Guitar building part 4

[fisherking43]

Hello there ,nice job you are doing.

I want to build one too. I bought a book about it and what I dont understand(I am dutch ,my English is not that good)is that how you scallop the braces ?

Do you use exact measurements forming them?

Greetings from Holland and thanks for uploading!

[bbenderteleman]

Is the curvature attained simply by the braces?

[TomDodsonMusic]

How much did this whole build cost you? Woods? Truss rod? In general, where from and how much? :)

[BlueMacGyver]

You seem new at this, and I only say that because you look just as bad as ME when I do this. I am in the process of making my first guitar now. Keep up the good work!

[UFCfanboy7898]

hey man just wondering where you learned to build, and how long did it take?

[vintageguitarguru]

do you plan on making an other guitar? If you do, you should use chisels instead of sloan plane for scalloping.

[YukonStrings]

@vintageguitarguru that is good advice, I don't know when I'll get around to building another.

[sirgreggins8824]

@YukonStrings Or use a hand belt sander. I use the curved edge to do it and it saves me a lot of time. I use a chisel to get the shape of the brace curved

[JmJones2]

did you glue your bridge plate on after recording this vid? i do hope you remembered to include it :S

[Bertziethegreat]

Sweet holy Hera those braces are HUGE!!!!

[agolden51]

Ia it cool to use a small electric hand planer?

[rockyriverrecluse]

@agolden51 If you can get the necessary shapes without destroying anything, then yes, it's just fine. would be concerned about vibration against the glue joints unless they were well cured before you started, so be wary of that.

[deanrockerr1994]

what kind of wood are you using, it seems to be shraving off pretty easily. or maybe mine is just dull..

[Henders100]

@deanrockerr1994 It's probably spruce. Usually bracing is spruce, cedar or other lightweight but strong woods like basswood.

[moucon]

Dude, UR doing great and I'm sure learning a lot. You look pretty young, I wonder how many other kids your age would tackle something like this ? It's huge - keep working and you'll be a great luthier some day.

[guglio1290]

Dig those wingnut clamps.

[shivarudra]

shoulda just bought a chisel lol

[hockeykid2104]

what kind of wood is this and how did you know how much to shave down the braces?

[jani95jani95]

its an truss rod and it gives more strength to neck couse without it neck is weak and it can snap when u tune your guitar. so its just a piece of metal inside your neck and it will be very important.

[leedrunken]

its so if the neck warps it has some kind of protection

[DmakAttack]

no flutter bars??

[cbhill41]

i know the back has to have a slight bow in it but how do you get it

[fisketorg]

What kind of wood are you using?

[Nudelsalatbomber]

4:22, can someone please name the tool which is uses there?

[YukonStrings]

I'm using a sloane finger plane, it's generaly used for carving the tops and backs for mandolins and archtop guitars, but it was handy so that is what I used to help carv the braces.

[Nudelsalatbomber]

hi there!

thank´s for the fast answer !

Nudelsalatbomber.

[skilletbiscuit222]

was that elmer's glue i saw??

[brocgustafson]

Elmer's Wood Glue. Don't worry it is what he should be using. This isn't kindergarten hahaha.

[metallicagod5001]

why kind of wood is the back?

[Belzanazza]

y do the inside support pieces of wood have to be curved? (4:45)

[Countryboy2206]

i think it makes it stronger and the sound is a little different and it looks cool. but im not 100% sure.

[Glooven]

what kind of wood is the front?

[YukonStrings]

the top is sitka spruce

[thatdude2212]

is that a basswood top?

if so it looks great.

[YukonStrings]

its sitka spruce actually :)

[theserpic]

You're fast huh...?

hehe

[sdentrem]

Yukon, did you radius the braces to make give the top (and back) a curve, or is everything flat?

[YukonStrings]

I did, the back worked okay, but the front not as well. I tried making a radius dish but it didn't work so I just tried to curve the braces individually with a plane and sanding blocks.

[fbalno]

Great ! I wish I had the half of the quarter of your skill and being able to build myself a guitar or a ukulele...

Anyway thanks for posting... It's a true pleasure to watch you working.

[Panotski91]

why do you need to carve the wood inside and make it thinner??. .

[philmicklesonsbra]

it lets the top vibrate while still providing stability

[riffeur]

What is the brown wood? please

[YukonStrings]

the brown wood is indian rosewood.

[000FOXagent000]

i think that if you have the wright instruments the work became really easy

[mdjr123]

How long did this take to make?

[YukonStrings]

3 1/2 weeks

[bleuwinn]

how many guitars have you built before posting this vid?

[YukonStrings]

this is my first guitar.

[Michini712]

Excellent videos, thanks for posting. How did you radius the bracing?

[willdfw5]

Have you looked into building a GoBar deck for your bracing on your next guitar. Really simple system which can allow easier reach for clean up when gluing the braces.

[moucon]

Good tip - I was going to mention that to him. Much easier way to glue-up.

[killakobra]

what woods are you using?

[YukonStrings]

It has a maple neck, Indian rosewood back and sides, sitka spruce top and braces, ebony fretboard and bridge.

[youutubestinks]

what's the name of that little tool?? o_0

[YukonStrings]

that's a sloane finger plane. It's designed for graduating the top and back of mandolins and archtop guitars but I used it for brace carving because I never had any chisels. Usually chisels are used to carve the braces

[tomarnr]

have you ever tried building an electric guitar?Great job on the acoustic one

[YukonStrings]

No I haven't built an electric yet, I want to try sometime but I haven't found it near as interesting as acoustic building because are much fewer aspects that go toward creating a good sound.