Ep 10 - Carving a Gibson Neck Tenon Joint with a CHISEL! - Redwood SG.

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

There are only a few hours left for your chance to OWN this guitar - dailyguitardraw.com/product/bens-master-build/

[@bourbon_sherbet1251]

First we saw the complication. Now we've witnessed the insanity.

[@Forest_Fifer]

When will it be finished? Need to plan when I'm coming down to pick it up...😉

[@martintaylor1758]

Fiddlesticks etc. I didn’t win. The lucky Irish leprechaun is preparing to get another right good beating.

[@bigtguitars7312]

I’m appreciative of all the hard work going into my new guitar:-)

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

May the odds be in your favour!

[@digitaIgorilla]

Hand tools for that slow-tv vibe on a sunny morning relaxing with a coffee and a digestive. Cheers Ben.

[@robertr4193]

Yeah and all the drama about drilling the channel for the wiring would have been completely avoided if you had routed the channel before you glued the top on!

[@Kweesh]

Thrilled to see more progress here

[@smmyers5956]

Ben your level of craftsmanship has increased over the years. It is a joy and inspiration to watch an artist enjoying their work. You ROCK. Thank you.

[@RoyBlumenthal]

That was deeply irresponsible of you, Ben! You said, out loud, on a KZbin channel, "Japanese joinery this ain't." You know what this means, right? Yes. It means you're going to have to do a guitar build using Japanese joinery. But it's okay. I'm with you for the 5- or 6-hundred episodes it'll take.

[@ianthomson9363]

Wonderful stuff! I'll never tire of seeing such masterful use of chisels. Your videos may well be 'How not to build a guitar,' but they've resulted in some amazing instruments- don't stop doing things wrong!

[@romannumeral5547]

Funny but I built an SG from a piece of douglas fir as a test mule on a CNC. I was just learning how to use the machine and didn't want to screw up a good piece of mahogany. I have to ad there's something deeply satisfying and calming about using a chisel to carve out the wood. It really is relaxing. You're absolutely right Ben, you don't have to have every tool under the sun to build a guitar. Your craftsmanship is simply a thing of beauty. Thanks for your inspiration.

[@Ferret_76]

Watching you struggle with that tiny router plane was one of the most frustrating things! I inwardly cheered when you decided to use such a tool for that job, it was a great idea, shame you picked the little one: the full size Veritas would have made short work of it!

[@kirstinkornblume3547]

It‘s nice watching you doing „silly things“ 😉

[@toblexson5020]

I am finally seeing the benefits and beauty of a this style of neck tenon joint.

[@davidhill5684]

Chiselling... AHH yes! My favourite thing to watch on C.G

[@UniGromit]

0:25, Did exactly this. Went out to the garage at the end of the day, and planed the tongue and groove of some of cuts just because

[@hafengr]

Ben it is a complete pleasure watching you work with the hand tools and seeing how much you enjoy your craft. I look forward to every video.

[@normbarrows]

Ok, now we want to see an entire build using nothing but chisels! Fret slots and holes might be a bit tricky though...

[@sporadicamnesic]

14:36 WTF?? 🤣🤣 Great build series! Missed the last few livestreams/guitar draws as either been busy or not had any tickets to watch for but still keeping up with the builds! The sound of wood being chiselled is so satisfying!

[@HatchA_Makes...]

Paying serious attention to this!! (Especially the "this is the easy way of doing the same thing..." parts 😁 )

[@fongy200]

I don't know Ben, i take quite a bit away from your shows sometimes and i have been building Guitars for 30 years. I"m no John Monteleoni but i am capable of turning out a player. I'm also a Southpaw, so it pays for me to make my own. I find the left hand Guitar market lacking. There's the likes of Maybury and Gordon Smith, who have both made me stunning instruments but they are expensive. Your content is excellent and if I'm ever flagging during a build, you usually have something to watch that will get me back into it. Thank you.

[@Wambley666]

This is supposed to be an ASMR video of carving guitar neck. I just love your job, Ben. And inspired by you, i have built two guitars p.s. sorry for my English

[@MrCElk]

A hand router plane is my favourite tool. Strangely disappointed you didn't make it work for you.

[@phillipjackson2877]

There is nothing more satisfying than a sharp chisel going through wood. I think it’s awesome that you use a lot of hand tools and do things the longer way it really shows that all you need is hard work, determination and some creativity to create something awesome.

[@tamasalfoldi9575]

I have always dreamed of building my own guitars, that has always been a life goal for me. My job can be a little stressful sometimes and there was the covid lockdown so I could not continue my other hobbies. I watched a lot of Crimson guitars videos and they motivated me to finally give it a try. (Now I have the money, free time and space to start building guitars, so why not?). One thing I can tell: Ben is absolutely right: you don't need all those fancy expensive tools to build a decent guitar. And yes, do give it a try if you are interested in building guitars. I was surprised how good my first guitar turned out. There is something beautiful about holding and playing a guitar that you have built yourself. There will be flaws of course, but this is how you learn. (And learn how to hide mistakes!) And I can also totally relate to Ben about choosing the more difficult building techniques: just to see if I'm able to do it and succeeding in it is so rewarding. So thanks Ben for being a great motivation for me! (By the way, I've built 3 guitars now!)

[@1000nthInLine]

Your exhortation to build a guitar at the end of this video REALLY spoke to me. Thank you for all the great content

[@ianwhite6812]

No depth gauge on the drill when drilling though behind the fretboard - that's brave, Dude!

[@jrgarciaole]

Always a joy to watch you work! It always pushes me to want to do more of my own!

[@bobtrussell2865]

Infinite patience and a really sharp tools seems to be the key

[@timc7345]

My luck has run out and I missed out on this beauty, still, I am loving the build! Cheers Ben 🍻

[@liontribegc]

I’m evermore intrigued by a 24 fret SG style build! It’s like having another gear as you reach the power band top end of an engine. Even like having a classic watch with added functionality. Brilliant! 🤘😸🤘 Double Cheers from Texas! Michael Francis

[@WikWak]

Im so invested in this build. Makes me want to build an sg

[@zubeystinzen540]

Ahhhh Ben in his zen with chisel in hand❤

[@nickguitar737]

Loving the guitar and the neck joint! Might give it a try 😀

[@wertawonka]

I am healed. Thanks 🙂

[@ObiWanAugus]

I made a Les Paul type guitar at home. I tried to fit the neck in this way. After much heartache, the unfinished neck is on a shelf; and I use it as test tools. I ended up buying new wood; and modifying the neck joint to the PRS style.

[@chrisggoodwin777]

"Hi I'm Ben, and I'm addicted to doing things the hard way" 😂

[@Slikx666]

Yippee! I've now caught up. Nice build. 😀👍

[@damianrf6309]

I’ll never forget my Brazilian wife’s face the first time she saw Morris Dancing...😂 Not far from you, in Wimborne.

[@Forest_Fifer]

Next video..."Drilling a Gibson headstock...with a HERRING!"

[@cheapskate8656]

Yep, thats how they did it back at the factory. They used red ones.

[@PhoenixRising2040]

Crimson red ones

[@imherkhan]

Ni

[@cheapskate8656]

@@PhoenixRising2040 The Crimson Herring, could be Crimsons new headstock logo :)

[@livefree2028]

And a holy hand grenade.

[@miketurner1768]

Bloody amazing work Ben..... So impressed. 👍🎸🎸🎸

[@gregoryh4601]

Well Done Ben a true Master Guitar 🎸 Builder at his finest Hours. 👍🏻

[@bramweinreder2346]

People do some really fine Japanese joinery just with saws and chisels. Just takes talent and experience to keep refining those flat planes and straight angles, and make it fit to a negative micron so it can be press-fit into place with very little glue.

[@gothridercreations]

Thank you Bun, that was a masterclass on how to use every other tool and technique possible to avoid using a router... 😂

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

It really does feel like that was my goal 😞 I think it is that I need a certain amount of hand tool time each week in order to be happy.. and I've not been getting much of that recently.. Still, things are looking up!

[@gothridercreations]

@Crimson Custom Guitars If that is your form of meditation my friend then go for it!!! Never be ashamed of what helps you through this life 😀

[@davidwellings2783]

Absolutely enthralling! Makes me want to make sawdust and shavings NOW!!!! I’d love to have a go at this particular guitar! 🥰🥰🍷🍷🎸🎸

[@doughsnakes]

Really good. Wasn't sure what you were doing for a while, but the result looks great. I've been trying to do a dovetail neck joint with a repurposed Warmoth strat neck and it's not going well. I didn't really have enough wood to do a mortice type joint like you did. But thinking that would have been a lot easier.

[@steveparkes1]

Exquisite and mesmerising work Ben.

[@scottbehl216]

She's looking good Ben ! I was just wondering about the integrity of the neck joint ! But it is a very nice looking joint !!

[@FredrikFridsten]

Is that an Omega Seamaster Black Black I spot at 19:41? Gorgeous! 🤩

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

Got it in one. I listed after it since the day of release! Such a cool watch

[@mallninja9805]

"You do need to know how to sharpen a tool" Le sigh. That's where it all falls apart. I don't know if my chisels are just crap, my technique is crap, my sandpaper is crap, if I'm just not being patient / stubborn enough...I have yet to produce a chisel significantly sharper than a flathead screwdriver 😭 There's always tomorrow for chisel-dreams to come true...

[@JoeySchmidt74]

Oh, I hope I win this beauty.

[@guitfidle]

Man, that is SOOO much easier without the fretboard attached. I have absolutely cut neck tenons by hand, with no fretboard I can use my shoulder plane and the Lie Nielson rabetting block plane I bought specifically for cleaning up and fine tuning the sides of tenons like this. That and I love using my Japanese saws to cut the bulk of the material away. I mean come on, hand planes...

[@guitfidle]

Oh, and I have totally forgotten to drill the hole for the pickup wires before gluing the neck in place. Went right through the figured maple top when I tried drilling from the pocket

[@Amrtidy]

A tip!, manual focus your camera. Especially when you are shooting close ups. So you get perfect pictures to show us!😀

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

My bad!

[@TiberiusWallace]

21:30 I've got ADHD and the noise of tools would do the exact opposite of relaxing me - even when I'm the one making the noise so I'm with Ben on that one.

[@aipsong]

Excellent, as always!!!

[@myeyesarewaiting]

Really love these videos. Keep up the good work!

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

Thank you

[@danielwotton5961]

The sign on the box is Crimson Custom Guitars, not Crimson Efficient Guitars.

[@mikehoward587]

To paraphrase George Washington, I cannot tell a lie, that drill scared me. The end result is wonderful.

[@ARP3180]

What if instead of filling the crack separation on the headstock you inlayed solder where the wood separation is?

[@nickkowal6537]

With the inlaid top, why didn't you just chisel out the wire runs from the body before glueing up?

[@FredrikFridsten]

New channel name: Crimson Chisel Guitars

[@NotThatOneThisOne]

Am I wrong in thinking some sort of diffusers would reduce the number of hotpots we're seeing from the lighting?

[@Forest_Fifer]

"obviously its not going to go in...oh wow..." 😂 Oh and who's Maurice, and why don't you like him dancing?

[@worldwyn]

Very impressive work as always! I swear you must have tri axial linear and rotary actuators for hands. Hold to 0.05mm?

[@codyburgess7034]

Man this is looking great!

[@jamesatkin9412]

Using a tenon saw to cut an actual tenon 🙂

[@martinlederle-ensign7714]

autogenerated captions turned "fretboard leveling file" into "fripple living farm"

[@briw4647]

I won't lie. I would have just made a jig and routed the excess out of the neck heel. Probably much much easier and so much faster. Router would keep the surface flat too. Use a chisel to square it off.

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

That's the next time I do it.. seriously this doesn't need to be such hard work imo

[@wertawonka]

So does wood blunt chisels. I just can't understand why they're sharpened so often

[@christianboddum8783]

Some woods have like calcium deposits and other stuff that is basically stonelike materials and the blunten even the hardest edges.

[@philsequeira3180]

During this build how have you dealt with SG neck dive?

[@wombat6]

Hey Ben, quick question. I've seen you build set-neck guitars before, and you've never bothered with a neck tenon like this, as far as I can remember. You just route out a neck pocket, fit the neck and pocket, glue it in and call it a day. Does it have any *confirmed* advantage to do a tenon like this? Because to me it looks like extra work for a weaker joint, I don't know...

[@Visont3srockalternativo]

Demostración de técnica…. Un gran luthier. En mi caso lo hubiera echo más rápido, más fácil y obvio más desprolijo, porque ni loco me animo a usar formones de esa forma tan precisa.

[@peterschut63]

impressive

[@stephanguitar9778]

Just as well someone can do this. If all humans had my skills we wouldn't have gotten past two sticks.

[@clarkeblacker]

The original Les Paul SG is one of the most modern and elegant guitar designs ever created. Now about this project, what kind of pallet wood is making up the body? I'm sorry to point this out, but It looks like cheap pine and appears to be very thick (maybe 2"+ imperial) for an SGbody! Whatever horrid finish will you choose for this triple P90 monstrosity? Graceful is not how I'd describe it as it sits now, with the goofy undersize PRS headstock. I don't really understand the cheesy body/fancier inlaid face look. Are you going somewhere with this? Will it turn into a beautiful swan? Triple P90s, is there enough room left on the front for 6 knobs, and maybe to add a kitchen sink?

[@davidjennings9253]

Thats one very skinny tenon. I think I would have left more material in. Good video though.

[@loganpotts9623]

To cut through all of that crap... is make a little bit of snasda...... This is what I can ever so faintly hear for that last word HAHA

[@steveprice1595]

Quick question: is it ok to plonk your plane flat on the bench. As a nipper my dad used to yell at me if I did that with his planes. He kept telling me I’d damage/blunt the blade, and I had to put the plane on its side. Just wondering if my childhood was based on lies? 😂

[@Forest_Fifer]

It's been asked before, and Ben has said it's fine. It's better than going to grab the plane and ending up slicing your fingers off.

[@thenoisesimake]

Paul Sellers states that plonking it on its side can also knock the alignment of the blade off, and Paul Sellers is GOD.

[@PaulCooksStuff]

Inappropriate use of the biltong chisel

[@Forest_Fifer]

Measure -twice- lots of times, cut once.....

[@jimalcott760]

Could have done this in 2 minutes with a router…….

[@SirGingerOfKnight]

Spoiler Comment: Sir Arnold Bax.

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

Thank you

[@timarmstrong1207]

1st step to becoming a guitar builder. Learn how to sharpen a chisel.

[@davidshafer6388]

Anyone know how to report Ads on youtube? I was really getting into this video until an advertisement for the gay arts agenda came on. I am pissed off. One more gay agenda advertisement, and I will never return to youtube.

[@timothycormier3494]

Boy! Your as anal as me building a set of stair stringers for a simple deck! But azek brand plastic decking is not forgiving when you play hack carpentry with the tools. Neither is my guitar if I play hack guitarist with my favorite tools!😁😁

[@dykemamechanical]

wow! I wish I had 1/2 your talent! Nice work!

[@BettyBoolean]

I have the neck of an Epiphone sg and a blank SG body i gpt from china that dont fit but I think if I was bold I could adapt what you doing to make them fit . . .