Steve's Guitar Making Part 4 - Sides 1 of 4

[Rannyfash]

i love the way you bend with your wood ;P lol

[trilby90]

please what was the name of the glue you used

[guild1978]

Hi steve,

Love the videos. How did you know where to bend the sides i.e. exact position? I see you use the top as a guide but do you just go over and back to check the fit and keep reheating if it needs more bend?

[bobloblaw1701]

The location to start isn't that exact. After the whole thing is bent to shape, you end up trimming off the ends to the right length. I keep going back to the template as I bend to check how things are shaping and then make adjustments as I go. It may look tricky, but in practice, it's really pretty easy.

[guild1978]

Cheers i should just give it a go. I just had a look at your website too, I don't suppose you have plans or instruction on how to build your thickness sander?

[bobloblaw1701]

Sorry, I'm sure I had plans when I built it, but where they are now, I've no idea. If you do some internet searches, I think there are lots of plans out there.

[s0172766]

you look like james may

[BlackHeartGuitar]

Very good, that would make it pretty easy, alot of people forget or don;t used toothed plane blades! Thanks Steve,very comprehensive site!! Can we hear some of your guitars?

[BlackHeartGuitar]

Hey, what did you use to tooth your plane blade with? Thanks

[bobloblaw1701]

Sorry, I didn't really explain that in the video. I just bought a spare blade for my plane and put in in a vice and used a metal file to file some notches into the edge. Then you just resharpen the blade to take all the burrs off and voila, a toothed blade.

[MOISES0683]

hey can you teld me the thines of that wood and if can i use birch or oak wood to build a guitar

sides thank you ;)

[bobloblaw1701]

Birch is quite common and I've seen oak used before as well. My philosophy is to give it a try and see what happens.  Thinning back and side to around 1/10 of an inch is good place to start.

[pearcey78]

i want to make a guitar but do you think it would work with ply wood. it would be my first guitar

[bobloblaw1701]

I've never used plywood. The general feeling in the industry is that the sound of plywood guitar is inferior. That's why all the cheap guitars you see in the store are made with plywood and the "solid wood" ones cost more. However, I'm a great advocate of walking your own path, so it you want to give it a try with plywood, I say go for it. People are making home made guitars out of all kinds of unusual stuff. Do a YouTube search on "saladbowl guitar" and see what I mean.

Enjoy

Steve

[rotteklo]

I believe this video is broken... Do you think you maybe could upload it again? That would be great.

[bobloblaw1701]

I watched it all the way through this morning and it seems to be ok. Give it another try, maybe YouTube was having a "moment"

[rotteklo]

I've tried it quite a few times now, and it still doesn't work. I have watched all your other videos too, and they run perfectly. But maybe it's just me.

[longhunglow42]

It won't load for me either rotteklo...

[Papachulo57]

Video works fine on this end!

[rotteklo]

Yes, it works fine for me now too.

[misterzen]

Hi steve

I think your video serie is very interesting and generous interm of useful and fonctionnal informations. Very detailed and visual......

Thanks