DIY GUITAR - Part 8: Applying Veneer

[Timobrien01]

how would you do this to a carved top?

[stingjet1]

Hi I was going to paint my guitar with a canary yellow on quilted maple so I was just curious when you put the black on first is this to bring up the quilted effect more?

[VermeireSebastien]

Didn't you forget to cut out the pickup switcher thing?

[DUY1337GUITAR]

@VermeireSebastien

If you watch the later videos, you'll know I don't need it.

[mazgrey]

what song is this? nice work on the guitar bro.

[MinelabBob]

So hows it holding up since you have done this?

[Nielstm25]

Is it possible to use a pair of scizzors, instead of the exacto knife?

[rockinralle]

I would put veneer on my guitar too, but i do not know where to get indian rice out here ;)

Nice work! Thanks for sharing!

[carguy8733]

Don't you have to do both the front and the back when working with veneer

[Bikerider914]

What kind of veneer is that? Ik it's maple but is there a special name for it?

[DUY1337GUITAR]

@Bikerider914

flamed maple

[MrNatapat]

Rice on brother! Gotta love that good Thai jasmine rice! Very nice looking project you've got there! \m/

[MartyCannava]

Guitars look much better with flamed top!!

[TrippyTro]

what did u do about the veneer rip on the contour?

[NiallLogue]

@DUY1337GUITAR What kind of knife is that?

[gibsonlpgtrplayer]

Inspirational.. I'm working on doing a similar job to my guitar after watching this and I just got my veneer in and it isn't nearly as flat as I expected. It is somewhat wavey/bubbly and i'm afraid it'll show some bubbles when I glue it to the body. I was just curious if yours was the same way when you got it?

[TeamXTREMEPANTERA]

amazing job man

[Aguitfilms]

what website did you get the body and such from?

[DUY1337GUITAR]

@Aguitfilms

I got the body on ebay, I was lucky to find this deal. Everything else is from various sites.

[uprightboy]

Is it possible to do a veneer inlay on a guitar? for instance a recessed pick guard? Why doesn't anyone do it? I'd like to try it on a 1990 J Bass. Any recommendations or advice? You rock!

[vitalsfading]

goo process for putting a veneer on a pre cut body but remeber if your going to do one from a body blank apple the veneer pree cuting it out unless you are going to contour

[JayEff97]

I have a question. Do I still need to apply veneer if I want my body to be in natural finish? And instead of applying lacquer on the body can I use Tung Oil for the shine? Like on the neck.

[mackxzs]

cool

[SoulHunter425]

although im not making guitar by ur vid but i like ur vids

[JustinDosntCare]

do you have to aply the vaeer befor painting, im 15 making my first guitar, i picked up a old broken ibanez xp and sanded down the body to the wood, (ill be putting custom parts) but i dont know how to paint it, do i put a flat first? then a clear coat? i have no clue, help would be very much aprecieated.

[blackstars26]

@JustinDosntCare Hi mate im 15 to i painted my first guitar when i was 14 wasnt a succses story but if you take your time aand are carefull you can get a really good outcome.depends whats time of fisnh you want and budget you have.Im not expert but i did alot of researching online and there is loads i reccomend you do the same.

[dennador]

apply white glue to both surfaces and let it dry until clear, then you can just iron it on.

[hyperliteBo]

Cant you see any gap between the veneer and the guitar? seems like impossible to totally make it smooth?

[mrblanche]

Wouldn't it be easier to trim at least the edge with a veneer trimming router bit?

[moosey62]

Brown or white rice? Long grain or short?

Great job mate.

;-)

[neonlittledog]

I watched your video an made a template an tried cutting the veneer before gluing an it sure is hard to cut the veneer with an exacto-blade I'm almost ready to just forget the maple veneer top. ... any suggestions ... ?

[Sweeper5]

@neonlittledog I was thinking the same thing (about the difficulty of using an exacto knife for this). I was wondering why not use a little laminate-trimmer router and a flushcut router bit. I've never done veneer, but I've done some laminate/formica wor, and that's how that gets trimmed to perfection after it's glued down. I would think it would work well for this application, although I'm sure the base of the router would need to be covered in cloth so as not to scratch the veneer.

[sunnyjim98]

jesus... HOW MUCH RICE DO YOU HAVE!!!!!!

[DUY1337GUITAR]

@sunnyjim98

we usually buy five 50 lb bags of Thai rice at once and store it.

[TachoSJ]

I love the bags of rice! lol..awesome

[TachoSJ]

awesome videos dude, i'm making my own Carvin bolt kit right now. I plan to do some more builds very soon. Did you buy this kit from originaljems as well??

[Iamnotfrank]

That guitars body seems to be getting darker and darker every video...

[ibanezts9]

what it says on the bottle? it looks like 8 fl oz 236ml it says on the glue. i need that one on my 68 hagstrom viking II deluxe:-D

[Xythe43]

do you need this crap?

[vg30dettscn]

THANK YOUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!! God bless you soooo much dude! lol i was looking EVERYWHERE to learn this process lol Thanks bro! awesome ax btw lol

[DUY1337GUITAR]

@vg30dettscn

glad I can help :)

[5firestars]

oh my god u fuckin saved my life man

[f11cruz]

I got the same question as coreysomething down there. Would it be possible to apply it on a Les Paul style body

[coreyca87]

Spectacular work man! Quick question, how would i go about applying veneer to an uneven surface? (i.e. les paul) Is it flexible? would i need to heat it?

[deathblade7]

I get the feeling your asian, and yes u get the feeling im ignorant and stupid.

[xzibit2313]

great project...

horible music

[DUY1337GUITAR]

@xzibit2313

its not music I listen to, i ask musicians for their permission to use their music so that way my videos can stay on youtube.

[vegetariankookiexd]

@DUY1337GUITAR where'd u get the veneer from?



[DUY1337GUITAR]

@vegetariankookiexd

always read descriptions before asking questions...

[bassistofclosson]

Why not just stain/paint the body? In the first video, you noted the "awesome grain patterns"...What is the point of this veneer?

(Yes, I'm a noob; enlighten me)

[DUY1337GUITAR]

@bassistofclosson

The point is because I specifically wanted flamed maple veneer in a dragonburst finish...

[guitarkid413]

Dude, I just watched all of your vids, and I have to day you did a damn good job. You have very good taste. I may be restoring a Kramer 600st sometime soon. Cheers!

[WRAITHANGEL77]

will adding the veneer change the sound of the guitar at all? is there an alternative keeping the stock body no veneer and get the same look?

[000acr000]

@WRAITHANGEL77 Flaming the top of it? I dont know how they do it, you should google it though, that would be pretty sick

[R0cker46]

how long was shipping?

[dudearlo]

so where did u find all the information on the niddy griddy details on building a guitar?

ur frett scalloping is amaZing

how did it turn out in the long run?

[fishfood45]

what type of knife/tool did u use to cut the veener

[steveo2619]

Would you do that job again or do u think its to much of a prick? I Wana do this but i havnt done it before and not sure if i should try especially on my RG470 Ibanez

[DUY1337GUITAR]

@steveo2619

I enjoyed applying the veneer, but it depends on what kind of person you are. If you're not careful and patient, you will receive frustration. However, I'm lucky in this case to successfully apply it for the first time.

[blackmorejimi]

" "  reproduce ..." "

[blackmorejimi]

I loved the effect that it gave. I'll try to reproce it in my guitar

Thanks

[blackmorejimi]

Nice job !!! Congratulations.

What did you use on the back of the guitar at 1:17 ?? It gives the nice impression that it was burned.

[DUY1337GUITAR]

@blackmorejimi

no, that was an attempt to color the back with black oil based stain. Oil based stain sucks

[fazrulx2n]

nicee!

[nestron3030]

is there a paticular reason why when you cut the holes for the knobs you stabed down? why not up from the bottom? wouldn't that be easier or would it affect the vener?

[DUY1337GUITAR]

cutting from the back might chip off veneer around the rim of the hole, no one wants that

[iThrashNano]

WOW! Why even ask that question? Is it really THAT important?

[nestron3030]

yes i do find it important asshole not everyone here's a master wood worker

[iThrashNano]

I'm not "a master wood worker". If he cuts from the top, there's obviously a reason because cutting from the bottom would be more convenient.

[nestron3030]

whatever dude quit talking down to people and go thrash another nano somewhere

[blackstars26]

why did you put that stuff on why not just paint the guitar nomrally or i am just being a noob?

[DUY1337GUITAR]

I wanted a natural wood finish. A solid-colored guitar would be boring to build. Most DIYists build natural wood finishes, too.

[iThrashNano]

Its not just being a newb, its called being a newfag.

[TheMilan1994]

guitar is awesome!!!....maybe i will order a parts too and put together guitar like this

[DUY1337GUITAR]

I won't lie, applying the veneer and staining it was very fun and exciting.

[TheMilan1994]

awesome videos dude!!!.....how how much money are you spent for this guitar???

P.S. sorry for bad english

[DUY1337GUITAR]

I've spent around $700 because this is a tremolo guitar plus home finishing is very very expensive, but for me it was worth it.

[dareheaven2]

k ima feel like an idiot but wats veneer?

is that what you painted on?

why not paint on to the wood?

sorry but im a noob at wood work

[DUY1337GUITAR]

veneer is a finely cut slice of wood. It's thin so you can glue it one furniture like tables and it has some flexibility, but it's actual wood so it could snap if bent too far

[DrewskiSlim]

that is so sweet

[jian2069]

very nice looking, and very good music track where can i find adastra's music??

[DUY1337GUITAR]

I have an annotation to their channel on Part 9 if you havent seen it yet.

[jian2069]

oh! haha thanks i did see part nine and completely missed the annotation, should have the link in all the descriptions ;D

[DUY1337GUITAR]

I've been doing homework all weekend so I didn't take the time to add the links on the channels. I will later this week though. School before winter break suuuuucks

[jian2069]

school in general sucks ;D

[kemele]

@jian2069 in the description is the name of the song and the band. Luck!

[jian2069]

@kemele haha i dont think it was in there when i first seen this video a year ago because i knew the bands name and didnt know the website

[camonmeplz]

Very cool :D