Craftling: Kraken Guitar
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- Опубліковано 31 гру 2018
- The plan was, to build an electric guitar without power tools and it worked quite well. The only things I despaired of, were the inlays. Unfortunately, I had to cheat there. All in all, the construction took two months and was quite exhausting in some points.😅
It's my fifth self-built guitar. The look should be rustic and "pirates of the caribbean-style". At some point during construction I noticed that the body has something of an octopus, so I chose the corresponding inlay in the 12th fret. The body is made of maple with an oiled and waxed bog oak top. The three-part neck is made of beech and walnut wood. After long consideration, I decided to use golden hardware that I aged with hydrochloric acid (attention ... dangerous!).
The body has two chambers for weight loss. The "F-hole" is more decoration without an acoustical advantage and the cutaway is sufficient for me, but certainly not for everyone.
I ended up playing the guitar with my limited playful abilities over my Orange Dual Terror and my self made 1x12 cabinet. The recording was done simply with a Zoom H4n in front of the speaker without further editing.
The pickups (Duesenberg Humbucker) are splitable and produce a similar sound as the guitar from the last video. Unfortunately, the actual "pressure" of the combination does not show in the recording, but I'm pretty happy with the sound of the guitar. Compared to my last guitar she is not so heavy and clunky, also the sound seems somehow "more open" ... difficult to describe ... I like it. What do you think about it? Maybe someone has an idea how to get a octopus inlay in a fretboard with hand tools ;-)
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I love the squeak of dismay when he realizes how wide the neck is.
26:15
Same.
:)
Hahahaha same
Should have made a seven string. :)
James Gilbert that and throwing down the saw and collapsing onto the bench after all the sawing. 😃
James Gilbert z
Duuuuuuuude ... This is not a guitar. This is a piece of art. You've got my every bit of respect.
@@The_Zou He was complimenting him you idiot.
@@The_Zou wtf?
@@ionel1231 can you tell me what he said, cuz he deleted it
This guy is a true artist.
Intention - watch for 2 minutes then skip to the end to see what it looked like
reality - sat for 47 minutes and watched the full thing in awe at the craftsmanship
incredible!!!
Exactly, I was going to the final product and got lost in the sheer love of creation!
@@TheMr31mike I was also lost in awe, after the video, I scrolled through the comments and saw yours and was supprised how u said 47 min.... i swore it said 15 mins, but fuck your right 47 min... wow
i was teleported
Haha..
@@scrambled-eggs5993 the time just DISAPPEARED
Seriously i didnt even look at the duration til you said it. Now im wondering if timetravel is possible.... it felt like 10 min
I love it! but the real miracle is that you started with a wedding ring on and you still had it when you finished it, well done!
The hell?
@@jacksonbrooks4347 smal brain
@@diegom.2026 Should I explain it for him?
@@jameshall5556 idk hahahaha
@@jameshall5556 Nah, let's see how much it takes before he actually get the joke. time started 2 months ago, so 2 months and still counting.
for 47 minutes I watched this without skip. Worth to watch. two thumbs up!
Haha me the same
Me too
Hell yeah !!!!!
You were probably under the influence of something, id bet.
Ditto, I watched the WHOLE video ...
He's a man of focus, commitment, and sheer will
John Pick
Alex Kurosawa ABSOLUTE GENIUS RESPONSE
Baba yaga
The. Boogeyman
WICK
Its John wick?
U know what they say,they say they build "hand made" guitar.actually what they do?They operate heavy machinery by hand. but here,this guy build actual fully hand made guitar,a piece of art!!!
But little cheat modo
He said hand made but still used a saw and sander. Waste of goddamn time.
Nah. Machinery is fine. Nothing wrong with using a planing machine, because the end product will be much better. Hand made does not mean constructed with hand tools.
@@Kyle-gw6qp i think he means that most people go to these "hand made" videos in the hopes of proof it's not that impossible to do things by hand only to see everyone just busting out their thousands of dollars worth of machinery
Story goes that he started building the guitar in late 1980s and when he finally finished it 30 years later in 2018 he realised that no-one likes rock-music anymore and everyone is into mumble rap. When he realised he had spent 30 years building something that wasn’t ”cool” anymore he fell into depression and shortly after that he started drinking. Legend says that sometimes you can hear the Kraken screaming under the bridges or near the homeless shelters.
In all seriousnes that is one hell of a instrument and i can’t wrap my head around the fact how long that must have taken! You sir, have a great gift!
😂😂😂Maybe someone will make a movie about it ... Thanks a lot!👍
More sad story than Titanic, Hamlet and Green Mile together.
@Elias Karppi So you are into mumble rap? 😉 Cuz you said everyone is into mumble rap 😉
@@Mirrethemirrematic you are neither interesting nor funny
@@downerelec4378 haha may be so, we all have our Good and Bad sides
My god, the amount of talent in one video. This guitar is a piece of art, that screams metal in every direction
awesome observation, egg
Would be killer for some rockabilly too tho
Sounds and looks fucking epic!
26:26 gave me a moment of shattering heartbreak thinking you went too far or something... Huge relief when you went on to make it thinner. Great work!
Wow I wasnt expecting the sound test to sound so good. Wow.
26:22 made my day! 😁
what's happening?
I noticed that I worked for hours on the neck and he is actually 5 mm too wide😉
@@craftlingsworkshop I love that little meeeep you added.
By the way great respect, when I saw that big chunk of bog oak I thought by myself he will cheat now
and not use handtools.
I know what it takes to do it by hand, when I started learning woodworking some 36 years ago,
they didn't let you touch a machine before you learned how to do it with handtools.
And now I think about it, only a few strange geeks were fooling around with a toy that
they called a computer.......
If you like traditional work check out this one ;
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@@markschattefor6997 How/why is using power tools cheating? End result is the same, just saves time.
@@brokenacoustic I think people that are hardcore wood carvers/engraves find power tools to be cheating
This is one of the most fascinating things I've seen in a long time.
Hjhubu
I seriously had no intention of watching the whole thing. I had plans on just skipping around and getting to the end to see the guitar but I couldn't do it! I was just fascinated watching him work his magic!!
That was magnificent. Old world craftmanship. I started watching and was mesmerized, couldn't take my eyes off this. Fantastic build. The level of detail, care, and love of his work was amazing.
me at 26:18 "The top of that neck looks uncomfortably wide..."
Me at 26:25 "so he agrees.."
That's a true craftsman right there! He literally did everything. Not just the woodworking but also the electronics. Looks and sounds great. Excellent job Craftling.
Thank you very much, Jeffery! 🤗
@@craftlingsworkshop No problem. Good to see people still building things with theor hands.
@@craftlingsworkshop do you mind if I ask but how did you get tools to route the neck cavity to 7/32? I look all online and cant seem to find any. Also what was that weird plane thing the you used for most of it?
@@bearbar4723 a hand wood planer
Given the level of quality I'm honestly amazed it only took you two months. You did an amazing job the guitar looks incredible
Thank you!☺
You are very welcome
I love watching custom guitar builds because it’s my favorite 3 interests for the future. Art, guitars and woodworking all in 1 video. Incredible video
This is the first video, I didn’t look at the length of, and watched the WHOLE thing. 10/10
Legends say he’s still sawing
Often . . . when the wind dies down . . . if you listen closely . . . you will still hear him sawing through the night
@@jamesmaxdavissands and then you hear a small baby fart!
Or is he?
This is a true handmade
Can we take a few moments to appreciate how skilled this guy is? Like everything he does in this video is well thought out, down all the way to the camera angles. Its actually really inspiring tbh.
Edit: I just took a look at this guy's channel, I was curious to see what other stuff he knows how to do. This dude it like the ultimate tradesmith
I’ve come back to this video three no four times now and every time I’m in aw of your work, good job
i'm back again even after 2 years. still inspired by your work
You have the skill of an artist, soul of a musician and patience of a saint brother, well done.
Started watching just to have something interesting playing in the background. Before long, my eyes were glued to the screen and I watched the entire video with a sense of morbid fascination. An hour to resaw that board?! You're an absolute masochist, but I can't fault your dedication. Your hand must've been screaming.
I think not only the hand has screamed.......
Same started watching it halfway curious but quickly focused in. Very cool.
Just lost 47 min of work, but it was worth it
Same I was thinking I don't have time to watch all this. 25 minutes later, still watching, might as well finish!
Lol. Same here....i don't play any instruments but was quite satisfying to watch. To whoever this was...hats off to ya sir.
It was hard for me to watch how you turn that piece of wood into neck, respect bro.
I appreciate this on so many levels; the absence of music leaving one with just the pristine ambient sounds. The raw marathon of strength in your hands. The astonishing knowledge of craftsmanship, math, drawing, electronics and a plethora of other things I can’t grasp but am mesmerized by. And then there’s the shredding. My new favorite guitar building channel.
Thank you for this comment!!!👍😊
@@craftlingsworkshop You’re most welcome.
I always dreamed of crafting my own guitar. after watching this without skips. I have decided to just buy from the guitar shop 😂. Great Job man!
you don't have to build your own but why not buy from someone doing this kind of work? you'll get a unique guitar and allow a person to keep doing what they love. it could be a win-win if you find the the right luthier.
@@jeffkelly4721 I agree with you man. I'll try to find someone who does the same stuff here in my town. but I bet this wont be cheap eh. 😅 . need to save most of my money for this.
@@armandcrispo the money is the tough part of this for sure. i have $3000+ invested in two bass guitars that will need to be with me for the rest of my life. i also put one together from Warmoth parts. i was super happy with the quality of the body and neck i bought from them. you might check into it if you want to pretend you built a guitar from scratch ($1400-1500 all assembled - body, neck, hardware, pickups).
@@jeffkelly4721that's a great option though. So I can just mix and match all the goodies in there. but still it's quite pricey for me. but a 1-2000$ guitar is so much better investment than a Samsung s10. just saying 😂.
@@armandcrispo you can't go wrong with a Squire J. Mascis Jazzmaster at the $500 price point.
Not "cheating mode"
"smart mode"
Beatiful guitar. i was hopping y will play "The call of Ktulu" in the last minutes
@@The_Zou i know,but... can i say that he is kind of one ??? I realy dont know
@@The_Zou no problem
Chtulu *
@@levibird6935 Cthulhu ;)
@@vajtnojz8207 *Kthulu
That's how the song name is spelt, "Kthulu".
That inlay is a killer!!!! I loved every minute of the whole construction, a work to admire. Bravo!!!
I tried to follow this video and make one of my own. Now I'm naked in the middle of the street and I'm missing a leg.
You've skipped step 3 you idiot
Dick caught in ceiling fan, help
This is how they built electric guitars before electricity was invented.
Hillarious, dude!
I get that if that's a joke.
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The Black Pearl of Pirate Guitar! Big Respect for you man! Real handwork electristic!!
This is beautiful craftsmanship! I’m currently doing a “hand tool only” guitar myself and I can appreciate all the work that went into this!
I would pay tons to buy this from someone and not because of quality but because of how much work and dedication went into this
Awesome work, man!
I've laughed my ass off at 39:12 when I saw your foot holding the piece, hahaha!
Magnificent work all done by hand. Thanks so much for letting me see your fantastic work.
You sir, are a craftsman! That was a pleasure to watch, thank you for posting this!!🤙🏼🤙🏼🙏
Found this by accident on a different search (it was 'recommended' to me by UA-cam). Just started watching and couldn't stop. At some point, I noticed that my mouth had fallen open, and I was sitting here, enthralled. Had to tell myself to blink. Extraordinary video. There should be some sort of "Best of UA-cam" award for it.
The sound ultimately was unique and spectacular.
Ironic that you decided to build without power tools, something utterly reliant on power for its raison d'être (unless you consider it pure art, for which there is a case to be made).
A stunning achievement (I was stunned, anyway).
Thank you.
this should go in a guitar museum after all the greatest living guitar players played it. :)
I admire your patience sir. Respect and salute from the Philippines!
This is a beautiful guitar man, I can’t imagine how difficult it was to make it look that great, hats off to you man!
I come back to this video every so often. Awesome build.....by hand. Love it.
Beautiful craftsmanship watched the entire video without budging from my seat. dude you are the man. respects.
И этот прекрасный инструмент он сделал голыми руками. Без станков и какой либо техники. Мастер так к тому же и музыкант. Аплодирую. Так держать.
Чувак конечно работяга,но почему не использовать электроинструменты,столько времени и работы на простые распилы...
@@ivasi46, за то, как говорится, без единого гвоздя.
My god I have no words, all the steps you showed in the making of this masterpiece, thanks for this video artists like you there are very few, don't stop
Awesome. Learned a lot watching this. Pleasant on the ears and eyes, too. Great editing. One minor tip: masking tape over the pickups when you file down the bridge. Those filings can get in there and screw with 'em.
Magnificent build and the most amazing thing is it was all done by using hand tools rather than power tools. Beautiful work
I might have put some kind of day glo red in the cracks.
I do not often comment on videos.
But seriously, everything was crazy on this one.
Wood burning. Hand tools (cheat mode, haha).
I cannot even imagine the patience, the focus and the efforts you put in this piece. And the technique.
Your instrument has its own story and oh boy, does sing pretty well !
A lot to be proud of.
Cheers, and thanks for the share and the continuous "wow" watching you giving life to the woods.
This is the most beautiful guitar I've ever witnessed.
Thank you.
Damn I'm speechless. I've always wanted to build my own guitar but never knew where to start. Watching this gives me a good idea on where to start but I know it takes alot of patience, skill and the tools. I'm so impressed man. 🎸🛠 I wish I had someone like you to teach me everything you know.
No powertools?! You're an absolute monster..
Oops! There is a part that he cheated and actually used something.
He used a soldering iron *gasp*. That doesn't count though, right?
He also used a router for the inlays but, again, we can forgive him!
Steve Nichols you can feel inconsistencies,lumps and bumps better barehanded then with gloves
Masochist is the word I was thinking of.
I've watched a lot of videos of people building their own guitars and what's crazy about this guy is he literally does everything by hand, even using a hand-saw and a chisel to grout. Every other video they have belt sanders and grouting machines and so on. It's like watching a Hatori Honzo sword being made. Amazing.
i love his commitment, even when he could use the most common power tool, he sticks with it and uses a hand tool
Took almost an hour to watch this insanely looooong vid... But had me hanging on every second. Absolutely beautiful detail and love put into this instrument man, definitely earned my like. Rock on man 🤘
As someone who has bitched and moaned while building guitars with all the electric tools in the world, I am deeply humbled by your technical brilliance and artistic genius. Good Lord Man! What an amazing video. Thank you so much for posting!!!
This is Tue first hand made guitar I have seen. Wow. Absolute respect to your tool use.
This is one of the most impressive builds I’ve seen.
I'm watching this for 47 minutes without failed...This is an art... Excellent
Really enjoyed your build, very very honest, great work, thank you very much for sharing.
Jesus, dude. The amount of time and effort put into this is truly astonishing! That inlay is so sick, and the aged gold hardware really pops. Congratulations!
Did you realise guys? 28:01 He sticks sandpaper under the t-square in case not slip... Great work, great engineering. I love the details.
that is pretty clever!
or like he fills the tiny gap of the fretboard inlay with sanding dust! just brilliant
Those are stuff we learn at woodworking school, but yeah that was my reaction when my teacher told us to do it. :O woahh Clever!
Absolutely Brilliant!!!! I love that you did the work by hand tools.
I love the imperfections in that top. great job.
Who the heck disliked this video?
This is the literal hand crafting. Great job man.
People that didn't like the guitar.
You are right, i play guitar and i LOVED this
because they are jealous
because he used a power tool i guess
You mean hand crafling
It wouldn't let me "Like" twice. I have watched it twice, and will again many times over and over. Very fascinating to be sure, and educational. I build solid bodies, and there is so much to take away from your process/approach...
Out of words
Beautifull guitar, congratulations to you and your saw
this is beautiful. I loved every second of watching you. you made the world a better place
My heart bleeds when I see that such work is done without a circular saw. The craftsman should be given a medal.
My grandpa loved this video he’s been playing guitar for 56 years and says you are very talented and loves the guitar you made
You are nucking futs! This video is amazing! I am finally growing the courage to try and build a guitar, thank you!
mind blowing amount of labor being put into this guitar creation..... bravo for the result.
Very cool man, I love the dedication to the craft. Thank you for not cutting any parts short, it's really interesting to see all the steps and how you handled them.
Honestly, you have to work really hard to do it with tools like that man, respect
This was extremelt therapeutic, and worth the watch. You are a true master of your craft sir.
Fantastic!!! Probably the best guitar build video I have ever seen, and I have watched a lot. I built a guitar, using power and hand tools, and I can imagine how much more difficult and rewarding it is with hand tools only. Bravissimo!!!!!
This has got be one of my most watched videos. No skips. Just amazing to watch! I like everything about that guitar man. Really an inspiration to create something that awesome.
Must feel very special when you play it!! Very nice guitar, looks fantastic and sounds amazing!!
This is an amazing build! Love the way it looks!
To do this work justice I watched at half speed in awe. Wow, what a build!
Can't imagine how satisfying it must be to play that thing after crafting it entirely by hand. Don't love the shape, but the finish and overall aesthetic is glorious. Great work.
What an absolute Craftsman ! Enjoyed this upload immensely !
The craftsmanship is insane! I can only imagine how many blisters you endured. Massive well done it looks amazing and you clearly cut no corners!
I am SOOOO happy you made it a neck through, you made such a gorgeous geetar!!
Very disappointed that the theme from Pirates of the Caribbean wasn’t the first thing played on this guitar. Hahahahaha. Great job.
OMG.. i am amazed ... very well done amazing patience and great skills.. i build cigar box guitars and i am very happy that i watched your video... truly beautiful .. without power tools .. thumbs up my friend
Just watched the whole video... was in awe of the process... thinking the whole time how would first gather up every power tool i have..mad respect... beautiful piece of art
Probably this is the best video i have ever seen on youtube. Thank you for this incredible working.
Some people will say this is 47 and a half minutes they will never get back.. I say they don't understand in the satisfaction of building your own guitar from scratch and being able to play it.. I actually made a guitar like this but changed up the body engravings a little (still kept some original) and gave the neck a slightly darker colour.. but had to keep the kraken inlays.. I did however add a few more inlays ranging in different sizes.. I'm not saying I don't have my own style but I loved the style so much I had to make my own! Great work man
Chris Ross I just spread it up 😂😂
У меня нет слов... и все это сделано ручным инструментом!! Чит-мод не считается))
Dude! This video is excellent!! I love your editing style, it’s funny, the sound editing is really cool with the way u keep a rhythm too the scraping, scratching, sanding, sawing. It’s just plain impressive, plus the fact that u built that guitar start to finish, from scratch, with hand tools, no CNC (minus the inlay) or power tools, is flat out outstanding. I love the textured finish on the edges, burning the wood to get that black color. It’s all just genius, creative. I love it
Good heavens. That's absolutely stunning!
Bro you are an artist God bless your hands ✋
Thanks Jonathan!☺
It surprises me too much, as someone can make a guitar without using any power tool, it really made it literally by hand ... surprising completion of the project
Salute to your effort and creativity to build a guitar..good work
Amazing job!!! Congratulations 👏👏👏👏
unfassbar wie man so genau arbeiten kann mit der Säge und den Feilen
meinen handwerklichen Respekt hast du auf jeden Fall sicher !
Have a nice day! Half technical, half artist!! God bless the craftsman!!
The precision in your hands is astonishing, very good job 👏🏻
That.....was one of the COOLEST Builds I've seen!! Amazing work! Seriously just impressive work considering it was all by hand!!