Channel Title: A Guy Doing Stuff Channel Description: https://www.amazon.com/shop/aguydoingstuff While I was building my first canoe in 2015, I found myself wishing for more in depth instruction for some of the steps that I didn't have much experience with. That's when I came up with the idea of making my own comprehensive, sequential, fast paced, instructional video series documenting the entire cedar strip canoe building process. I spent 2016 making the canoe building series and shortly after decided to do a similar series about guitar building. Making these videos is a lot of work but I really love presenting big woodworking projects in a way that shows they are accessible to the average person that wants to make something amazing. I love interacting with people that watch my stuff so feel free to comment on my videos or to contact me on Instagram! <video> Building an Acoustic Guitar (Full Montage) Description: Thank you Work Sharp Tools for sponsoring this series! https://www.worksharptools.com/ My favorite stuff on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/aguydoingstuff Essential Sharpener for guitar building: http://amzn.to/2xS9VMS Watch the whole series with step by step instructions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBu_s4HzH0M&list=PLUaYID9hD-EmsFSejqZiholfaHhl21hue </video> <video> Joining the Plates (Ep 13 - Acoustic Guitar Build) Description: Thank you Work Sharp Tools for sponsoring this series! https://www.worksharptools.com/ My favorite stuff on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/aguydoingstuff Essential Sharpener for guitar building: http://amzn.to/2xS9VMS In this video I show the process for gluing the plates together for the soundboard and the back. Music: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired "Last Night" </video> <video> Cutting Binding Channels (Ep 18 - Acoustic Guitar Build) Description: Thank you Work Sharp Tools for sponsoring this series! https://www.worksharptools.com/ My favorite stuff on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/aguydoingstuff Essential Sharpener for guitar building: http://amzn.to/2xS9VMS In this video I show the process for cutting the binding channel. First, I get the soundboard and back flush on the router table, then I cut the channel with a dremel setup that StewMac makes: http://bit.ly/2H6rPki I'm going to install the back binding before I cut the soundboard binding channel. I'll do that in my next video. Here's another method to cut a binding channel which is a lot more safe and cuts a more exact channel: https://youtu.be/a7KfzQ6_kAA Music: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired "Going up" </video> <video> Closing the Box (Ep 17 - Acoustic Guitar Build) Description: Thank you Work Sharp Tools for sponsoring this series! https://www.worksharptools.com/ My favorite stuff on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/aguydoingstuff Essential Sharpener for guitar building: http://amzn.to/2xS9VMS In this video I show the process for attaching the back and the soundboard to the sides It's easy to get overwhelmed by all the information out there! I try to simplify as much as I can. I also google specific questions I have a lot and usually there's a conversation on one of the forums already about it. Good luck! Here's a link to the flex rods I used with the "go bar deck": http://www.lmii.com/products/tools-services/clamps-vises/go-bar-clamps Music: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired </video> <video> Ziricote Guitar demo with Allen Giardinelli Description: https://www.giardinellihotclub.com/ </video> <video> Attaching the Neck (Ep 20 - Acoustic Guitar Build) Description: Thank you Work Sharp Tools for sponsoring this series! https://www.worksharptools.com/ My favorite stuff on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/aguydoingstuff Essential Sharpener for guitar building: http://amzn.to/2xS9VMS In this video I show the process for attaching the neck to the body. Here's the video I posted a couple months ago about the bolt inserts https://youtu.be/G_uUxd0SaN0 Resource I used to learn this process: http://www.liutaiomottola.com/construction/Bolton.htm More about the neck/body joint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01yYq0sGRKM http://www.wellsguitars.com/Articles/Neck_Joints.html https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/When_Neck_and_Body_Meet music: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired "The Process" </video> <video> Attaching the Bridge (Ep 22 - Acoustic Guitar Build) Description: Thank you Work Sharp Tools for sponsoring this series! https://www.worksharptools.com/ My favorite stuff on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/aguydoingstuff Essential Sharpener for guitar building: http://amzn.to/2xS9VMS In this video I show my process for making and attaching the bridge. The order of my last couple steps is a little bit unconventional - a lot of people spray a finish before attaching the bridge. I'm going to do a rub on finish so I can wait for that until after my bridge is already on. Here are some links to some helpful bridge related things: http://www.stewmac.com/How-To/Online_Resources/Learn_About_Guitar_Bridge_and_Tailpiece_Installati/Finding_saddle_location_with_the_Saddlematic.html http://www.lmii.com/scale-length-intonation http://setitupbetter.com/Geometry-and-Intonation.php music: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired "Feeling Good" </video> <video> Installing the Frets (Ep 21 - Acoustic Guitar Build) Description: Thank you Work Sharp Tools for sponsoring this series! https://www.worksharptools.com/ My favorite stuff on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/aguydoingstuff Essential Sharpener for guitar building: http://amzn.to/2xS9VMS Eric Schafer has a 3 part series about this process that is WAY more informative than this video! Watch his videos before you do this!: Part 1: https://youtu.be/wq6y5df0jXo Part 2: https://youtu.be/vn2rynYXwcg Part 3: https://youtu.be/FQlf2pF6Vkw In this video I show the process for installing the fret wire: hammer one side, hammer the other side, hammer it a bunch, drop some ca glue, clip and file the ends. I'm using a dead blow hammer to bang them in and this StewMac file: http://amzn.to/2ugJ9kQ tmi about frets: http://www.lutherie.net/fret.chart.html music: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired "City of Angels" </video> <video> A Guy Doing Stuff Live Stream Description: </video> <video> Soundboard Bracing (Ep 16 - Acoustic Guitar Build) Description: Thank you Work Sharp Tools for sponsoring this series! https://www.worksharptools.com/ My favorite stuff on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/aguydoingstuff Essential Sharpener for guitar building: http://amzn.to/2xS9VMS In this video I show the process for attaching and carving the soundboard bracing. This is often described as one of the most important factors for influencing the tone of the guitar. As I said in the video - I haven't mastered this process yet. Here are some links to more information about it... Eric Schafer's video (LONG) - https://youtu.be/2Y9HAxOFpiU Really good article about it - bourgeoisguitars.net/whybourgeois/still-voicingstill-dreaming/ O'Brien's video - https://youtu.be/7ClFeZ769BE This guy knows a lot (I have not watched this whole video) - https://youtu.be/o0FT2nsg0sQ Dana Bourgeois demonstration - https://youtu.be/Ei5-DkVTrEE It's easy to get overwhelmed by all the information out there! I try to simplify as much as I can. I also google specific questions I have a lot and usually there's a conversation on one of the forums already about it. Good luck! Here's a link to the flex rods I used with the "go bar deck": http://www.lmii.com/products/tools-services/clamps-vises/go-bar-clamps Music: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired "Summertime Love" </video> <video> Applying a Tru-Oil Finish (Ep 23 - Acoustic Guitar Build) Description: Thank you Work Sharp Tools for sponsoring this series! https://www.worksharptools.com/ My favorite stuff on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/aguydoingstuff Essential Sharpener for guitar building: http://amzn.to/2xS9VMS In this video I show the process for applying a tru-oil finish. Here is Eric Schafer's explanation of this process: https://goo.gl/4Ekv8e Tru-Oil: https://amzn.to/2JoLdL6 Aqua Coat: https://amzn.to/2uXj6jh music: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired "Electric" </video> <video> Back Bracing (Ep 15 - Acoustic Guitar Build) Description: Thank you Work Sharp Tools for sponsoring this series! https://www.worksharptools.com/ My favorite stuff on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/aguydoingstuff Essential Sharpener for guitar building: http://amzn.to/2xS9VMS In this video I show the process for attaching and carving the back bracing. Here's a link to the flex rods I used with the "go bar deck": http://www.lmii.com/products/tools-services/clamps-vises/go-bar-clamps Music: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired "All I Need" </video> <video> Installing a Shell Rosette (Ep 14 - Acoustic Guitar Build) Description: Thank you Work Sharp Tools for sponsoring this series! https://www.worksharptools.com/ My favorite stuff on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/aguydoingstuff Essential Sharpener for guitar building: http://amzn.to/2xS9VMS In this video I show the process for installing a shell rosette. DePaule Supply: http://www.luthiersupply.com Router Base: http://amzn.to/2BuW3u9 Circle Jig: https://goo.gl/TvkVDJ Carbide Downcut Bit (set): http://amzn.to/2DHbAg2 Music: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired "Golden Hour" </video> <video> Final Video (Ep 24 - Acoustic Guitar Build) Description: Thank you Work Sharp Tools for sponsoring this series! https://www.worksharptools.com/ My favorite stuff on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/aguydoingstuff Essential Sharpener for guitar building: http://amzn.to/2xS9VMS My wife’s photography: https://www.instagram.com/gabrielainesphoto/ Steve Spalding: https://g.co/kgs/H44aue Eric Schaefer guitars: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwlODDrWKjMZQ9njyfy2cow Thank you everybody for following along on this series - I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S OVER! Sorry I didn't make videos for the final setup - some things are better left up to the pros... If you want to learn how to do a final set up my advice is have someone teach you. It would be very hard to learn how to do this online. Stay tuned for the final montage... </video> <video> Installing the Binding (Ep 19 - Acoustic Guitar Build) Description: Thank you Work Sharp Tools for sponsoring this series! https://www.worksharptools.com/ My favorite stuff on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/aguydoingstuff Essential Sharpener for guitar building: http://amzn.to/2xS9VMS In this video I show the process for installing the binding. Music: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired "days like these" </video>

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While I was building my first canoe in 2015, I found myself wishing for more in depth instruction for some of the steps that I didn't have much experience with. That's when I came up with the idea of making my own comprehensive, sequential, fast paced, instructional video series documenting the entire cedar strip canoe building process. I spent 2016 making the canoe building series and shortly after decided to do a similar series about guitar building.

Making these videos is a lot of work but I really love presenting big woodworking projects in a way that shows they are accessible to the average person that wants to make something amazing. I love interacting with people that watch my stuff so feel free to comment on my videos or to contact me on Instagram!

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