Building a Telecaster Tele guitar Neck - Part 1 - Luthier Build

[@michaeladamcaira9174]

I bought a Triton router,router table ,and thickness planer and have been so blown away by the quality and ease of use,

[@bigdguitars]

they have some nice tools.

[@bgrizz7253]

I really appreciate you showing your mistakes. Shows me that mistakes can be made in the build and the finished product can still be awesome.

[@davidsteinart]

Thanks. FYI that five minute epoxy will heavily yellow over time, so it will cause the white sand to appear amber over time.

[@budandbean1]

Really impressed with the way you do things, the sand and epoxy, I'm my opinion, is sheer genius and has a real funky look. I'm going to look for that template also. I've seen some of the others that were just basically outlines, this one has a ton of information on it. Thanks for the video, can't wait to see how this paisley tele turns out!

[@pamcarr4003]

Great vid BigD! Excellent info,thank you!

[@theshavingginger]

Can't wait for part two!

[@robertschmetz4133]

Bravo for the video or did you buy the saw blade for the frets please thank you.

[@jppatlorn1]

Great job!

[@johnpaniccia3802]

Do you have a video on how to build a vintage style 1 piece neck with skunk stripe?

[@74dartman13]

Thanks for this video! For some strange reason, I have this mental block about building a neck. I think it's the truss rod! I've seen guys build jigs for their router to run in, and for some reason, it just overwhelms me at the thought of doing this...weird, because I'm usually never afraid to try to build anything! I have a router similar to yours with the guide on the side. This made it all come clear to me now. I can use my guide just like you did! Just wondering...what dimensions of wood should I look for when buying wood for the neck and fretboard? Thanks again for setting this straight in my head! I really appreciate it!👍😎🎸🎶

[@LaneSnider]

Great video! I'm looking forward to building my first neck & fretboard. Do you have info on the seller of the transparent neck template? I didn't see it on Ebay.

[@abdulkadirtosun2154]

Lane Snider look at stewmac

[@joevannucci1392]

I think he said this merchant: guitarsandwoods.com/guitar-kit-templates/t-style-acrylic-templates.html

[@WoodesosGuitarMods]

I just absolutely love your videos, but every time I watch someone do this, I wonder, why not shoot a small brad through where you know there are going to be inlays? The brad should sink enough and it seems a good way to locate it to me?? When I glue stuff up, I fight with the glue acting as a lubricant and moving my piece around. I use small brad nails in wood working, to combat this. Make any sense?

[@bigdguitars]

yes for sure I have thought about getting a nailer for a while for specifically that purpose in mind. I could use it for a million things but just haven't done it yet. thanks for watching!

[@WoodesosGuitarMods]

***** My bad... didn't mean to make it seem why you personally hadn't done it. I know about wanting and needing tools. I assumed since you have such a nice set up, and I think a compressor, that you'd have something like that around. They are expensive. My one came with a gun. Love it. Cheers and thanks!

[@greengenie7063]

Excuse me, there is no need for a compressor, there are much simpler (and more sustainable ways of driving a pin!) When gluing two pieces of wood together, another method is to create a location pin/s (could be brass or even a small wood dowel/s) which will sit between the two pieces at the glue line. Do everything with love.

[@earthlyguitars]

How deep do you cut fret slots? When you radius a lot of the depth melts down.

[@midi510]

How deep did you make the slot for the nut to sit in? I've searched with about every wording I can think of, but only get results for nut slot depth. Is there a standard for Tele or Fender nut depth. I'm using ebony, too, and man is that stuff brittle. Easy to chip.

[@marcridge]

What would you consider essential tools for fretting?

[@robertschmetz9392]

very nice video where did you find the gabari to trace the handle. Thank you

[@bigdguitars]

The what?

[@hhpp6911]

Great vid but scary table router use there!!

[@mikebaliardo]

You're the man!

[@geoschiffer867]

Too bad the template guys are gone. that jig looks awesome

[@bigdguitars]

Geo Schiffer Ronnie from guitar building templates is gone?

[@jatna77]

Did you glue in the truss rod? Can you use other materials for the side dots?

[@matrixmodulator]

Which router you prefer, your triton or dewalt?

[@ingindisentuh3737]

Please make a telecaster neck with rosewood fingerboard and skunkstripe, no one has made a video yet.

[@bigdguitars]

I don't do the skunk stripes all that often

[@joramkalfa9521]

Great Video! Can you give us the contact information for the Portuguese outfit that sells those templates. BTW...I envy you for that gorgeous shop!

[@bigdguitars]

Guitars and woods in Portugal

[@BSMikkel]

Hi there, new sub here - great videos :) Can I just ask what router you have in the table, and what specs are your bandsaw - look tiny to me, but seems to do the job really well. Suppose you do 50mm hardwood bodies on that one too?

[@bigdguitars]

+Mikkel Bom Simonsen I did a vid on my favorite router: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnXMoGaPncyfpLM

[@BSMikkel]

+BigDGuitars - Thanks for fast repsond - will check it out :)

[@davidodle782]

What’s the template that you are using?

[@randomguymaniac]

will acrylic template wear out ?

[@lowplainstu]

Hi. Did you make the plastic templates?

[@larassuara]

how about size of a thick and long wood ???

[@bastc]

your playlist is the wrong way round. It goes from part 1 to 3 to 2 ;)

[@dennisgibbs7772]

How can I aquire the template ? Your email address is working .

[@billyshelton78]

do you sell these.necks.if so, Im me.

[@bigdguitars]

+Billy Shelton I don't not yet...

[@jurgenzoller4407]

could you please tell me where you got the templates from

[@bigdguitars]

+Jurgen Zoller guitar and woods dot con