Amazing You answered a question today that I've had for years! I have an 1890 Washburn New Model mandolin and the purfling is so intricate and ornate that I was wondering how they manufactured it 130 years ago. And as you said we don't really know... Amazing they built 60,000 new models...
@@duckrutt I heard it was actually elves. Not the big Tolkien ones; more like the little ones that work at Santa's workshop... Hey, maybe it's faeries! (I see you smirking. OK, not the LGTBQ ones...)
Ted! With several clamps crowded into the sound hole. I'm seeing the need for a clamp with a single axis point and several clamps protruding from the axis. The kit will come with a variety of depth clamps that you place onto the axis post. We shall call it the kraken clamp.
I really like it when he is talking while he’s scraping. It’s almost like a meditation. He is so talented, and his appreciation of the guitar and the era when it was built is just amazing.
I can’t stop watching your videos. Your attention to detail is without equal. I really enjoy the fry wit also, thanks so much for sharing your time with us.
I love what you said about Bill. How you described his playing is, to me, what Bruce Lee would call "the return to original freedom" and for me is the highest form of whatever art in my useless opinion.
This is a remarkable episode. Your craftsmanship is, as usual, above and beyond. Your description of the musical event you witnessed in Chicago was inspiring. Thank you!
Love the story about Bill Frisell -- I'm a big fan as well. Never gonna forget when I first heard him, some years back, the album "East/West", and then "Further East/West". Absolutely changed the way I think about playing & listening to the guitar. What a master he is, and you hit the nail on the head with the "beginner's mind" comment.
I have been eagerly awaiting part two Ted. Looking forward to watching it later with a cup of tea. Thanks for all the great work you do, from New Zealand.
Good Lord. I work on my own guitars, fretwork, neck resetting, minor cosmetic stuff but this is God-tier, scary-good work. My vision doubles and my hands tremble at the thought of trying to do this. But it's exciting. I see from the comments below that I am not the only one shaking his head from side to side with mouth agape.
I went to a African music jam and hang out session with Malian musician Sidi Toure and his bandsmen at the Old Town School in 2012. Also a magical experience...my buddy took finger picking classes there a few years ago in the same room where John Prine learned the same but decades before...he said the same, you feel something spiritual there.
You are absolutely my favorite UA-cam channel! It's not just the quality of your work, which is awesome, but it's also how erudite you are in your narration. I look forward to your videos every week. Please don't stop!
I think this may be the most interesting and stressful (to me) videos of yours yet. I kept waiting for the old purfling to "explode into a cloud of dust". The care you have for the instrument that you are working on is very obvious and appreciated by this viewer. The end of a job like this one must be very satisfying. Thanks for brining us along.
Miraculous! Always a pleasure to watch your work. There is a veneer dealer in Britain called Crispins & Sons, they used to be in Old Street, London and I went there for veneer for a guitar build. I got their catalogue and realised they had veneer inlays, ovals with bunches of flowers, fur le lys etc. When I got home I realised I was looking at the same items that where inlaid into my grandfather's grandfather clock we had just got - some of these inlays had been in stock for 250 years! Firther, they had a set of wooden stairs in the shop, a simple pair of bearers with open steps laid in. They where reckoned ot be 200 years old and where wearing out as the fronts of the steps where rounding over to dangerous levels. No problem, unscrew the stairs and turn them over - new stairs. They tried that and discovered someone had already done that 200 years ago.
In my humble opinion, one of the most intelligent and enjoyable individuals in this platform. Also, apparently a poet reporter. What a love song to the guitar and music in the description of the event.
Yea Ken Parker! Yea Bill Frizzell! Sounds like a really great weekend. Also, the "mummy's fist" was a fantastic description. Thank you so much for all your videos!
Wow. Just wow. Ted, your attention to detail is astonishing to someone like me. I'm happy when I can get something to within 1/4 of an inch so I cannot fathom having this much accuracy with wood. Truly mind blowing.
What a tremendous effort to bring this guitar back into good repair. I love your improvisations in replacing the irreplaceable on these old, ornate instruments. Thank you for videotaping these things and giving them to the world every week.
Beautiful work Tom. I have learned so much from you. I recently acquired a Crafter 12 string needing repairs. One of which being a pickup system poorly installed. I have removed it and am now repairing the damage. To give you an idea, they had glued the battery connector to the inside of the guitar ! I guess you would have to reach in through the sound hole to change the battery. Thanks for the inspiration you impart to you viewers. 😊
Just watching you plane that ebony made me sneeze. I developed a sensitivity to most of the exotics and several regular guitar woods (like pine) and am now suffering from mild COPD. A good particulate mask is now a must!
That was kind of a bitter-sweet three minutes there. First we hear that Ebony has been logged to it's end as a commercial wood, and then we hear that respectable business that supplies the trade is going out. Beautiful work, as always Ted.
Your “big wide chisel” commentary is absolutely spot on. I never knew this until I picked up a 1 1/2” wide chisel. The bevel registers on the surrounding material and give a great paring cut.
Trick I learned, I think from 3x3custom’s channel for gluing end grain: put some glue on the end grain in advance and just let it dry in air. Then when you do the actual glue up, it won’t absorb as much, but should still be a solid connection
I wonder if gluing onto a dried glue surface is an optimal bond. Sounds good in theory but I'm curious if it's not as good. I imagine a small fissure running between the two glues
@@frankwebster9110maybe, but probably better than if the grain wicks too much glue away from the joint. Unless you put way too much on at first, you should still be left with a somewhat rough/porous surface that I would think the glue would bond to nicely
This is my favorite UA-cam channel by a margin
Came for the repair, stayed for the poetic analogies. 👍
Yay! Always a good day when Mr. Woodford posts a new video. Thanks sir, hope you have a great weekend!
Couldn’t agree more
Wowsers love watching a true craftsman at his trade, what a pleasure.
Yay, new woodford video!
WOW ! That kind of patience is way beyond me!
That binding looks sharp man. The quip about the mummys fist was funny haha
You never fail to awe people like me, Ted. Wow. Just wow. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing You answered a question today that I've had for years!
I have an 1890 Washburn New Model mandolin and the purfling is so intricate and ornate that I was wondering how they manufactured it 130 years ago.
And as you said we don't really know... Amazing they built 60,000 new models...
Gnomes. Not all of them could spin straw into gold you know. It did claim many a luthiers daughter though...
@@duckrutt I heard it was actually elves. Not the big Tolkien ones; more like the little ones that work at Santa's workshop... Hey, maybe it's faeries! (I see you smirking. OK, not the LGTBQ ones...)
Surface Irregularities... great band name.
Big Bob Ross moment at the end there "Noo, what is he doing, that doesn't look right!" (few moments later) "GENIUS!"
Ted! With several clamps crowded into the sound hole. I'm seeing the need for a clamp with a single axis point and several clamps protruding from the axis. The kit will come with a variety of depth clamps that you place onto the axis post. We shall call it the kraken clamp.
Release the kraken!!
I really like it when he is talking while he’s scraping. It’s almost like a meditation. He is so talented, and his appreciation of the guitar and the era when it was built is just amazing.
The ingenuity of Ted never ceases to amaze me.
Agree, this is anything but trivial repair.
mumified fist dust, the bane of my existence.
The dust that Pancho bit down south.
I can’t stop watching your videos. Your attention to detail is without equal. I really enjoy the fry wit also, thanks so much for sharing your time with us.
Loved hearing the bit about Bill Frisell.
I love what you said about Bill. How you described his playing is, to me, what Bruce Lee would call "the return to original freedom" and for me is the highest form of whatever art in my useless opinion.
Yes!
Ace work yet again. Whatever you charge is not enough.
Always a joy to listen to Ted while he works...
This is a remarkable episode. Your craftsmanship is, as usual, above and beyond. Your description of the musical event you witnessed in Chicago was inspiring. Thank you!
The guy's got great all-over-the-place taste, not surprised he digs Frisell
Love the story about Bill Frisell -- I'm a big fan as well. Never gonna forget when I first heard him, some years back, the album "East/West", and then "Further East/West". Absolutely changed the way I think about playing & listening to the guitar. What a master he is, and you hit the nail on the head with the "beginner's mind" comment.
What a great story about the Bill Frissell performance.
This has been like a TV series that no one wants to miss.
I have been eagerly awaiting part two Ted. Looking forward to watching it later with a cup of tea. Thanks for all the great work you do, from New Zealand.
The Guitar Orchestra sounds like wonderful idea!
Lovely work, man, and thank you for the Frisell encounter.
Thank you for this video. I enjoyed watching it immensely.
Loving the extended deep dive into such an old guitar. TY.
Good Lord. I work on my own guitars, fretwork, neck resetting, minor cosmetic stuff but this is God-tier, scary-good work. My vision doubles and my hands tremble at the thought of trying to do this. But it's exciting. I see from the comments below that I am not the only one shaking his head from side to side with mouth agape.
Love your dilligence, so fascinating, eager to see this baby reborn
I went to a African music jam and hang out session with Malian musician Sidi Toure and his bandsmen at the Old Town School in 2012. Also a magical experience...my buddy took finger picking classes there a few years ago in the same room where John Prine learned the same but decades before...he said the same, you feel something spiritual there.
You are absolutely my favorite UA-cam channel! It's not just the quality of your work, which is awesome, but it's also how erudite you are in your narration. I look forward to your videos every week. Please don't stop!
I rewatched the process of filling the channel with tiny inlay pieces several times. It is beyond satisfying to behold
I think this may be the most interesting and stressful (to me) videos of yours yet. I kept waiting for the old purfling to "explode into a cloud of dust". The care you have for the instrument that you are working on is very obvious and appreciated by this viewer. The end of a job like this one must be very satisfying. Thanks for brining us along.
It’s got the consistency of…a mummy’s fist, when you’re trying to unwrap the fingers from around a sacred amulet. You know.
Ted, you are my hero.
Woooow. Just wow ❤
I absolutely love watching a genius in action, thanks Ted 🥰
Amazing job Ted
Good grief, astounding work. What marvelous skill and patience you have.
Old Town School Of Folk Music is a treasure here in Chicago! So glad you got to experience the venue!
Oh man, you do some amazing work. It's so relaxing watching your videos.
Miraculous! Always a pleasure to watch your work.
There is a veneer dealer in Britain called Crispins & Sons, they used to be in Old Street, London and I went there for veneer for a guitar build. I got their catalogue and realised they had veneer inlays, ovals with bunches of flowers, fur le lys etc. When I got home I realised I was looking at the same items that where inlaid into my grandfather's grandfather clock we had just got - some of these inlays had been in stock for 250 years!
Firther, they had a set of wooden stairs in the shop, a simple pair of bearers with open steps laid in. They where reckoned ot be 200 years old and where wearing out as the fronts of the steps where rounding over to dangerous levels. No problem, unscrew the stairs and turn them over - new stairs. They tried that and discovered someone had already done that 200 years ago.
"That aught to hold it."
Delightful understatement.
It is always valuable to hear the words of a person who hears and thinks with his whole being.
What a loss that our T didn't became a plastic surgeon, we'd be Forever Young!
Very nicely done! I always love seeing the delicate binding/purfling operations
Ted, this is probably the most interesting repair so far. Your problem solution-ing is very cool to watch!
man, this washburn is getting ALL the love and care, wow
Cannot get enough of these videos... Hold up Rhett Shull, Rick Beato, Paul Davids, Rob Scallon... twoodfrd just realeased a video.
The work is impressive but the explanation is far beyond impressive. Thanks, Ted!
I am amazed more and more each week!
In my humble opinion, one of the most intelligent and enjoyable individuals in this platform. Also, apparently a poet reporter. What a love song to the guitar and music in the description of the event.
We think in waves
☯️🙏
The mummy comparison was brilliant
Yea Ken Parker! Yea Bill Frizzell! Sounds like a really great weekend. Also, the "mummy's fist" was a fantastic description. Thank you so much for all your videos!
Those purflings are incredibly beautiful !
Amazing work as always. I love that oak, just beautiful.
Thank you so much for relesing this. Now my weekend is complete
I think part of what makes this satisfying to watch is the match between an elevated skill set and a guitar worthy of the effort.
Being a wood worker myself, i love watching these videos
Thanks to your videos I've fallen in love in acoustic guitars again. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and passion!
Wow. Just wow. Ted, your attention to detail is astonishing to someone like me. I'm happy when I can get something to within 1/4 of an inch so I cannot fathom having this much accuracy with wood. Truly mind blowing.
Nothing more enjoyable than to heat up some lunch at work and watch a master work at his craft.
"... the consistency of a mummy's fist..." Maybe my favourite Tedism so far!
the inlay work was impressive and fun to watch.
What a tremendous effort to bring this guitar back into good repair. I love your improvisations in replacing the irreplaceable on these old, ornate instruments. Thank you for videotaping these things and giving them to the world every week.
“…the consistency of a mummy’s fist…”. Perhaps my favorite of all your eloquent descriptions. Hats off, sir.
I speak for everyone who enjoys your videos. Your 'kin amazing
This is outstanding. Lovely repair! Thank you for blessing and educating us as always Mr.Woodford
Beautiful work Tom. I have learned so much from you. I recently acquired a Crafter 12 string needing repairs. One of which being a pickup system poorly installed. I have removed it and am now repairing the damage. To give you an idea, they had glued the battery connector to the inside of the guitar ! I guess you would have to reach in through the sound hole to change the battery. Thanks for the inspiration you impart to you viewers. 😊
It is good therapy to watch your work! Always, methodical and informative for the viewer.
Your craftsmanship is outstanding and is a complement to you problem solving skills. As always, well done!
WOW nice work
That old guitar needed a ton of work I bet the owner was very happy with the amount of work you did 👍🏻🤘🏻
It's amazing the detail that went into This... True Craftsmanship. . . Artistry
Just watching you plane that ebony made me sneeze. I developed a sensitivity to most of the exotics and several regular guitar woods (like pine) and am now suffering from mild COPD. A good particulate mask is now a must!
That was kind of a bitter-sweet three minutes there. First we hear that Ebony has been logged to it's end as a commercial wood, and then we hear that respectable business that supplies the trade is going out.
Beautiful work, as always Ted.
You express yourself so well. What a wonderful description of Bill Frisell and his playing.
Waiting for the finished product is excruciating!!!! What a lucky guitar to have you as it's "doctor".
Bill Frisell fan!! Now Im an even bigger fan. Especially your memory about him, thanks so much for sharing that :)
Patiently waiting for this one lol
The old "mummy's fist" simile.
I am continually amazed by your skill and unwavering composure.
Your “big wide chisel” commentary is absolutely spot on. I never knew this until I picked up a 1 1/2” wide chisel. The bevel registers on the surrounding material and give a great paring cut.
Brilliant, as always!
Thanks Ted wonderful
I loved your story of the guitar jam. I have been in that situation, it's magical and never forgotten.
Yes bill freezes is awesome. I love his work!
Thoroughly enjoy watching you work
Thanks for your showcasing workmanship
Incredible craftsmanship. Thank you for these brilliant videos.
Bill Friselle is so fun to see live.
Fantastic Bill Frisell story. Thanks.
Stay safe and we'll see you next week.
"until I get a continuous clean shaving" I did not know that - Thanks Ted!
Trick I learned, I think from 3x3custom’s channel for gluing end grain: put some glue on the end grain in advance and just let it dry in air. Then when you do the actual glue up, it won’t absorb as much, but should still be a solid connection
I wonder if gluing onto a dried glue surface is an optimal bond. Sounds good in theory but I'm curious if it's not as good. I imagine a small fissure running between the two glues
@@frankwebster9110maybe, but probably better than if the grain wicks too much glue away from the joint. Unless you put way too much on at first, you should still be left with a somewhat rough/porous surface that I would think the glue would bond to nicely
The time and effort You take to make these repairs is phenomenal. Always a pleasure watching your work.
Amazing attention to detail, Ted. You really care about doing the best quality work possible which is unique these days.
Your talent is phenomenal. It's a joy to watch you work.
Unbelievable work! That perfling looked like a joy (and a headache) to do!
OMG your TLC with that binding fill, simply amazing man.