for sharing the knowledge.
Very nice series! You two are very good at presenting the process. It is educative but not boring. Keep going! This channel is going to grow fast. Cheers!
amazing, just discovered this series, will be a pleasure to watch!
That’s a perfect size. The Grand Symphony has been my favourite Taylor size for a long time now.
BTW,just build a little rest on the bottom of the window for checking light leaks. 🧐
I've always wanted to know how they get the joins on the front so good! thanks. awesome video series. I will be watching them all! I really enjoy your vids!
Matt and Chris a very talented duo 🤟🏽🤟🏽
Thanks for posting these videos, these are really well made and you guys have really charming and fun personalities.... Oh yeah plus I guess that the guitar is pretty cool... Totally not drooling over that wood.... Not at all..... Fine I'm super jelly!
Your videos are getting really good dude. You seemed uncomfortable in front of the camera at the beginning, but the old Chris I knew is coming through now. Love it.
Thanks Adam! Glad to see you on here.
Very cool video. Can't wait to see the rest of them. The plate jointing jig is very cool. I like it.
I appreciate it! Video #2 coming soon
Can't wait to see it done. If you need someone to test it out.....I humbly volunteer. Love your video's....keep it up!
Wow you dropped on with that Sitka. I'm not sure but i think the Methusala tree is the oldest living tree, it's in Africa. Wow 3000 years old. This is going to be good.
Can't wait for #2.
Sometime next week for sure!
I've watched a few of your videos and enjoyed them (whether or not I'll ever build a guitar is questionable though) I think I'll enjoy the rest of this series too, so a well deserved sub from me guys!
Love the videos, I can’t wait to see the finished guitar👍😁 incredible top it looks amazing
Damn that's a cool story to have for your acoustic. Also, I'd be getting one of those cameras archaeologists use to see large objects underground and hunt for more fallen trees in the same space
they're called geophysical surveyers, sadly they are only really good at finding changes in density and wood isn't significantly different enough to earth to reasonably find other trees.
I WISH I COULD HAVE A GUITAR LIKE THIS .
that wood is gorgeous
Man, that ancient sitka is something special. I've been eyeing the sets on Alaskan specialty woods, it's so tempting to get one while they are available. Buuut I am just barely approaching the end of my first acoustic build, so maybe i better wait to start buying luxury woods. Have you built with bog oak yet? That's another lovely looking wood. Hoping to find a distributor in the states for some sets.
Great vids. Love the artistry without the snobbery.
Question: would it be a good thing to plane/sand from both directions when making the bookmatch joint?
Thanks!
Fascinating - I am curious about that plate jig and why it used ropes and wedges rather than a mechanical clamp? Is it that the ropes and wedges apply both top and side pressure to the pieces? loving this thanks for doing it
You’re 100% correct.
I think jointing is the act of preparing an edge (usually by planing) to get a good fit for “joining” (glueing). My friends and I did a lot of jointing in high school but sadly it hasn’t really translated into luthiery...
🔵 so nice ❕much like sinker redwood uniqueness and rare as The Tree ❕🐸
Similar in game as The Tree, but this is just one log, and not an entire tree so it’s WAY more rare.
First let me say I love your videos.
I have seen some tables made using an interesting piece of wood & a "poured plastic epoxy". This got me thinking about the stripe in the center. What if you kept the edges & used the clear / coloured plastic to fill in the imperfections? I don't think strength would be an issue, but I have no idea what the musical properties would be . Of course try only a top from some "cheap wood" first. How about a video on this, building 2 tops from the same tree, one with a "plastic" seam & one without for comparison. If this works , an LED back light .... ???
May I suggest that the next time you begin making a guitar on camera you begin by sounding the wood so we can hear sing. The history and look of the wood is great but I believe you will agree that great instruments come from great sounding wood so the first lesson, it seems to me, is teaching how to pick great wood by sound or at least demonstrating it. I see you have a later episode that covers it which I haven't watched yet but feel a little let down that you didn't begin at the beginning. Just discovered the channel. Lots of catching up to do.
I'm jealous, that's a beautiful top!
This is going to be amazing...
i'm so excited for this series, i'll be waiting for the next series, u are great...
greeting from indonesia
Thanks for watching. We're glad to have you
@@DriftwoodGuitars u're welcome sir
Looking forward to your channel! Thanks! KANSAS
Glad to have you aboard!
I would love to see you guys do a breakdown of any of the Eastman guitars. Handmade in China. Probably the most popular models like a AC422CE, AC522CE, E20D or E40D. Or on of their mandolins!!!
I was hoping you’d start a build with this wood, when I saw your video on different thicknesses of guitar tops.
This guitar is going to be beautiful, just like it’s older sister. Can’t wait to see the next installments.
Subscribed. Looking forward to seeing your process.
We now sell hand selected and resawn Tonewoods on our website! Each piece was found by Chris Alvarado, and almost always has a story to go along with it. Go check out the selection at www.driftwoodguitars.com/tonewood
Love it! When can we see more on the electrics? I'm really excited to see these
Later this week!
Thanks for this series. Building my 3rd and 4th guitars now and so nice to see how someone with more experience does it. Beautiful work!
My pleasure!
Just wondering if you can share what info you “journal” for each guitar you build. I suspect thicknesses of top, and I think you mentioned brace shape/size.
I've got a piece of wood. It's the best! Love your stuff! Keep em coming!
As nouns the difference between jointing and joining
is that jointing is the act of making a joint while joining is the act or result of joining; a joint or juncture.
Jointing vs Joining - What's the difference? | WikiDiffwikidiff.com › joining › jointing
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This is because “join” is a verb (something you do). “Joint” is an adjective (it describes the quality of something) or a noun (it's a name of a place in the body or where two things are joined together).Dec 20, 2018
So, you make the joint, then join the pieces.
great series of videos, thank you. And to think that this top comes from the time of the trojan war...
the practice of joining to bits of wood together is called joinery. the rolling up of some sticky icky is called jointery XD
Looks like a nice word I heard you top tapping on it had a good sound I’ve got a harmony that I think it’s from the 60s it has a good sound even though I think it’s so plywood
This is awesome stuff!
Thank you for this video and series.
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Can’t wait!!
Great vid.
What happened to the finishing guitar series?
It’s coming! Multiple guitars, in multiple places of their progress.
I think it's joining two pieces to make a joint 13:25
Something I've wanted to do for years, but you bring it to a whole new level, especially with the history of the wood. Living in Marianna, I thought the air was too damp, yet you produce these in Freeport right near the Gulf! I hope to someday see the facilities.
I am sure you know this already, but you are planing way too high. You will get better results planing at a lower height. Ideally, you would be able to do all of your #4-#8 hand planing around waist height. That being said, I think a shooting board would be the best way to go here. I know you said your #7 is not square, but you could probably lap it square enough with a slab of granite and some sandpaper. You might even be able to send it to Lie-Nielsen to have them flatten and square it up for you. However, since it looks like you can afford Bridge City tools, I would just buy a #7 or #8 from Clifton or Veritas (or wherever you prefer) and then repurpose the Stanley as a large scrub plane.
Agreed!
thats really cool wood!
This is awesome!
Kinda looks like a Martin j40 shape. Neat
I tried to use hide glue once, I absolutely despised it, it stunk, to forever to dry. I like titebond
Really love the videos, you had me at just said “doodie”
This process is so exciting! I would love to have a guitar made out of this wood in this size. I am curious as to the cost of this guitar? Is there more wood left to make another?
Have you done any videos of how you made your body molds for the different shapes you build?
I am excited to watch this process, don't believe I'll be purchasing 3000 yr old wood to follow along though.
So... I have made a few electric guitars which I’m quite happy with and I really want to try making an acoustic. But how much harder is it to make an acoustic? I mean, I already make my own necks and set them so I that should ok (maybe) but all the wood bending, inlaying and purfling just looks crazy hard. Looking forward to following along with this build in any case.
You'd be well set with tooling and some knowledge, but in my experience, an Electric guitar is about 1/10th as hard as an acoustic. There's a TON more that goes into it, especially to make a good sounding one. But I fully recommend you give it a try! Its a TON of fun and you'll love it. Who knows, maybe you'll kill it right out of the gate!
@@DriftwoodGuitars Yeah, that’s kind of what I thought... I’ll go with the “killing it right out of the gate” option please. TBH I’ll be happy if the first one is playable and doesn’t colapse on itself.
What is the tool called that he used from Veritas? 20:00 Thank you in advance
Hey! Now that LMI is sadly no more, do you know what the black components are on the plate jointing jig, that clamp the lines into place are called? I'd like to build my own version of their jig, but I've never seen those black plastic bits anywhere else.
Notes ...yes notes!!! I must make myself keep notes!
Hi there. You have nice join(t)ing jig :) Im sure you love it... but what do you think about using just streched tape? I just found this today on YT and Im fascinated how primitive and functional method is that :) and for such a small glueing area it looks like streched tape makes enough pressure... Tomas
The plane doesn't need to be perfectly square to use a shooting board, just make sure the angles of the pieces to be jointed are opposite to each other
Oh yeah! I forgot about that technique