How To Build an Acoustic Guitar Episode 18 (Leveling The Sides)
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2021
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In this video, Chris levels the sides of the 3,000 year old guitar!
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1 am I should go to bed, oh new Driftwood Guitar video!
Hahaha in the last clip I was wondering if the spreader would fit through the sound hole. This has been so much fun and very informative to watch! Thank you guys for taking the time to produce and share this with us.
I can't believe I discovered this channel. I'm not a builder but this is the coolest thing ever! Kudos
true
3:30 "Ask me how I know." Fantastic! One of those mistakes you only make once. And I would certainly make that one! Thanks Chris for the great heads up!
It would have been great to see more or the router in action, especially highlighting the grain direction and how you changed positions. But still I'm loving the series.
I cant wait to have my own place one day and come back to this series to try to build my own
Once you have your own place you won’t be able to afford building one! Or at least that’s how my story goes hahaha 💁♂️
Can't wait for the next video great stuff 👍✌
I am absolutely digging this guitar build! I've never seen 3,000-year-old tonewood and it's a real joy to see you working it.
Great video.
Really gorgeous guitar body. Great job.
You my friend are a artist 🤙🏻😎🎸
Another great one guys...'see you' on the next one.
Super nice and full of informations as usual. I think some people use this spiral sander for carvin necks as well
I have really so much enjoyed the cameraman work! Great shots zooms viewing aspects, wow! Just a great job…
Give a spiral cutting flush trimming bit a try, real helps with tear out.
You know what would be cool is a shop tour!
Beautiful!!!👍❤️🎸😎
Loving the channel only found you but it's brilliant
Another excellent video... well done. I must admit that when you glued the back on the guitar and still had the spreader in there, I was concerned but, then I thought, Chris knows what he's doing... If I win the guitar for being a Patron, you can just bring it to the house!! Ciao for now...
just thought id share a suggestion i learnt from my highschool teacher. Green pencil stands out pretty well on dark and lighter coloured woods. not great for marking things out but its good for symbols and physical reminders on the piece of wood
I use a router table and a 1/4" spiral trim bit to help with the tear-out problem.
Looking good. Get some strings on that thing! Thanks guys.
Love this series! FYI, video is freezing for me right at the 16:32 mark.
A couple of things:
1. StewMac is awesome!!! They recently replaced the motor on my buffing machine…no questions asked…and shipped it out on the same day (with free 2-day shipping) because I was on a tight deadline preparing for a show. Again…Stew Mac is awesome!!!
2. It was music to my ears when you said there aren’t any more Ancient Sitka tops available. I purchased four of them from Brent@ASW for $250 when he first started selling them…but I’ve yet to use any of them. I think the return on my investment has now entered the Incredisphere! 🚀🪐
3. I’ve got to get one of those rolling-pin sanders!!!…and then learn to always keep it moving, so as not to let it ever sit in the same spot for even a “skosh” of a moment…to borrow a word from the great philosophical-thinker, Robbie O’Brien 😂
-joel
Point 4: can I buy one of your sets from you? Seriously!
Chris…sorry Brother, but at the moment I’ll have to decline. One of these tops is going to be used on a personal guitar, and the other three are destined for a themed 3-guitar series that I’ve been planning to build. If my situation changes, I’ll get with you to see if you’d still like to have one …but, as you’re well aware, the value of these as an optional-upgrade on a guitar is tremendous…so the cost of letting one go would have to be in the same ballpark.
-joel
Strongly suggest getting a spiral router bit for flush cutting the edges of the guitar...they leave a great surface with far less chance of tear-out.
Hi, thanks for sharing these wonderful videos. I'm following your steps but without all your tools and I hope my guitar will look not so different from your first one but I'm not sure...
I have a problem with this video and I don't know if it's only for me but it stops at 16:33 and you stay still till the end
Thanks once again to both of you for this job
Glad it's not just me!
Hey Chris! Suggestion for breakdown Eastman is Building really good instruments and they have an affordable all Solid wood sitka/sapele dread. ED1 for about 600 bucks. I did experience lots of ungluing on three different models in less then a year use on each. I live in Costa Rica but I gig 4 hours a day next to the ocean so I guess there is that eventhough I wipe and keep humidity control on all of the., some I fixed myself and others sent to master luthier here in CR.
Could you please make a video where you show how you do (or have done) your molds? It's really awesome to see how handy they are!
YES PLEASE!!!
Thanks again for another great lesson. Question for you: Could you use an oscillating spindle sander instead of the pinwheel sander? Or would the domes on front and back make it hard to keep the box perpendicular to the sander?
It’s a pretty common idea to think this would work, but you’re correct, the top and back would make this nearly impossible to pull off.
Thank you so much for stressing grain direction. It's something that takes a while to "get" as a woodworker. Tear out really sucks.
on delicate veneers we just go "backwards" on the router in addition to minding the contour, so instead of the pushing the grain into the direction of the blade, the blade is entering perpendicular to it
Epic
I wish I had seen this video last week. Making my first guitar and the router took a chunk off the Spruce top. Easily repaired but it could have gone worse.
Ever have your router bit bearing sieze up while triming a top, and burn the side? I have.
When you set it on its end and turned your back, that’s when it would roll off the saw deck for me. 😜
Does the rip also happen on the CNC cutting?
I have used large pvc plumbing coupling with sand paper
Getting in late here but I'm hooked on this series. For routering I'm thinking hand router w/firm grip, and go withe the direction router wants to pull. Then clean up in opposite direction. Plus add tape where the bearing rides to prevent bearing burn. Then sand smooth. Any thoughts out there?
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
An advert came up while watching this with a Hemingway quote - the only sports are bull-fighting and mountain climbing. I'll add to that list 'routing a guitar body'
It's so funny people would be mad about you using StewMac, they're everywhere in guitar lutherie. Tbh, I thought of you as more of an LMI guy myself, I feel like you say their name more often. The luthiers I know IRL all use tons of StewMac tools, it's not just "the big name that you pay more for," they really make amazing tools.
LMI tends to carry more acoustic-specific tools, but they definitely don't have everything.
@@juliachild9377 It's been quite a while since I used them but LMI used to have a wonderful stash of tonewood sets. Some of my best wood came from them, although that was 20 years ago
When sanding that ebony, do you have any issue with the maple getting stained by the ebony dust? Or, for instance, if the light wood was open grain.
good question, I always put a silicate lubricant over my maple then silica wash it before I stain. it's not a perfect method! bet he has some crazy way to do it better
I also sometimes use wax, which is sometimes easier to wash
I'm actually looking at a guitar to buy that
has stain on the inlay from the wood but it's £60 cheaper so I think I'm going to get it 👍✌
I feel like a trim router with an up/down-combo spiral flush trim bit would make this way easier, but I'm also not a pro, so I am assuming there is a reason for doing this on the table instead.
What happens to that suction device when the power goes out?
I never actually saw what wood that was... And what's the top? All of that wood is amazing. Great job
It’s ancient Sitka spruce that a friend of his found a log of while excavating in the Pacific Northwest. It was dated to 3000+ years old, hence the title of the series. He explains in the first video of the series.
@@joeldamron8062 yeah somehow I missed it
Chris, Where can I score a couple of those spring steel sanding backers. I've found the raw stock here and there, but none in a convenient size. How thick are they?
I believe I got them at LMI years ago
It's comes across that you trust that vacuum clamp very much. Have you ever had it fail on you? Makes me nervous watching the guitar hang there while you work on it but I've also never used one lol
I was nervous at first, but after years of use, I’ve never has a slip. It hold with roughly 400lbs of clamping pressure, yet leaves zero marks. It’s pretty incredible.
@@DriftwoodGuitars That is super impressive! Thank you
agree with the first couple comments as well... a true craftsman posts videos at the end of the work day maybe? guitar pros are up late, clearly
It takes a lot to edit these videos, it's not just uploading raw video at the end of the day. The recording and editing is its own job
No doubt
Please tell me where you got that leather apron. being a sheet metal worker, my clothes get shredded. That apron is exactly what i need. Besides all the ones I've found online look really... well, not how i want it to look.
It's a Garrett Wade
@@DriftwoodGuitars Aha! I should have known
@@DriftwoodGuitars thanks
Aint there a risk of releasing an old pathogen by working with 3000 years old materials?
Just kidding.
Love this channel, perhaps one day, when you make more electrics, I'll own a driftwood guitar ;)
First things first, the chocolate starfish is my man Fred Durst 🧢 ✌🏼
Did you make episode 20 private on purpose?
I just fixed it. Thanks
Hey Chris and Matt, for some reason the video is frozen after the 16:34 point
UA-cam is working on resolving it for us. Thanks.
Make some jumbo Picks with the wood
Video frozen at 16:35?
Has that guitar got laminated sides? It's not solid wood? Did I mis-hear that?
It’s is both. It’s solid, full thickness sides made from Ebony, but they’re also laminated with a second set of full thickness Indian Rosewood. We cover it in an earlier episode, on why this is done to improve tone. Go check it out!
Cool guitar mister.
All that talk of routing and grain direction and you showed maybe 5 seconds of the actual routing. I watch your channel because i like seeing the details. I don't necessarily need to see the whole process but to be honest i was hoping to see more. That said I'm enjoying the content and learning a bunch.
Is that a bog oak wood???
I wish! It’s African Ebony
how do you know?
How do I know what?
@@DriftwoodGuitars you said ask you how you know about making spreader small enough to get out hold. so i asked. im sorry just bein silly
hole*
As of 16:32 the video stops. Anyone else with the same issue?
Video freezes for me at 16:36. No sound no nothing for the rest of the video. Has anyone else had that problem?
yes
This episode stops at 16.33.
Thank you so much for this series I'm enjoying it so much. I am not a luthier (I'm a pro musician, studio owner and guitar tech), but I'm still fascinated with this build. One problem though. On this video it freezes at the 16:35 mark, and stays frozen until the end. I've tried watching it on multiple devices, but it makes no difference. Just for info, I'm in England, but I can't see why that would affect it. Keep up the good work!
Does the same for me here in the States... so assume it's a general problem in the file...
@@galenrubybloom9063 thanks for confirming that 🙂
Is anyone else seeing the video freeze at the 16:34 mark? Just freeze frames and runs the rest of the time stuck.
Yes. Weird.
How much will this one be?$30,000?
Mentioning it once again: be careful, giveaways like that are NOT ALLOWED on Patreon, it can cost you your account!
blog.patreon.com/patreons-stance-on-raffles-lotteries-and-giveaways
going downhill helps, also buying new carbide router bits for every guitar when you charge 12 grand each works too
I can send you an Amana carbide flush bit that'll do that 1000 times any way you put it... what kind of router bit are you you using?
tell me it's non a bearinged 51200?
look at the side, tell me what it says and I'll fix your router problems
that said, friggin' well done.
I’ll take a look this afternoon for ya!
PLEASE tell me you ARE going to french polish that and not spray it with plastic!
yea i know, its going to be on stage a lot but zomg that DESERVES french polish lol
Hi guys!
The video still stuck at 16:33
my vid freeze frames at 16:30 for the rest of the vid.
UA-cam is working on resolving it for us. Thanks.
I wouldn't mind if the top looked like the back
16:34 - ..... ???
Why did you cut out the routing? You follow up by talking all about it but we didn't get to see it . I want to see everything.
Minute 16:32 and video shuts off… anyone having the same problem?
Same thing, was looking to see if it was just my connection... 16:32 on the nose..
We had to make a change to the video and it’s having a glitch in it while UA-cam fixes the issue. Sorry
@@DriftwoodGuitars good luck and keep it up with these videos, you are doing great!
@@DriftwoodGuitars Maybe have to re-upload the video then delete this one. Use caps in the title so the out of sync order is BROUGHT TO ATTENTION
I am not commenting on dust collection.
Get some sleep Matt!!!
Should have had a dust collector on your router bro 🙄
Yep, Stew Mac is expensive....for a reason. Their tools are worth more than they ask for, though. Especially their files and specialty tools like their new fret tang nippers rated for stainless steel.
You know that old saying “Buy once, Cry once”?
Mr. Chris I worked for a Lumber Company for 21 years. We cut all our Timber on our own land we had 36,000 acers of every kind of Timber in bottomland. My name came from the work I did for the Company I trapped Beaver fr them to stop they from killing all their Great Timber and I mean Great Timber. But back to what I wanted to tell you, their is a man who made a jig to cut the Tops, the Backs, and the Sides of a Guitar as thin or thick as you want them with no waste. You can even cut your binding with the jig. From 10,000 of a inch to what ever you want. If I can find him again would you like for me to send you the like so you could at lest take a look at it. !!!!! GOD Bless !!!!! James and Judy Hopper Romans 6:23, Jer. 15:24..........
That’d be amazing! Yes please.
Why did you cut away when the router was cutting?! We just spent 5 minutes listening to the “downhill” technique, but then you don’t show it. Also when Cris is sanding and levelling the sides you cut the shots. This is seriously the best part of the content is watching the artisan work at his craft and you cut it all out! So triggering. Love you guys though, so all us forgiven.
I’ll let Matt know that he’s fired when he gets in today! Seriously though, sorry about that. I’ll be sure we do better next time.
@@DriftwoodGuitars haha thanks Chris! Sorry about that, I’m only passionate as I really do enjoy your content. You and Matt make a fantastic team. Looking forward to more of your work together.
Hahaha first of all, thanks for watching. And okay, I promise I actually spent a lot of time wrestling with this late last night while I was editing and it was a difficult but conscious decision. For one thing, Chris and I would love to make a video that is purely dedicated to just this subject alone, and it felt like we might be shooting ourselves in the foot from a content standpoint if we explained it in this video, and then made another video that just re-explained and demonstrated it. I want to give every video the best chance of success, but folks don’t always appreciate unoriginal stuff. Also, I’m always walking the tight rope line of making things interesting to almost all viewers, and believe me, if I left all of the tool work in there, someone ELSE would comment “why all the tooling, yawn. Unsubscribed.” Or something to that effect. Look at it this way, you can just count on a much better video explaining this subject that’s coming in the future. It’s something to look forward to! :)
@@DriftwoodMatt All good Matt, thanks for taking the time to reply. I understand, and I know that you can’t please everyone. I just found it frustrating listening to the great advice as to how to go about routing downhill and thought to myself, right let’s see this in action! Then… wait.. what happened? Haha! Keep up the awesome work, all of your content is appreciated. Also looking forward to your next workshop concert episode!
At 16 mins and 35 seconds the video freezes tried to reload it sticks same place. Great shame as it was very interesting
It’s something on UA-cam’s end, we’re trying to get it sorted ASAP :)
Same here
phew, glad I'm not crazy, I was so confused. Still happening for me, I've tried it in every browser and device I can think of, no luck :c(
Instead of destroying a guitar by cutting it in half, just take the back off. Then add another category, repairability. I think this would be advantageous to consumers. Additionally you could fix it and donate it to a worthy cause. That way you are not just paying for a guiatar that becomes worthless.
kebanyakan teori, tapi kurang presisi