Building Les Pauls Part 9

[@youtubecommentor4480]

Hi Freddy, at 24:20 you are setting up for the angled rout in the control cavity. I was waiting for this moment and glad you addressed this somewhat difficult and precarious operation. I was speaking with Bartlett guitars who said he uses a pin router for this process. Your method is the best I’ve seen thus far for this procedure if a pin router is not available. Thank you Freddy!

[@matthewsouthworth3848]

I love these videos. I’m learning a lot, and I absolutely LOVE watching you and your dad work together. I love his accent and I love his flip flops. Thanks!

[@raytorvalds3699]

You are super good, sir. I am so enjoying your series and learning a LOT from it. Thank you so much for sharing ! Building a Les Paul with your dad.. that is awesome.

[@wkmetaal]

Thank you for the whole LP building serie, fantastic work. I finished my LP build in januari and copied this technique

[@kommi1974]

Acetone injected onto the binding will melt the binding right to the wood. Neat trick. Another luthier on KZbin does it that way. Brilliant.

[@elwinransom6232]

excellent series. looking forward to the next installment.

[@FreddysFrets]

Thanks Ken. I can guarantee there are 3 guys looking forward to the last installment :)

[@edadpops1709]

I worked with my dad for 21 years a true blessing. Family.

[@lespaul6550]

I've watched all videos. Thank you very much for them!

[@walshy2116]

Im a dedicated Gibson, fender, and PRS guy but have also become a Freddy's frets guy now too. I'd love to have one of these fine instruments. The work is top notch. Love it.

[@FreddysFrets]

Hey walshy....Thanks for the comment. Much appreciated!

[@stevenkeener1883]

Okay, I see. that's really cool! looking forward to #10. I like your step by step planed and executed methods.

[@andyhass1519]

Hey Freddy, I've been watching these episodes over the course of a couple days now and I am just blown away by how much detail is put into them! A lot of videos you find on here skip out on how it's done and the itty bitty bits and you just don't miss a single part man! I'm going into my final year next year and in Woodwork I chose to build a guitar for my final project and at the moment I'm just looking through and finding some stuff that would help, and this has helped so much!! I may come back here and ask some more intricate questions throughout next year though if i get stuck and if you wouldn't mind helping me out!

[@dawkinsm]

You make the binding look a lot easier than I found it. Great job! Loving the videos!

[@FreddysFrets]

The binding really is a PITA! Thanks for the comment!

[@ferris5150]

amazing binding work

[@FreddysFrets]

Thank you ferris!

[@kg2nc]

Great binding work. I didn't know what a Barn Swallow was so I google it. Boy those are beutiful birds. Thanks for sharing.

[@davidvicars6688]

I make all of my own tools and jigs to build my guitars also, but you make some very interesting jigs, I love your work on these les pauls, I gave a thumbs up and subscribed, nice work fellow luthier

[@TripleXbeatz]

Such a great series! Really looking forward to the seeing finished product, not to mention I WANT one!! lol

[@Dalton71]

Man I am just blown away by your craftsmanship attention to detail. I would rather buy a guitar made by you any day than from any big name cookie cutter ones. Just WOW

[@FreddysFrets]

Thanks for the comment Troy!

[@evgenyverhovin3047]

That's a great job! I'm very impressed of what you are doing! And it's great to do somthing together with father! Thenk you for this series of videoes! I'll follow you!

[@dktice7011]

Aside from loving these videos....it's seeing your Dad helping you those are memories that you can't put a price tag on! Thank you for this video series, great great craftsmenship!! What nationality are you and your parents? I detect some accent lol

[@FreddysFrets]

Thanks for the kind comment! It's great to work with my dad, you are right. We are Canadian, I was born here but my parents are originally from Slovenia.

[@dktice7011]

Gotcha! I could tell his accent was different from yours. I'm one to talk about an accent I'm from Alabama so I sound worse than the Clampets on Beverly Hillbillys! lol

[@bas1sokkie604]

3:00 I use the same "directional" technique when hand cutting the sound hole on an acoustic guitar top

[@jeando_guitar]

Hello FreddysFrets. A newby question: When you drill the pots holes at 22:00, the guitar is laying on its back without any angle?, if so, the pots holes are perpendicular to the guitar back, but then you make the 8,5º inside the pot cavity. How this mismatch is solved?

[@FreddysFrets]

Hi Jean, that's very observant...good question! It would be an issue if the top had any significant thickness where the pots are, but since the top is only 1/4" thick (approx. I don't have my plans in front of me) then that slight skew is not an issue because of the tolerance between the hole size and the pot shaft size.

[@brianbouman661]

Thanks guys, I got my prints from Bartlett today.

[@andreybrodianski5596]

Why didn’t you do jack hole and control cavity before glueing the top?

[@spenceramandahowe6536]

I'm starting to elarn about LP builds and guitars. What is the reason for angling the cavity?

[@rockers2rockers616]

Very good tradesman nice work.

[@mikenesnidal4475]

Awesome videos, Freddy. Question about the control cavity...you use and 8deg angle when hogging out the control volume from the back, but the videos imply the four holes drilled earlier from the top were done perpendicular to the top. Is this correct? If so, why don't those need to be at that same angle? Finally, how much thickness do you leave when milling out the cavity? Thanks again.

[@mikenesnidal4475]

...never mind. I should have read all of the questions/comments. On that note, I'll refrain from asking about the donut in the binding router jig. I'm sure I'll find something new to ask eventually! Thanks again for your videos.

[@flapjack413]

Hey, Freddy (and anyone else who may be able to help)! I've spent hours scouring the web, trying to find a set of templates to do a proper '59 control cavity, and have had no luck. Do you happen to have a file for them that you might be willing to share?

[@jimmyt568]

if you double bound you would route the back before putting top on right?

[@DK-dd1jc]

Truly remarkable. One question: what are the ebony donut dimensions and how did you attach it to the router base?

[@FreddysFrets]

Thanks DK! The donut is around an 1 1/2" in diameter. It's a bit too big. I'm going to make another smaller one. Just glued on with thick CA glue.

[@Tracks777]

Awesome video

[@w302nv7]

Are the bits and bearings a StewMac only type thing or were you able to source directly from a manufacturer? Any chance the template and control drawings are available?

[@tonypotter2848]

Hi nice work you make it look so easy ..I've just built a binding jig with plans I got from luthiers cooltools and was wondering what is the model number of the router you are using as that is what I need to finish the build and I like makita

[@FreddysFrets]

Hi Tony, I am using a Makita 3709 laminate trimmer for the binding jig. Thanks for watching!

[@tonypotter2848]

FreddysFrets hi many thanks for that I'm off to the store

[@justinwaddle5286]

Is there any other particular reason for making these so oversized? I understand leaving some allowance for mistakes, or possibly maybe avoiding the Gibson trademark Gestapo... But I noticed that while you were removing the twill, the 1/4" oversize mark is still on the Maple top. I would've thought you would have brought it closer to the actual; dimensions of the template. Great videos by the way

[@w.l.h.]

Hi. Can you tell me why the bottom of the control cavity needs to be canted at 8.5? Is that to compensate for the carve in the top? Great series, as always.

[@FreddysFrets]

Hi Lee! Yes that's exactly why, to somewhat follow the curve of the top. Thanks for watching!

[@ricciogiancarlo]

hi mate, why do you alternate the routing direction? i know that you must route in the direction inverse of the spinning direction (like you did with the sander on previous video fro the neck)

[@stevenkeener1883]

Nice job! Why not have an undersized body template for the binding and rout it before the body carve? I E With a bearing cutter.

[@FreddysFrets]

Hey Steven, that's a great observation and in fact it's exactly how I did my first few Les Pauls many years ago. But that will only work where the binding depth doesn't change in the cutaway area. The more modern Les Pauls are made that way, where the binding gets very tall in the cutaway area. With '59 spec, the binding follows the top carve contour in the cutaway. Thanks for the comment!

[@c.p.1589]

What could possibly go wrong?

[@Murphy_R9]

Well now we know where Eddie Van Halen got the stripe design idea! He seen them tying up binding on a Les Paul😁

[@dcrguitars5494]

Quick question - how did you attach the "donut" to the router base plate? Epoxy?

[@FreddysFrets]

Yes, either epoxy or thick CA, I can't remember which :)

[@dcrguitars5494]

Perfect - thanks Freddy

[@saintlyjane1]

What size binding is that? I love your videos! Thank you for sharing!

[@FreddysFrets]

Thanks! The binding is supplied a bit oversized at 0.090" thick.

[@jeffhall5888]

All I can say is that if Freddy wanted to do a DVD set or download or whatever, I'm in! That would be a bargain at any price.

[@custom.0860]

Excellent videos Freddie, thank you. I'm just starting my first build, maple top has been laminated and necks blanks cut. if you don't mind me asking where were you able to source your binding glue here in Ontario? Tom

[@FreddysFrets]

I bought mine from Allparts. Mail order. But if you go to Sigment's site: www.sigmfg.com/cgi-bin/dpsmart.exe/IndexText/FSIGSM001.html?E+Sig you can search find a dealer in Canada. Thanks for watching!

[@witoldszafranski4316]

I can't find what Kind of glue use You to banding? Tell me please.

[@FreddysFrets]

@11:51 Sigment

[@divanalternativo1390]

Excelente trabajo. Saludos desde México

[@samohtdivad]

thanks freddy..great video

[@FreddysFrets]

Cheers thomas dave!

[@thepoorboychannel]

What size bearing would I need to route the binding channel for my les paul style build?

[@FreddysFrets]

Depends on the diameter on the cutter. So if the channel is .080" you need a bearing that is .160" smaller in diameter.

[@larsdahl6594]

Your turnaround isn't very fast, but I bet these guitars are better than the ones that come out of Gibson's factory. I wonder how much you charge for a build like this.

[@ciri151]

23:44 You hear that tonewood crying? haha

[@FreddysFrets]

:)

[@damieng73]

Don't get me started on barn swallows. They get super aggressive and come back to the same spot every year. Your best bet is to move house.

[@FreddysFrets]

Who is John Galt? The swallows have been there for years now. One nest. I think they are nice! We get along.

[@scottforrest2097]

MOAR!

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

Channel should be renamed FreddysMasterFretWorks !

[@saichaman8514]

that's nice！