Just saw all seven parts how you build a beautiful guitar with a nice sound and I was impressed. Amazing how you did all that with simple tools of some of which I think were built by your self like the vices you used fastening the top. I really admire your attitude of just doing it. Great stuff. Greetings from Suomi.
Dude, think about strength. The head stock joint is WAY stronger if you glue the cut-off over the neck, so it ends up between the neck and the fingerboard creating a sandwich. trust the word of someone who has done literally hundreds of headstock repairs.
@frost0813 I still prefer fingerjoints for the headstock. If you've done any electric headstock repairs, you've seen heads break off on joints like this.
cool job dude. your well on your way to becoming one great builder or whatever you want to be you will be great. Try to be careful around power tools. Good luck
hey mate i also want to make my own guitar but i,m a bit confused because i don,t know about size of guitar you make for example what is the size of its lower body and upper string body?
You could also use a jigsaw for the scarf joint, you have to be more careful but you don't need the jig, great job but the way, I saw all the vids and I like the way it turned out
Have you ever built a guitar before? This is not a mean or sarcastic question, I promise. I am interested in building my own guitar sometime soon, a harp guitar to be exact...
Bro, is it possible to "replace" the body of a strat with a sr300f Ibanez bass-looking body? with the strats bridge and two humbucker pickups to fit correctly?
I've built several guitars, which turned out to be about as good as your first attempt. However, I had access to my friend's workshop and tools (he builds guitars for a living). He also helped me along while I working . The fact that you're working with less than ideal tools (dremel in place of router, etc) and tackled this project on your own is definitely remarkable. I don't think i would've been able to finish, if I was working by myself with just tools in my own shop. Kudos!
Surely the best way to do this is with a shooting board as described in other guitar making videos. Clamps are in the way of the ends of the sides. One pass along the whole edge of the side is def easier than little passes!
they are not necessarily "a teenager's tools" but they are pretty common garage-shop tools. Re: side-bending: it's unfortunate the camera had problems, as I was really curious to see that part in particular. Maybe shoot another vid of just that sequence? Either way, good work, keep it up.
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Look, it is perfectly clear to me that Yukon had his Grandpa or his Dad help him build this. His Shopteacher Dad, or woodworking Grandpa is probably using the videocamera. The tools seen in this vid are NOT the tools of a teenager but of a Furniture or cabinet maker, such as the heater and wood planes. That is why Yukon never shown the body being shaped as his Grandpa, or Dad did it! Nice work Yukon, but time to come clean!
My Grandpa did not help me, neither a shop teacher, and neither my dad apart from allowing me the use of the tools which are his. Many of the tools in this series (the heater and wood planes included) are those of a teenager, paid for from the income of this teenager. But also many of them are not mine. You seem to have over looked the fact that the camera is stationary in all but two shots, the reason it is stationary is because of the tripod it was mounted on.
also the reason you don't see me bending the sides is because the camera I was using had some problems at that point and I didn't want to wait to fix the camera before bending the sides, so there is no video of it.
Besides that, If a man did help me why would I not give him the credit due him? I designed, built, and filmed the making of a guitar because I wanted to, and because I could. Many people want to but can't, and many can but don't want to. But I did. I find your doubtfulness funny
i noticed when you had your planer sitting on the workbench you had it sitting with the blade down on the bench - just a bit of advice - you shouldn't put your planers blade down because you want to keep that blade as sharp as possible - the best way to store them is on their side
This piece of mythology has become entrenched so deep among woodworkers that it is almost pointless trying to combat it, but in actual fact the edge of the plane iron is more likely to be damaged when it is stored on its side, due to possible accidental contact with other metal tools, than when it is placed on the bench with the sole down.
This assumes of course that you maintain a clean bench and do not leave nails and screws lying around on the bench.
you know it depends...you can buy kits that either include the raw wood, or kits that have some components that are raw wood while others have been pre cut or crafted for you. for a good set of bookmatched planks and semi premium woods..i would put a good kit at around 4 or 500 dollars american
Good job man, i like your ingenuity, but you need to go and take some woodworking classes quickly before you loose a finger. It only takes a second, you should never cut anything on the table saw without a guard. Oh and set your block plane to take a much finer shaving off each time and touch up the bottom of the plane with a little candle wax it will run like a dream.
can you imagine that I still have all ten fingers! Or 8 fingers and 2 thumbs haha people look and are amazed but really I'm not about to cut my fingers off, I take precautions that in reality are plenty but to people watching can seem quite crazy, gotta get the job done one way or another
we've got one at the shop...luckly, I work at a wood shop that builds kitchens, bathrooms, and office furniture....the shop has almost all the tools I need. I just need the fret saw.
Thx for the vid dude, no matter if right or wrong, it`s a vid about guitar building and there aint much of it. Just be careful around power tools, even the dremel is dangerous, i had bits and discs flying around my head.
So safety first, the rest is just a learning process.
sevenmt: You seem like a bit of a prick to me. The dude built a friggin guitar from scratch that has probably better quality than a taylor. So unless you can do better, don't be saying "oo good try" look at the finished product, then say that.
Watched #7. You are doing really well with building for your age. "I made the action perfect for how I like it when I set the guitar up which was about 4+ mm at the 12th fret."
I don't work in MM, I measure action in 1/32's. When you just give one measurement for action, it doesn't make sense because it should be different on the bass and trebble sides. Due to that, I can't comment on where you say you set the action.
You can just make a second saddle for winter or shim it.
There is NO WAY you got a good, straight edge on those sides the way you show. The boards you clamped them between are probably not even straight, and you would start biting into them at random moments... the plane was too short, and utilized poorly... the clamps were in the way- To plane something well, you have to be standing up and make a full stroke, usually from the TOP, not the side.
There are ways to get by with few tools, but that wasn't it.
you are right, I didn't get a good straight edge exactly like that. Once I had removed some wood with the plane I switched and did basicly the same thing only with a sanding block about 1' long, it had a way better result.I didn't get footage of it though.
Yeah, that would be better, but sanding really doesn't produce a clean, sharp, square edge.
I am looking forward to seeing your final vid on how you do setup work on the guitar. I have watched a couple other vids where people clearly have no idea how to make a guitar play right. I have set up MANY guitars and done repairs professionally for many years, and am amazed at how people just don't know what makes a guitar play well.
well I don't show much of how I did it but there is a little. I haven't done much set up on guitars. This being my first and all. I filed the bone blanks I got from stewmac for the nut and saddle. I made the action perfect for how I like it when I set the guitar up which was about 4+ mm at the 12th fret.
I think I made big mistake by building it when it was raining and farely humid because now that it is winter the top has shrunk and so the action is much to close to fingerboard and now there is some string buzz. I've been working on humidifying it with soundhole humdifiers and space humidifiers and the situation is improving slightly. I know after building this first instrument that there is almost nothing that I would want to repeat on the next instrument.
I'm considering taking some of the courses in guitar building and repair at timeless instruments when I'm old enough but I'm 16 and can't wait till I'm 19 to start building real instruments.
True. But they can be amazingly helpful in a TON of situations. I have a couple pairs of different sizes that I got at Home Depot and they are great. I also have a couple of Dremel tools (395 & 400) that are one of the best tools EVER created! Amazingly helpful in MANY situations!!
you certainly wouldn't see me using a dremel that way with an agressive bit for sure, but in this case I was using a sanding atachment, not really hazardous at all. lol, as long as risk is managed correctly everything will work fine.
I remember using one of my dremels and a cutting blade and got the finger a little too close. Felt AND looked like a pretty bad KITE STRING burn! Not fun at all.
Don't put yur finga in front of jig-saw dick head. Everythin else was good.
funnyuday 2 months ago
is this process something that can be done in a high school woodshop class
SuperMetalhead96 3 months ago
Just saw all seven parts how you build a beautiful guitar with a nice sound and I was impressed. Amazing how you did all that with simple tools of some of which I think were built by your self like the vices you used fastening the top. I really admire your attitude of just doing it. Great stuff. Greetings from Suomi.
ramblinghero1 5 months ago
5:55 - 5:59 "nyan nyan nyan nyan"
6:00 "nnnnyaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnn"
i love this. thanks.
icasinas 7 months ago
Dude, think about strength. The head stock joint is WAY stronger if you glue the cut-off over the neck, so it ends up between the neck and the fingerboard creating a sandwich. trust the word of someone who has done literally hundreds of headstock repairs.
frost0813 9 months ago
@frost0813 I still prefer fingerjoints for the headstock. If you've done any electric headstock repairs, you've seen heads break off on joints like this.
rockyriverrecluse 5 months ago in playlist More videos from YukonStrings
check out the guitar i made im also a teenager aged 17
joesteele93 11 months ago
cool job dude. your well on your way to becoming one great builder or whatever you want to be you will be great. Try to be careful around power tools. Good luck
anthonyalves1 11 months ago
hey mate i also want to make my own guitar but i,m a bit confused because i don,t know about size of guitar you make for example what is the size of its lower body and upper string body?
TheSajjad2 1 year ago
You could also use a jigsaw for the scarf joint, you have to be more careful but you don't need the jig, great job but the way, I saw all the vids and I like the way it turned out
tilt850 1 year ago
You could also use a jigsaw for the scarf joint, you have to be more careful but you don't need the jig
tilt850 1 year ago
dud how much it cost you all togher
1996PhYcOmExIcAn 1 year ago
expensive clamps
PappaMusic 1 year ago
whats the black thing
1996PhYcOmExIcAn 1 year ago
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you are a weak type
hahaha
jochebed13 1 year ago
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jochebed13 1 year ago
5:20
nya nya nya nya nya..... )))))
SuicadalSyndicate 1 year ago 2
what is the tool you use at 4:54 called?
chocobofiesta 1 year ago
Have you ever built a guitar before? This is not a mean or sarcastic question, I promise. I am interested in building my own guitar sometime soon, a harp guitar to be exact...
CrazyLongboard 1 year ago
Bro, is it possible to "replace" the body of a strat with a sr300f Ibanez bass-looking body? with the strats bridge and two humbucker pickups to fit correctly?
OMGitsnano 1 year ago
i will build a guitar but don't have things to do it, but can i build one in the craft ?
resstabell 1 year ago
god jop!
Git151 1 year ago
5:30
Naaa naa naa na na na naa
edgeofsins 1 year ago
what wood u use for the sides ?
luki01111 1 year ago
what is that black stuff which material is???
lepoglav 1 year ago
Wow!!! It's a great idea, making your own guitar, that's just awesome.
dudesonslovebritney 1 year ago
hey man great video where did you learn how to do this
theryano94 2 years ago
7:22 That was smart
38828601manu 2 years ago
The motor at 5:50 sounds like it's saying 'No No No Noooo' everytime he touches the wood :DD
dhruvasagar 2 years ago
Hahaha, actually it does.
PowerofJohras 1 year ago
those dremels are very useful tools
TheSCSB 2 years ago 2
@TheSCSB its true its true
bmxmisfits 1 year ago
How long did it take to make the beautiful guitar i want to make one based on my dads martin d16gt
Theguitarwhiz 2 years ago
How old are you?
Very interesting job.
guglio1290 2 years ago 2
This is something you don't really want to do in your living room, you need a basment, garage, or porch area due to the noise and dust.
Jon70 2 years ago
that is sweet
DEKALINE 2 years ago
I've built several guitars, which turned out to be about as good as your first attempt. However, I had access to my friend's workshop and tools (he builds guitars for a living). He also helped me along while I working . The fact that you're working with less than ideal tools (dremel in place of router, etc) and tackled this project on your own is definitely remarkable. I don't think i would've been able to finish, if I was working by myself with just tools in my own shop. Kudos!
ritter89 2 years ago
Surely the best way to do this is with a shooting board as described in other guitar making videos. Clamps are in the way of the ends of the sides. One pass along the whole edge of the side is def easier than little passes!
guild1978 2 years ago
they are not necessarily "a teenager's tools" but they are pretty common garage-shop tools. Re: side-bending: it's unfortunate the camera had problems, as I was really curious to see that part in particular. Maybe shoot another vid of just that sequence? Either way, good work, keep it up.
twstdelf 2 years ago 2
nice woek i have enjoyed your vidios
cbhill41 2 years ago
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Look, it is perfectly clear to me that Yukon had his Grandpa or his Dad help him build this. His Shopteacher Dad, or woodworking Grandpa is probably using the videocamera. The tools seen in this vid are NOT the tools of a teenager but of a Furniture or cabinet maker, such as the heater and wood planes. That is why Yukon never shown the body being shaped as his Grandpa, or Dad did it! Nice work Yukon, but time to come clean!
oilwise 2 years ago
My Grandpa did not help me, neither a shop teacher, and neither my dad apart from allowing me the use of the tools which are his. Many of the tools in this series (the heater and wood planes included) are those of a teenager, paid for from the income of this teenager. But also many of them are not mine. You seem to have over looked the fact that the camera is stationary in all but two shots, the reason it is stationary is because of the tripod it was mounted on.
YukonStrings 2 years ago 16
also the reason you don't see me bending the sides is because the camera I was using had some problems at that point and I didn't want to wait to fix the camera before bending the sides, so there is no video of it.
Besides that, If a man did help me why would I not give him the credit due him? I designed, built, and filmed the making of a guitar because I wanted to, and because I could. Many people want to but can't, and many can but don't want to. But I did. I find your doubtfulness funny
YukonStrings 2 years ago 8
Your kind of a skeptic arn't you? It may not be typical, but it is entirely possible.
supergoalie1 2 years ago
@supergoalie1 It's "you're" a skeptic, not Your.
You're is short for "you are"
moucon 2 years ago
Your going to have to forgive me for not caring.
supergoalie1 2 years ago
@oilwise you dumb as hell i hate peoplie like you
Alexysmars22 10 months ago
@oilwise You sir, are an inbred fucking retard.
TomDodsonMusic 9 months ago
how much did you take off with the dremel? Did you try and do it all in one go?
and please dont sand with the dremel in your lap, one slip and it could all get very messy very quickly!
JmJones2 2 years ago
hi there,
it would be a good idea to link the next video below the actual video, to make it easier to find it.
besides this - good old woodworking with the hand tool in the beginning was awesome!
Nudelsalatbomber 3 years ago
i noticed when you had your planer sitting on the workbench you had it sitting with the blade down on the bench - just a bit of advice - you shouldn't put your planers blade down because you want to keep that blade as sharp as possible - the best way to store them is on their side
TheFactory01 3 years ago
This piece of mythology has become entrenched so deep among woodworkers that it is almost pointless trying to combat it, but in actual fact the edge of the plane iron is more likely to be damaged when it is stored on its side, due to possible accidental contact with other metal tools, than when it is placed on the bench with the sole down.
This assumes of course that you maintain a clean bench and do not leave nails and screws lying around on the bench.
murrmac 3 years ago
how deep is the trussrod cavity suppose to be?
demigod325 3 years ago
That dremel sounded painful.
Looks like fun.
here4thedonuts 3 years ago
where can you get all of this wood?
riseagainsttheunion 3 years ago
guitar supply company...stewart macdonald is the most popular i think.
melonheed3 3 years ago
it expensive?
riseagainsttheunion 3 years ago
you know it depends...you can buy kits that either include the raw wood, or kits that have some components that are raw wood while others have been pre cut or crafted for you. for a good set of bookmatched planks and semi premium woods..i would put a good kit at around 4 or 500 dollars american
melonheed3 3 years ago
"You should never cut anything on the table saw without a guard"
BS.
TuskAmerica 3 years ago 2
Yo dude! Easy with the Dremel!!!
ramonriemersma 3 years ago
cool video dude were did you learn how to build a guitar :)
slkglk33 3 years ago
wow, how much would the lumber and parts cost for this?
heedmywarning22 3 years ago
Good job man, i like your ingenuity, but you need to go and take some woodworking classes quickly before you loose a finger. It only takes a second, you should never cut anything on the table saw without a guard. Oh and set your block plane to take a much finer shaving off each time and touch up the bottom of the plane with a little candle wax it will run like a dream.
modis25 3 years ago
Do you have any fingers left?!! Guitar looks great.
bbig1 3 years ago 4
can you imagine that I still have all ten fingers! Or 8 fingers and 2 thumbs haha people look and are amazed but really I'm not about to cut my fingers off, I take precautions that in reality are plenty but to people watching can seem quite crazy, gotta get the job done one way or another
YukonStrings 3 years ago
haha about 430 you almost chopped soem figners..im building my own or attempting how much was the lumber
LucasJamesHicks 3 years ago
no he didnt.. he knew exactly what he was doing, jig saws are easy to control
Vinny192 2 years ago
I glue the headstock on the top...
I don't think theres a difference.
and is the dremel not good for routing out the truss rod cavity...it didn't sound like it was doing so well...
I'm thinking about getting one...need to know if its good.
DexterGoneWild 4 years ago
no the dremel sucked for doing the truss rod cavity, I would rather use a router table but I haven't got one yet.
YukonStrings 4 years ago
we've got one at the shop...luckly, I work at a wood shop that builds kitchens, bathrooms, and office furniture....the shop has almost all the tools I need. I just need the fret saw.
DexterGoneWild 4 years ago
haha, i actually used a dremel to route the neck pocket for my new homemade ukulele (not done yet tho)
Cougerbat 3 years ago
Thx for the vid dude, no matter if right or wrong, it`s a vid about guitar building and there aint much of it. Just be careful around power tools, even the dremel is dangerous, i had bits and discs flying around my head.
So safety first, the rest is just a learning process.
Keskin1975 4 years ago
5:00 neee neee nerrr nee nee neeeeee neeeeeerrrr nerrrrrr neeeeee
Mewisonfire 4 years ago 2
you should invest in an electric planner its so much easier...
Forbiddenfilms 4 years ago
dude get your hand away from the saw! and work on the table thats what it's there for...good try though
SEVENMT 4 years ago
sevenmt: You seem like a bit of a prick to me. The dude built a friggin guitar from scratch that has probably better quality than a taylor. So unless you can do better, don't be saying "oo good try" look at the finished product, then say that.
bigdjindustriez 4 years ago
pireti kuul ;)
zafergash 4 years ago
Watched #7. You are doing really well with building for your age. "I made the action perfect for how I like it when I set the guitar up which was about 4+ mm at the 12th fret."
I don't work in MM, I measure action in 1/32's. When you just give one measurement for action, it doesn't make sense because it should be different on the bass and trebble sides. Due to that, I can't comment on where you say you set the action.
You can just make a second saddle for winter or shim it.
hammaann 4 years ago
There is NO WAY you got a good, straight edge on those sides the way you show. The boards you clamped them between are probably not even straight, and you would start biting into them at random moments... the plane was too short, and utilized poorly... the clamps were in the way- To plane something well, you have to be standing up and make a full stroke, usually from the TOP, not the side.
There are ways to get by with few tools, but that wasn't it.
Still... glad you tried and shared.
hammaann 4 years ago
you are right, I didn't get a good straight edge exactly like that. Once I had removed some wood with the plane I switched and did basicly the same thing only with a sanding block about 1' long, it had a way better result.I didn't get footage of it though.
YukonStrings 4 years ago
Yeah, that would be better, but sanding really doesn't produce a clean, sharp, square edge.
I am looking forward to seeing your final vid on how you do setup work on the guitar. I have watched a couple other vids where people clearly have no idea how to make a guitar play right. I have set up MANY guitars and done repairs professionally for many years, and am amazed at how people just don't know what makes a guitar play well.
Regards.
hammaann 4 years ago
well I don't show much of how I did it but there is a little. I haven't done much set up on guitars. This being my first and all. I filed the bone blanks I got from stewmac for the nut and saddle. I made the action perfect for how I like it when I set the guitar up which was about 4+ mm at the 12th fret.
YukonStrings 4 years ago
I think I made big mistake by building it when it was raining and farely humid because now that it is winter the top has shrunk and so the action is much to close to fingerboard and now there is some string buzz. I've been working on humidifying it with soundhole humdifiers and space humidifiers and the situation is improving slightly. I know after building this first instrument that there is almost nothing that I would want to repeat on the next instrument.
YukonStrings 4 years ago
I'm considering taking some of the courses in guitar building and repair at timeless instruments when I'm old enough but I'm 16 and can't wait till I'm 19 to start building real instruments.
YukonStrings 4 years ago
nice job man, im making a bc rich beast rite now
stupidmonkey93 4 years ago
only downside to those clamps they are bloody hard to open if its pinching down hard
250lespaul 4 years ago
True. But they can be amazingly helpful in a TON of situations. I have a couple pairs of different sizes that I got at Home Depot and they are great. I also have a couple of Dremel tools (395 & 400) that are one of the best tools EVER created! Amazingly helpful in MANY situations!!
RoC1909 4 years ago
that drill at 4.53 reminds me of dentist.:)
tomarnr 4 years ago 4
@tomarnr 7:50 kinda my dentist..
tuks6 1 year ago
can u list all the tools that r required for this process.
moejobe 4 years ago
nice try,but you must think of proper handling of power tools first.
sjlc77 4 years ago
that dremmel was used quite riskily lol!... wouldnt see me putting it so close to my leg and pushing down on the work! lol
toolongtoremember 4 years ago
you certainly wouldn't see me using a dremel that way with an agressive bit for sure, but in this case I was using a sanding atachment, not really hazardous at all. lol, as long as risk is managed correctly everything will work fine.
YukonStrings 4 years ago
cool, might leave a bit of an abbrasion though!
toolongtoremember 4 years ago
I remember using one of my dremels and a cutting blade and got the finger a little too close. Felt AND looked like a pretty bad KITE STRING burn! Not fun at all.
RoC1909 4 years ago
dremels are very usful
i was lying on my back under a sink cutting through a plastic bolt milimeter by milimeter because the grips broke
so thx to that tool we have a sink that doesnt have a hole in it
[thats not supposed to be there] lol
250lespaul 4 years ago
nice Im thinking to make my own guitar :P
spy235 4 years ago 10