How To Build An Acoustic Guitar Episode 32 (Radiusing and Gluing On The Fretboard)
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I've been using a couple of toothpicks as index pins when gluing on the fretboard. I drill the holes in the fret slots after clamping it place with no glue making sure it is perfectly aligned. Just slot the toothpick after the glue dries and the fret easily covers the top of the toothpick. I've never had one shift when gluing.
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Saw these bits on Amazon last year. Passed because when you go to cut the second half, the bearing is not referencing on a flat surface, so it won't give the same cut as the first pass. Tried to pause the video to see if your results were perfectly symmetrical, but you didn't dwell on it long enough. Not to mention the potential for tearout.
Thank you for the instructional quality and humor! I really do enjoy theses videos and always am learning.
Miss you guys hopefully we can start seeing more of you all soon
I don’t believe there is the indexing issue that a couple of posters have suggested. The fretboard starts flat. The bearing is about ¼” wide. The router bit cutting blade stops short of the bearing. As long as the bearing is pretty close to centered, it will still be riding on the uncut fretboard surface when the piece is flipped over. You will end up with a slight “hump” along the fretboard centerline. Still a lot less sanding and an accurate starting point for the sanding process. I tried to make a drawing below:
Fretboard
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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - Bearing rides in center with cut portions above and below the dashed lines
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Hope this makes sense?
Fantastic series! I so want to get itno this field.
hey guys i cant wait till you put out a another video, you have the best content.
I have to say that this series has inspired my own approach to building. 👍
As in ... take your time, no hurry, we got 3000 years? 😂
Try cutting down "Lava me 3 Guitar" And see what's the inside of the Lava me 3 Guitar.
Two years in a little nuts
Thanks guys. I tried a 12" version of the radius bit and got some tear out. I did it before cutting the sides and didn't attach it to a large block though. Maybe, I'll try that next time.
Excited for my great grandchildren to tell me how this one turns out. How's the "Woodstock" guitar coming along?
where did you get the alluminum samding radius piece you used as caul to clamp with
If you were doing a mother of Peral inlay, do you do the inlay after the radius or do you use a sanding beam?
Where did you get your rachet clamps ?
Awesome video, as always. Quick question: Is there a reason you don't use indexing pins to lock down the fretboard in place? I know that's a popular method of doing it.
I've also heard that sawdust can work just as well as salt, and it might look better if any got the the edge.
Love the videos! I’ve learned a lot. I have a question. I’ve worked on guitars (pots, pickup swaps,etc…), built some necks, and done some refrets. An online person stated that I’m not a luthier. My question, when can you actually call yourself a luthier? Thank gents!
What are you guys on speed now? This pace is INSANE!!
The closer we get to Andrew Jackson hair, the closer we get to a completed 3000 year old guitar
I tend to clamp the fingerboard dry, exactly in the right place, and then drill a 1/16" hole through the first fret slot on one side of the carbon rod reinforcement and around the 12th fret slot on the other side. I then cut the heads off two 1/16" brads and tap them lightly into the predrilled holes. These make removable, foolproof (me) index pins to keep the fretboard from sliding around on glueup. I do have to drill complementary holes in my clamping cauls. The pins pull out easy after unclamping, you could always rub wax on them if you are nervous. On a mean girl note, has building this guitar turned your hair gray? ;)
When you sand the radius then it seems that the fret slot becomes more shallow at the edges. Is this a problem?
What speed are you running that bit at?
That glue application should be filed under oddly satisfying
Ketebalan kayu fingerbord berapa mister?
Really curious how you get that router bit to cut the same heights on both passes - seems like the bearing would be referencing an already cut surface when you do the second side…
You guys got me off my butt and I started building after years of thinking about it. Starting with an electric of course. About sanding the binding, I wonder how a spindle sander would work?
Hey man, they got me off mine too. And this is just painting a Strat. (these are finishing videos they did at Stewmac)Ive really liked it. You feel like youre there with them and they care about what youre doing
Chris, do you see value in the systems that use index pins for positioning the fretboard for gluing, like the one from Elevate? Would an amateur like me benefit?
I always use indexing pins. I take wire brads and drive them into the neck, leaving them a bit proud. Cutting them off with a pair of diagonal cutters will leave a sharp point a couple of mm above the surface of the neck. Position the fretboard where you want it and give it a tap over the pins with a soft mallet. Double-check to make sure the pins put the fingerboard where you want it. If things moved when you swatted the fingerboard you can pull out the offending brad and redo in a new location. Apply glue and then slide the fingerboard around until it drops over your pins. Clamp up and you're done.
How many guitars do you make in a year?
ผมเป็นคนไทย อายุ 25 ปี ผมชื่นชอบกีต้าร์มากๆ และอยากที่จะสร้างกีต้าร์ด้วยไม้ของประเทศของผม แต่เนื่องด้วยความรู้และความสามารถในการทำกีต้าร์นั้นไม่มีเลย จะไปเรียนก็แทบจะเป็นไปไม่ได้เพราะค่าใช้จ่ายสูง ผมอยากได้โอกาศเรียนมากๆแต่เนื่องด้วยภาษาและอะไรหลายๆอย่าง
surely you'd use registration pins
I'm not seeing a link to that router bit. That is a great idea and I'd like to get one!
Never mind, I found them online!😀
I use 1/16” drill bits as locating pins at the 1st and 12th frets. Nothing moves.
One thing these videos have helped me realize is that I never, ever want to try to build a guitar.
Hi Chris…… a technical question?
There’s a really high end traditional classical builder, I believe, in Michigan. No truss rod used but bolt on neck really surprised me. He puts a slight concave on the bottom side, (glue side), of his fretboards. He stresses the detail as being of critical importance.
Have you heard of that ever? What is accomplished from doing so?
Thanks
That is to set a bit of relief in the neck, since there is no truss rod to help with that, in that case. While the strings themselves will typically induce some relief, nylon strings on a classical have much less string tension than steel strings.
So this will be a 3100 year old guitar by the time you are finished.
I know you guys have real jobs and real lives and all but where’s my content ha ha.
I use locating pins so that I don’t have to worry about it sliding around just my 2 cents
Hey! What happened to you guys? It's been more than two months and not a single word!! Hope you guys are okay. 🙏
yooo
am i the only one thinking Chris is looking more like Bob Vila by the day?
You guys ok? Radio silence
A 3000year guitar taking 3000 years to be built 😂 😂😂😂
are you alive?
Yep , we're all gonna be 3000 years old .......Peace ✌
Looks like a incense holder😂
GUYS! I enjoy your videos, I've been subbed for years; but please stop milking this guitar build, enough is enough. This guitar build series has been go on for over 2 years, and it's getting to the stage where it's not fun to watch any more. I know you guys are probably busy building guitars; but waiting a month to see 25mins of actual work on this guitar just isn't fun.
Sorry for being negative; but I wanted to give you some honest feedback from a long time viewer, supporter and sub of your channel.
Ok ok what kind of clamps are those 😂
They look orange in color which might mean Jorgensen? I found this on their site. They look a little different but seem to work the same?
ruclips.net/video/6sotEqo7-S4/видео.html
Yo - lemme axe you sumpmm. I'm considering a Guild D-55 (sitka with rosewood). Sweetwater offers choices in finished guitars by 'weight'. If one is 3- 4 ounces heavier than another, is that indicative of the sound quality?