Cutting a Guitar Body on the CNC - Part 3

[@raheslop]

Hi Tim, I met you last year at Makers Central in the UK and will confess that I didn't know who you where are the time but you came across as a really nice bloke, so I had a look at you videos of the back of that. I'll also confess I am neither a luthier nor a guitarist being tone deaf but I really enjoy your videos from a wider woodworking / making perspective and this video has been particularly relevant as I have just finished building my own CNC router. I have found most CNC videos to be either aimed at people that have no relevant knowledge or go very technically abstracted. Whilst I appreciated this video was aimed at teaching people how to use a CNC machine there were multi tips that I will be using, such as including the bit size in the file name, so obvious but I've never heard of it before. Finally a big respect for not having the totally irrelevant sponsor in the middle that everyone fast forwards, I will definitely be having a look at your tools.

[@timsway]

Hey Rob, thanks! It is difficult to teach cnc or make videos about it that aren't dry and technical and I agree they usually seem too complicated or too simplistic. Glad to see my aiming for the middle is helping some people out. Proper file name organization is definitely a good thing to take with you. Take your time with them and number them so you don;t mess up the order. You won't regret it :)

[@timsway]

Oh, and the nice guy thing is all an act: I'm a total jerk IRL :)

[@johnisch88]

As a CNC novice, this series has been awesome, thanks for putting it together!

[@timsway]

Hey man, glad to help!

[@zjokka]

Tim sweetheart, you are not aware of this, but I'm not a woodworker or anything (just mess with amps) but you make every Sunday morning better. Thanks so much -- Johan, Hoegaarden, Belgium

[@timsway]

Wow man, I assume everyone watching is out there trying to do this stuff. Glad to hear there's an appeal beyond my immediate peers. thank you and be good! -T

[@sgsax]

But Tim, if you give away all your best tips, then everybody will be able to do this. Oh wait, that's the point... Keep up the good work, and thanks for sharing!

[@sapelesteve]

Nicely done Tim! Those kits look terrific & would be great for anyone that wants to customize their own guitar. 👍👍🎸🎸

[@brevs8387]

Awesome job explaining without "mansplaning". While I don't yet have a CNC, I understand a lot of what goes into it. For me, this was great and would be just what I needed once I do get a CNC. Nice trick on the wire cavity too, not seen that before.

[@timsway]

Thanks. There are sooo many little things that go into cnc, like anything, but the important thing is to not make it a deterrent. We don't need to know as much as Wayne Gretsky to enjoy playing hockey or Leonard Bernstein to like making music, and both those guys had to start somewhere, too :)

[@pedroleal7118]

Love your irreverance . Love the spirit and the fact you make instruments from 'whatever works'! Have a great day!

[@timsway]

I don't think I've ever been described as irreverent (at least not to my face) but I think that is an absolute perfect description of me! My next business card may just say "Tim Sway, Irreverence, Inc." LOL!

[@pedroleal7118]

@@timsway Tim, in my words, it was intended as a compliment, hope you got that way, oposed to all the guitar snobs who think you can not play a jazz guitar without a Turtle pick. ps, sorry for my bad English. Take care!

[@brentstewart59]

Very cool Tim thank you for sharing this with everybody. You are both a scholar and a gentleman

[@bleigh6562]

What no plugging the guinea pig tanks and shuttle crafts.... This is a fun series makes me want a cnc machine.

[@timsway]

lol. Maybe I'll start paying other youtubers to plug GuineaPigTanks.com in the middle of their vids instead of hyperly gender normative shaving products and web hosting services...

[@johnroberts2729]

Enjoy your videos. Bought the digital files and ordered some of your tools. Can't wait for the tool order to come in a couple of days.

[@timsway]

awesome. thanks!

[@johanneswerner1140]

Those tables are the real "tone wood"!

[@garagemonkeysan]

Great video. Super informative. Geeking out. Mahalo for sharing! 🙏🙂💯

[@Rebar77_real]

Have you seen Rizal Abdulhadis bamboo instruments? Guitars, cellos, and stuff. I thought the tube/tone neck was wild but then he brought out one with a digeridoo built in. Neat ideas I had to share, cheers all.

[@GCKelloch]

Looks cool. I wonder how an Oak body guitar damps vibration? I'm a little wary of the neck pocket thickness. It looks down to ~1/2". It may not matter with such a rigid wood like oak, but it could absorb more low-end than I'd want in an already bright sounding guitar. I'd also wonder if it might warp slightly over time with the alternating tight and loose grain pattern. Even a slight warp would throw off the action settings. A snug fit in the pocket on the neck sides doesn't necessarily reduce damping. It may even increase damping, and I'd be afraid that thin piece on the pocket bottom might crack. Bolt-on guitars have been just fine without bottom edge support for decades. You can actually chisel out the neck pocket center ~1mm deep to ~1cm wide around the edges if you are concerned about neck shift. It magnifies coupling force and reduces neck to body damping. Again, it may not matter with Oak, but players are opting for lighter guitars. Sassafras is becoming a popular replacement for Swamp Ash, if you can get it. It tends to have deep bass and reduced upper-mids-- the polar opposite of something like Maple. Damping is an elusive thing.

[@timsway]

oak is a great guitar wood. I've made a few, including one semihollow from oak that was more than 400 years old! kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3aspYmqbrR1e8U Lamination/ alternating grain patterns mean there is less chance of movement and warping, hence plywood, engineered wood, etc. That's why they take the time to slice and glue it all together instead of using just a big slab, which is more likely to warp or crack. I'd always recommend using denser woods for neck pocket areas on guitars, like oak, which is definitely on the denser side of the janka scale, although it can be done with softer woods like poplar, etc., but yea, there are more risks of crushing under tension.

[@SSRT_JubyDuby8742]

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