On your angle sanding jig, fix two permanent rectangular rails under the base plate. Bore a hole across the end and make rectangular rails joined by a block at the distal end, to pivot to any angle. You can use a large screw for adjustment like a screw jack at the distal end or make different length fixed trestle blocks with wear resistant mating surfaces for repeatability. I don't know if you require the jig to have full clearance for over-length materials, but you'll have to work that out and where to place your "adjusters". Thanks a million for sharing your art! It is greatly appreciated, admired, and enjoyed!

Definitely worth the wait! I love these videos. I also appreciate the computer design at the beginning to show us what lay ahead! Well done.

Fantastic to wake up and see another Fletcher production. Superb, thank you.

The reason I asked about the scarf was more from a strength perspective. Just interested really and find the videos very interesting. thanks David.

So pleased to see another Fletcher guitar build series. That binding looks lovely...

Very happy to see another very instructive build from you. Like many other first builder out there, I used your strat build video to help build my first. Thank you!

Beautiful work Dave! Can't wait to see the rest of the build videos for these guitars. Brian

I love that scarf sanding jig!! BRILLIANT!!! Another great build.

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks John , your steadily working your way thru all my video's ;-)

Its clear I'm not the only one who was incredibly excited to see new builds from you. hope you can keep a steady stream coming, would be superb! not many can tutor as clearly as you can , in the flesh.. let alone through videos. excellent videos! :)

You kept me waiting 5 months for a new video, but as always it was damn worth the wait! I love and admire your work, David, and you will be an incredible source of inspiration when I start building my own guitars! Thank you for doing this :)

Translated from Turkish we would say something like: "Health to your hands!" I love the way you do things. It is the biggest regret in my life not to have followed my inner voice which told me to become a luthier. Now I try compansating that by watching videos like these....

Nice to see you're back in business and making videos again. Thank you!

As always mate, it is a pleasure to watch you work.

Yay, so excited to see a new video. This is the first time I've got to watch one of your builds as you post the videos. I used your strat build videos extensively to build my first guitar. I'm currently waiting for a non-humid day to apply nitro to the body, and then it's time to assemble! :)

That was awesome! ! The guitars sounded great as well.

Nevermind, I just watched your scarf joint segment. Thanks for the videos - stellar work.

It's just a pleasure watch you at work. Awesome attention to detail, awesome skills. Thank you very much for shearing.

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Carlos :-)

Just started on the tele build. Lol I'm hooked. You do amazing work my friend. I'm learning quite a bit.

You've done a great job, thank you so much for your videos, the most efficient i saw for the day, congratulations from France !

The subtitles on your video are hilarious. Lovely project, and very informational, thanks!

@pmcm-ih1ep

3 жыл бұрын

"I prefer to go slow..." Subs: 'Opt for gas low...' 😂😂😂

I can see myself watching all of your videos. Might take a while but well worth the time. Great stuff.

Hi Todd, The neck angle was built into the mortise, the neck tenon has no angle at all on it. The next video (part 4) that I will upload in a couple of days will explain a lot more.

One of the greatest guitar builders out there!!!!

Wow, that's awesome , I hope it turns out great !

amazing skills, great to see cheers Dave

It's amazing to me that you can simply use acetone to adhere the binding to the wood. I can certainly see how that solvent works on the binding itself--but what I didn't realize is that (apparently) the binding dissolved by the acetone will more or less leach into the wood...causing the two to bind? Fascinating...I would not have thought you'd get even liquified binding to be absorbed into the wood to cause permanent adhesion. I learned something, so thanks!

THANK YOU for taking so much time and care to make these great videos, absolutely loving them. You make some amazing instruments and in such a clear and unfussy style... ( living in the lost city of Atlantis aka Machester in England I was glad to see it was raining and not always Sunny in Oz!)

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

9 жыл бұрын

rusholmemike Thanks Mike , glad you enjoyed the vid's :-)

Already looking forward to the next part

Great set of videos. Many thanks!

That is great:) We use metric in Norway as well. Again, superb videos and builds. Please don't underestimate your feedback. Everything about these videos are A+. Looking forward for more ;)

Your videos are truly inspirational mr. Fletcher! Your "stratocaster build" videos helped me a lot (specially the neck shaping instructions) and just a few weeks ago I finished my first ever electric guitar. Thank you! I wish I could show you some pictures of my creation, I even made an album on Photobucket. Unfortunately links are not allowed in YT comments and I couldn't put it in here :/

Okay? I'm from Brazil, and I greatly admire your work, I am studying to be a luthier, thank you for posting the very detailed videos, you being my inspiration to make quality instruments. big hug.

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you :-)

Great work David, as always. Very exited about the new series and looking very much forward to the next episodes. Question: Was there a particular reason to not miter the binding joints?

hope business is good sir! I absolutely love your videos. hope to see some more guitar builds :)

Hi Juergen, If the binding was 2 ply or more (with a contrasting color in the middle I would have mitered the joints so the effect could be seen. Not really necessary when its just plain white.

Hi I have really enjoyed your videos. Excellent job, very smooth and to the point and not overly descriptive! I want to know what kind and size band saw you are using. Thanks keep them coming.

As always, it's amazing !

I love the jig for the headstock angle

Its black Fibreboard, available from LMI. Its awesome stuff

Great cidwo amd great work! I'd like to build a Guitar same as this, but I may just order a bolt on neck for my first build. If I'm successful with the body and hardware install I'll attempt building my own neck next time around.

Awesome video, thanks for sharing! A few questions though. Wouldn't it be easier to route the wider channel for the adjustment part of the truss rod right after routing the normal channel? That way you would only have to switch router bits and keep the fence in the same place. Or did you do it in this order because of the headstock veneer? Also, after gluing for the headstock, there seemed to be a small part of the cut off piece protruding at the top of the headstock. Did you route this off when you also routed the part of the back that will sit in the neck pocket? Thanks again for sharing. Your videos are among the most informative tutorials on electric guitar building on KZread.

Love these videos! Question: where did you find the neck pattern templates? Did you make them or purchase them? Great work!

Thanks ! I'm kinda annoyed that the footage at the start is flickering, it looked great before youtube got a hold of it..

I can't believe, new video! Nice!

Cheers Brian !

Hello, I am planning on making one of there, where can i find a template/blueprint to trace when drawing my design? Thank you!

Hey Fletcher, you did very good job with these clips! I got many answers for my question how to build guitar from scratch. Good camera angle, good explanation. I would like I was able to see painting process... but, maybe in other project, right?

Very nice video, i am building now my LP. I can use some ideas from you, what you're showing here.

Hey David. First of all I'd like to congratulate you to the awesome videos, they've helped me a lot. I have a question though. Is there any chance you could do a quick tutorial on how you made your guitar models on Inkscape? I played about with it for a for a few days and I cannot, for the life of me, figure out a proper way to draw/scale a model (keep in mind I'm horrible with pcs). Keep up the awesome work man :)

Fletcher, I agree that routing the neck profile is way dangerous but I also have a problem with the robo sander, it never quite sands all the way to the line like a router does, there is always at least 1/16" material left to deal with. Does this happen to you as well? I do have an 8 flute solid carbide up cut 2 1/2 inch monster router bit that hogs through anything the only problem is I can't remember where I bought it so I only use it as a last resort because when it's dull I don't know where to buy another one. If anyone knows what I'm talking about please let me know where to get these they are amazing you just set your router on around 1600 and it will rout through any wood species, any grain orientation with ease.

Is there any way I can get a copy of this plan? I really like the horns kind of squared off and not completely rounded like a LP DC.

G'day mate, Yes "mil" is millimeters (Metric here in Australia - 25.4mm = 1 inch) :-)

I really like the headstock!

Hi Robert, the rough sawn mahogany was 6 inches wide x 2 inches thick.

23:00 how are you attaching the MDF template for routing? Spray adhesive?

Thanks for the videos! Very helpful. What is the depth of your neck pocket, and depth of the tenon at the neck joint? Cheers!

Well done! Just a small concern. The neck was made from 2 pieces of wood, joined and glued in the center of the neck. The routing for the truss rod is right on the join. May this cause any stability issue in the long run? I've read somewhere that it'd be better avoid this technique. Would you be so kind to share your point of view? Regards from France

Excellent build video's!! I was hoping you might answer two questions: 1.) what kind of veneer did you use for the bound head stock? Could you help me understand how you made the elongated hole in the head stock veneer so perfect? Thanks and thanks for all of the unique ideas in the build.

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

8 жыл бұрын

+hahnsottis Hi there, I used black Fiberboard from LMI for the headstock veneer.

Love to see you make an SG...

master at work...

Great series, especially this one, I think it's the best I've ever seen. Is inscape accurate as far as dimensions are concerned? I tried to make a fretboard template to use as a guideline and the dimensions were way off. Am I not doing something right?.. Keep up the good work!

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

10 жыл бұрын

I've not used it for laying out frets or anything that complex but the accuracy seems spot on to me

If you were to do several layers of bindings, alternating black or white, would you still use acetone? Wouldn't there be a risk of the plastics mixing? Great video, by the way!

what did you use for the veneer on the face of the headstock? i can't wait to see more of this series!

Hello, David, I may have asked you this before. Do you have any videos on carving Les Paul style tops? Thanks! Peter

Waiting for the masterpiece done!

Hi David, I was wondering if you could give me the dimensions of the rough sawn mahogony you used. I heard you say 2 inches thick, but did not catch the width and length. Thanks and great work. Looking forward to the next post!

Hi, can you explain me how you have rougly saw the headstock before routing it with template?

hi, I'm making a PRS guitar and would like help and best method to achieve the neck angle and body rout. I am using a Wilkinson vs 100 trem bridge. if you have a diagram or any information please asap.

Oh Man, you"re artist....i love watch your videos...i wish you can build me one....

Do you have the file for that plans? put it up for download!

How would you do thicknessing if you don't have a thicknessing planer? Can I do it with a jointer?

How'd you attach the taper jig for the neck/finger board?

Question for you. Your Drill press Drum Sander. Was that something you made as well or do you happen to remember where it was purchased? I know it’s been 8 years but have been looking for something like that for some time. Great build by the way!!

Really interesting, thanks.

Thanks for the great videos! Do you see any reason not to do a similar build with 2 pc mahogany body & 2 pc maple cap?

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

4 жыл бұрын

no, its a perfect design for that

I love this man.

This really helped thanks

this is awesome!!!

Mario, the plans for the scarf joint jig are in the comments section for the video if you want to build one

Hello there. Nice piece of work I always enjoy watching when you make guitars, have you ever considered to build one of that beautiful PRS guitar? :D

Getting there mate, still filming part 3. Probably a week or so

Where did you get the neck template from or did you make it yourself? Do you know anywhere I could download a design? Thanks

It is so cool - t watch Master making a piece of art.....!!!

reviewed many videos about buiding guitars, recorded in recent years, I'm surprised - why everyone puts the truss rod flat??? because it will be impossible to adjust the deflection of a neck!

Did you buy the neck markers, what you used for tracing out the neck on the neck blanks, or did you make them yourself? Thanks

Just wondering why not use a scarf joint for the headstock ?

Nice!

what was the initial size of the neck blanks?

Good day mr fletcher,Thank you so much for all your inspiring videos.Could you please tell me where did you get that software and what it's call exactly? Happy new year and wish you the best in everything. Alvin.

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

10 жыл бұрын

Hi Alvin, The software is called Inkscape. If you google it, you will find the website. It is free

@alvin10388

10 жыл бұрын

Hugs...Hugs...Hugs...Hugs...

I noticed you use acetone only for the binding... I have done the same but others had told me that long-term maybe 5 to 10 years the acetone will give... Is this true what is your experience with binding long-term?

Dave, I've seen builders glue the angled headstock to the neck on acoustic guitars before, but I can;t say as I've ever seen it with a solid body electric. Have you? Would you consider? And lastly if you had to, how would you suggest/recommend it be done?

Hello Dave just wondering if you could give me some advice, I am building a single cut Les Paul junior and I have built a 10 degree headstock sanding jig exactly like yours, thanks for that video, it works great. My question is would a 10 degree headstock be okay on a LP junior build?

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

6 ай бұрын

HI, Yes, 10 degrees will be fine

Hey mate...just going through these builds again. So much fun to watch. Learn something new every time! I was curious about this 17 degree jig. It looks like you've left some wiggle room in the jig to centre up your neck blank. I'm curious. If you epoxied some nuts on either end near the headstock end and used bolts to then centre it. Effectively clamping it and centring it. You're going to carve away that bit of wood when you shape the neck anyway, so if it gets dinged a bit, no big deal, right? Anyway....just some armchair engineering going on. You always get me thinking:-) I suppose though...this obviously worked with little effort...so why take it any further.

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

9 жыл бұрын

Hello there mate, yeah there are definitely ways all of these jigs can be improved upon. Its one of those situations though where it "does the job well enough" that I have not got around to making any improvements. If I built it again, I would actually make it wider so I can accommodate a scarf joint that does not need "ears" glued on later. Are you planning a build at some point ?

@WoodesosGuitarMods

9 жыл бұрын

Yeah mate, that's sort of what I though afterward. Why over-engineer if it works well enough. I suppose why try to correct something that isn't an issue and perhaps create one where there was none;-) But yeah the scarf joint. Good point. And yes...I'm planning a few more refinishing projects first before I gear up for the final test, so to speak. I'm pretty confident about my woodworking skills. It's my finishing skills that need work. But I always love a new jig:-) Your one is pretty cool!

where did you get your templates

Do u have anything for acoustic guitars?

Hi, is there a specific reason you're using a sanding jig to make the 17-degree neck cut, rather than just using a chop saw set at 17 degrees? Seems like that would be much faster, and you can then lightly sand the cut to smooth it.

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

9 жыл бұрын

Hi There ! :-) A specific reason ? Not at all... I've tried cutting scarf joints on the tablesaw, chop saw, by hand etc.. I just came to the conclusion that my sanding jig is the best way for me to get an perfect angle every time. And its quick. To be honest, a chop saw would be my last option.

Do you usually always make the neck first, and then the body?

what type of truss rod was that?

Do you think its an absolute requirement to clean up the back of the neck profile as you show with your jig and drill press sander? I understand the need to get the heel and back of headstock square and clean, but the neck portion is just going to be shaped with the rasp. I only ask because I don't really have the means for a set up like that, and was wondering how crucial that process is. Thanks!

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

10 жыл бұрын

Hi, not necessary at all - If you have rasps, do it that way. Whatever way forks for YOU - The results will be the same. There are many ways to achieve the same results. MY video just shows 1 way :-)

Hi. Do you have any video showing the process of shaping the neck? Thx a lot.

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars

9 жыл бұрын

Douglas S Yes my Strat video build on KZread