Steve's Guitar Making Part 7 - Fretboard 5 of 5

[jimmybassman1]

do you offer one on one guitar building class?

[punchion]

I watched your videos and they inspired me to build my first acoustic. I did mine using the Spanish slipper heel method though. The next one will be the Cumpiano method.Thanks so much for doing the vids. They helped me immensely and I had so much fun in the process!

[oconnaugh]

Im addicted to these vids, Steve! Lol I'm setting up my shop and your vids are my inspiration/insurance that I can build guitars. I wasnt looking for a new hobby, but I cant help but to build the one I want (Gibson j200 cherry sunburst). Still scary, though. Thanks again, dude. I know I'll get frustrated!

[neatfreeek]

i want to see a damn finished guitar, with the keys and everything on it, gosh do you have any?

[Beatcho]

Hi Steve, your videos are awesome. I am about to build my first guitar and your tips are just fantastic. I wonder if I should begin with a 3/4 guitar for my 9 and 7 years old girls. Is it an esier project? In that case, wich are the main changes? where can I find a plan with the right measurements for this 3/4 guitar? I will appreciate very much your coments on this regard.

[bachiano1]

ok that is cool

[anma98]

thanks for your answer. there are still some honest men on this planet- and you are one of them. i enjoy every second. please let us know how you finished this guitar.

when you say that you build guitars 40 hours the week, for whom do you build this guitars or do you have an own brand?

[bobloblaw1701]

You're not the first person to ask that question. Actually these videos were shot a couple years ago when I was trying to make a go of it as a maker. However, the area I live in just doesn't have a large enough population to enable someone to make a living as a luthier without doing a lot of travelling. I build now as a hobby and don't try to sell anymore. It's more fun and much less stressful. :-)

[getthatguy92]

so do you just have a room with hundreds of guitars?

[XbigxDickX]

amazing I just watched every video They inspired me to give building my own guitar a try, but I doubt i have as much patience as you and all the makeshift tools, ingenious! best guitar building video out there by far

[anma98]

dear steve, also special thanks from germany for the best guitar-making-video in the web. have you ever thought of producing it for sale?

do it, but let the sequences in here, please:-)

[bobloblaw1701]

Thanks for the comments. I won't be producing it for sale. I'm happy just to have people out there who might get started building because of my videos. Building a guitar is easier than most people think.

[nicko301]

mate. great job, u showed some great tips and techniques that guitar making books dont. i just got the timbers for my electric guitar im going to build for my major woodwork project at school. these videos showed me heaps of pointers. thanks mate. PS i love the file holders you made to help file the sides of the frets off. ill try that when i come to it.

[mwley1]

WOW!! Just sat through your whole series, couldn't stop watching and admiring your patience. Would love to see how you apply the finish...Great job, I'll keep watching and hopefully well get to see you play this treasure!!

One question for you though. How much time from start to finish do you have in a project like this?

[bobloblaw1701]

Thanks. For me, the building of the guitar is about 40 hours of work, but you have glue drying time and stuff in there so even if you had all day, every day, to work on it, it would take probably take a few extra days. That only gets it to the "in the white" phase - no finish applied. I figure it's probably close to another 40 hours of finishing time if you go the french polish route that I do - shorter if you spray on a finish.

[tkojams]

Great bunch of vids. I have a question for you if I may? How do you remove the finish in order to glue the bridge? I would love to see that step in video.

thanks

man, I've learned a great deal form you!

[bobloblaw1701]

Thanks for the feedback. To remove the finish for the bridge, you trace it (carefully) and then scrape the finish off with a razor blade. Don't scrape right up to the line, leave an 1/8 inch or so that when the bridge is glued on, it will look like the finish goes right under it. I actually do a mixture of scraping and sanding - scraping near the edges where care counts and sanding in the centre.

[Normanskie]

Wow, it's finished, some serious work involved in guitar construction. Well done and thank you very much, I really enjoyed the postings.

[Normanskie]

Hang a damp cloth on elastic from the ceiling, just make sure it does not obscure my view.

[emfolla]

Thanks for sharing all your knowledge Steve. I watched all 26 of your videos in two sittings !

[bobloblaw1701]

My pleasure.  Glad you enjoy them.

[Vandebilt]

Very nice series Steve. I'm buildign electic guitars but will make an western aucustic. You gave me a lot of inspiration. Greetings from Sweden.

[bobloblaw1701]

Thanks. I hope to get the remainder of the series posted soon.

[agurosado]

we waiting.....again.....for the next part