Ep 2 The Multi Laminate Neck - Making a Modern Multi-Scale Electro Acoustic Guitar

[@andrewbarker9773]

Ben, most of your videos show us dabblers how easy guitar building can be, but every now and then it gets brought to our attention just how complicated and precise you have to be to get something perfect, thankyou, I really like the paradox of it all. I do.

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

a paradox indeed and I too love it all so so much! Thank you for watching and for your support! B

[@martinchandler9469]

"The client has given me carte blanche..." *Flamethrower has entered the chat*

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

Love it, so true ;) B

[@zapp442]

Sunday morning, Starbucks coffee in hand. Watching Ben make a guitar from scratch again in a shed. Can it get anymore relaxing?

[@MR-vg7yn]

You could try good coffee the next time. :)

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

you could have the coffee on your bench and be building your own guitar alongside me? The sound of a good sharp plane is my meditation! B

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

lol :) you meanie B

[@rayrayokmusic]

I was building a neck this morning with my cup of coffee. Parallel universe. #buildwhatyouvegot having some fun with the unofficials.

[@scottbehl216]

It's never boring to watch a Master at work !! NOW THAT'S A NECK !!!

[@AJ_VLOGS_DAILY]

I’ve been putting off gluing my neck just because of how stressful it is and I think I have enough courage from this video to do it today!!

[@James_Dawes]

Just make sure you used lots of clamps, and only undo them when you know the glue is hard dried because waiting another hour can save many making a new neck- good luck:)

[@asharwasim]

Man you are a beast, good luck

[@lueymeteora1410]

Godspeed Brother!

[@jeffreycollins7297]

He claims he thinks we were bored.... to most of us, this is probably our favorite part of watching you build the guitar. The building of a great neck is such amazing craftsmanship. BRAVO!

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

Thank you.. I really was worried that this episode would be a bit flat. happy to be proved wrong though, thanks for letting me know. B

[@criminalis1356]

The editor having some fun with Ben's monologing was a good giggle 😂

[@pmcm-ih1ep]

That speeding up then slowing down coinciding exactly with what was being said was well done.

[@jeremiecoffin7572]

The comment at the end saying "I hope to have it finished within 1 or 2 months"!!! We are now 9 months later and the build is still going :D Loving this series though!

[@sunnydalepro]

Just because perfection is impossible to achieve is no reason to not go after it with abandon.

[@momcco]

When he picked up no.7, that was golden. Made my day :) i made guitars when i was a teen and have not done it since, but avidly been itching at buying my tools again and doing it. Therapy for the soul man

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

Talitha is adding a lot of little awesome bits into the edits these days.. I love it! And you certainly need to get some tools and get building again, as you say, therapy for the soul! B

[@wombat6]

I want to give props to the editor, because the editing is funny but not overbearing... some people over-edit their videos for the sake of being extra funny but it usually doesn't work well. The purpose of the channel is to be informative more than entertaining, so the dosage of editing is juuuuust right IMO.

[@kevintestagrossa]

OH MY LORD FINALLY! Ben, I have been waiting for you to build a fanned fret guitar for years. I have not even watched the video and I am so excited!

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

I thank you for your patience but, there is more to come! so much more! B

[@onbedoeldekut1515]

That was a Mr Tawny, it's the smaller missus which has the higher-pitched t-wit. We have a few down my way in Cornwall, they're far more pleasant to hear than the black-tipped/herring gulls!

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

I agree.. it is somehow a much more friendly noise. B

[@GroovingDrums]

I can't believe it took me nearly 3 years to realize that Ben is the human embodiment of the feeling you get when you see we fluffy white baby bunny wabbit - pure innocent joy with a touch of craziness. Guess his head tattoo threw me a bit off of that realization... Stay the way you are Ben!

[@ant848]

The roasted sycamore looks awesome! How about to put a small stained chop of that burl top as an inlay on the 12th fret? You know, to make it look more natural.

[@PhoenixRising2040]

Bit chilly this morning... as he has a coffee next to him with Mr.Cool on the cup... priceless

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

I stole my sons mug.. but a great unplanned pun nonethless :) B

[@Stronthor]

23:27 Sweet multiscale glue application, my hat's off to you sir!

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

I had to click it to see what you were on about! A happy accident! B

[@slowhandete]

Ben, always a pleasure watching your builds, can't wait to watch the next video.

[@DaveDickens]

Hey Ben, not so gloomy, I just enjoy watching you build guitars. Cheers Dave

[@tonypotter8280]

I make laminated longbows. I use a wooden form with an inflated fire hose as a clamp to give even pressure when laminating strips of wood and fiberglass.

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

I've been wanting to use that clamping technique in the factory for years, saw it in one of the big factories.. maybe gibson? and it is pure genius. I would love to make a bow or two one day at that :) B

[@1961jscofield]

I always wondered, once something as narrow as a neck gets 7 pieces, isn't it by definition, plywood?

[@Jester-Riddle]

... Except for those who get their 'Laminate' from the flooring section of B&Q ... !

[@mattyburrows9059]

yes correct..but commercial ply is full of voids and normally made from crap..so its one step from saying isnt that just wood..yes it is just wood but....

[@Erowens98]

Extremely high quality plywood.

[@Metalbass10000]

Ben, I enjoy the video content, I've learned more than a few valuable tidbits, even with loving music all my life, playing guitar and bass over 30 years, working on guitars and basses since the second day I owned my first guitar at 14, and building custom, handmade guitars and basses for around 25 years. I can say that we do share mindset and viewpoint on many things, especially the family, wife and kids, being the TOP priority, however, I must disagree with you on something. I can say, without a shred of doubt, that I derive satisfaction, I find fulfillment, and I am rewarded with joy, happiness, and pleasure, from being extremely productive, and efficient with my beautifully sonorous vertical mill (it's like a nicely modernized Bridgeport mill), but I'm equally, if not more uplifted by being even more extremely accurate, and precise, literally removing microns if I'd like, creating beautiful surface finishes in as much or as little time as what suits me, enjoying every chip and fleck if dust I producing, whether working with delicate figured spalted burls, or oily, abrasive and surprisingly resilient and hard, exotic and domestic figured hardwoods, or buttery aluminum or brass, or hard, resonant, and tough Bell Bronze, or any number of tool steels, stainless, and chrome-moly, steels, in normalized, through or case hardened, or comfortably drawn back, or, my favorite materials (nicknamed dtm, difficult to machine), the materials that so many shops feared, didn't know how to handle, and so many shops handed these lucrative jobs to me, involving Superalloys like Inconels, Incoloys, Hastelloy, and Alloy X. Best of all, I can do all of these things, be as brutal hogging material, or as fine and delicate, as I see fit and I can focus on developing a great process, with the most efficient tooling, the most rigid setups, the most repeatable setups, the safest setups and programs, the smartest programming the easiest for the person running the machine mode and unload and come out with perfect parts every time, of course the machine we don't use the word perfect, I can do all those things and have a great CMC process and go work on process is running, or I can stay at that machine and run machine and manual mode where every movement is my movement, and those super fine increment moving hand wheels are so every bit as sensitive and tactile as any other tool in my shop. That Mill may be one of the largest tools, if not the largest tool, in my shop, but it still is just that, it is a tool, and the tools we use are only as good as the skills of the person who has that tool under their control. You love your hand planes, but if that hand plane were put into the hands of my brother, who is the most skilled welder I have ever seen in life, he would probably hand you back a very damaged and very sad Lane is through with it. Tools are only as good, and only as satisfying and only as pleasurable as we can make them as artists as pursuers of our craft. I'll stop rambling and battling and yammering now I apologize if there are grammatical or spelling errors, or if something is nonsensical gibberish, I spoke this monologue into my phone and I don't have time to edit this, I really need to get back to my shop and being productive. Next time I may take issue with your statement on quarter song versus flats on wood in a multi-laminate neck. Because I just always have a problem with generalizations and blanket statements. Take care, Ben, I hope you and your family are doing well.

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

no matter the tool or the quality of it in the end it is the maker that makes it work? I feel I would love to meet you and your workshop one day! B

[@stormbound_guitars]

My local wood store has pre-cut strip kits optimized for making cutting boards. I’m tempted to assume these are already “perfect” and ready for glue-up and may just try building a neck from these. I’m not sure that the cost would be reasonable but as I don’t have any planers, jointer or even a bandsaw in my shop I think it’s worth a shot. I don’t feel it could turn out worse than the dowels I’m currently using in my CBG-inspired 3-string instruments.

[@ianthomson9363]

I love the multi-laminate necks with veneers that you make, they always look classy. I was beginning to wonder about the double layer of masking tape under a relatively thin workpiece affecting the cut, but I needn't have worried as you dealt with that. Not having to rush to beat an arbitrary deadline is definitely better, it gives you time to think, make design changes and introduce all the little extras that make Crimson guitars unique. I watched the gouges video and enjoyed it, though alas I have none. Maybe one day...

[@SawdustPassion]

You make guitar building look so easy

[@Jester-Riddle]

I think that the term you were looking for regarding the benefit of adding the veneers is 'definition' ... As always, an excellent edition made much more interesting than just the technical techniques by your 'story-telling' mannerisms. Inspiring stuff.

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

definition! That is it.. that is also a word that I seem incapable of spelling first time around, like.. ever! B

[@JasonQuackenbushonGoogle]

also you should get some 75mm wide masking tape so you have a level surface under the board and dont have to use weird paper shims to approximate it. thats where the MT+CA trick really shines anyway. ive never seen good double sided tape anywhere in that width, and when you look into special ordering it it costs a fortune if you can even find a supplier. also, when you make the tape wider than the work piece, you never glue the work by mistake when you’re putting the tape down.

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

you make a very very good point.. wide masking tape has just been ordered! B

[@veteran011]

Ben, you use a lot of jargon regarding wood types. Would you be able to make a video explainer about what each term means and how that effect is created? For example, how does a plank get the flaming? Or what causes a tree to become burled? Keep it up. Love watching proper woodcarving and the crazy ideas you come up with.

[@joeconway2940]

Excellence takes time. Love watching the channel. I’m new to the woodworking/ guitar building arena. Thanks for all the demonstrations and informative videos. Will continue to watch and learn.

[@iankeel7914]

It was the Mister, The female says" Twwwit" and the male says "TooooWhhooo" Ben. And I thought you read all these comments.

[@Jester-Riddle]

All Males need to know whether Females are calling them 'Twits' ... so, being wise, Owls ask them directly. Allegedly, in the old days, the Males used to hoot 'ToooWhooom', but hey, standards are slipping ...

[@guitfidle]

Also, why not use a #8 plane? Go all in I'm a serious fan of handplanes as well. That neck blank looks amazing BTW. Thanks for the tip on the pins- I have done several laminate necks, that's my preferred neck, and the pins will come in quite handy.

[@Javierm0n0]

I love multilaminates when done well, and you sir, do them very well.

[@kollenel26]

Would the "salt in the wood-glue trick" not help prevent slipping of the pieces as well or would that affect the why the glue sets too much for your liking?

[@honorharrington4546]

Hi Ben, if you are making this guitar for a customer that has given you carte blanche and it is a Nebula style, why not find out their zodiac sign and do that on the back. You could use CZ's of differing sizes set in silver and silver wire inlay for the star pattern and figure outline. The back is so often ignored except for wood figuring and access covers.

[@michaelihitsague3955]

Hi, why don't you use vacuum bag to bond your laminate neck viewing all is pinned at top and bottom. A good vaccum bag could be an enthousiastic toy to try to laminate curve top bodies ? Regards.

[@guitarxplorer2022]

I appreciate your experience fully and thank you whole heartedly for your spread of knowledge as it is not only inspiring and useful but therapeutic! Haha! I built one burnt guitar so far and am happy thx to your vids and plan on getting more deeper in luthier-land! Your stains are fantastic! Keep forward and Godspeed!

[@McSlobo]

Oh, we need an episode about planes. Two things that could demonstrate different planes come into my mind: carving archtops and creating those ultra-thin patterned veneers Japanese use to decorate some of their boxes and other wood items. Might look plenty nice on a neck too.

[@jhpattonca]

Ben, why would you use a band saw for those long cuts on the neck? I'd be inclined to use a table saw with a fence, or, I suppose a fence with my band saw. Perhaps if I could freehand a cut like that, I'd do that too???

[@rcjd7834]

I watched your video on gouges! Please don't be sad, I do enjoy all your content!

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

You are wonderful, thank you!! B

[@somebody.oncetoldme.3516]

I'm loving the build so far, but I have to compliment the editor. Very fun lol, good shit.

[@thepieviking]

Definitely ganna try that rod alignment technique on my next neck glue up. Thanks for the lesson!

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

Any time! Wax up the steel first though to make extraction a bit easier.. B

[@vamprosmortimer5133]

To the Editor. You proper champion!

[@markinthemix6055]

Opinion... on the veneer pieces l did see you rough up the shiny finish for better glue adhesive. I wonder if alot holes were added along the full length to the neck then glue would actually adhere to the wood on each side. 🤔

[@alanblott4559]

I've always been scared of plains..... I'll give them a go again

[@onbedoeldekut1515]

I also watch content from woodsmiths (not just luthiers) from around the world, and I discovered a trick to help stop slipping during a glue-up, Ben. Apparently, lightly sprinkling salt onto the glued surfaces before combining them will help prevent any slippage!

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

Hey Paul, I have heard this and while I haven't tried it yet I absolutely believe it is fact. B

[@carwynvan]

Ben, with regards to the pixelated fret board from the cyberpunk build, can you do a neck in that style? As in can you do the little blocks along the neck and keep it strong or does it need the strips of wood going full length along the neck like usual multi laminate necks?

[@GinkandGasoline]

Good to see you building again!

[@alexnoorollah9066]

Great video! Could your next build be a semi hollow guitar with minimal tools please? I hope to build a guitar soon thanks to your helpful videos!

[@leif-andersbanan5590]

Laminated bowbuilders often use a sandwich contraption with wood block (for recurve shape in this case), firehose, laminates to squeeze, firehose, wood block. Wood blocks get clamped slightly, firehose fills with air. Blocks have protruding side stops. Maybe it's something for a luthier, maybe it's not, maybe you knew this already :)

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

I have seen it before in only one guitar workshop.. I think it is at Gibson somewhere tbh and I love the idea! I really want to use it at Crimson one day and really really will if I can make it happen. B

[@leif-andersbanan5590]

Cool!

[@leif-andersbanan5590]

Was going to say you could build a bow-guitar with that, but I stopped myself because it's a really stupid idea.

[@gingerbruner]

Talethia, you were on fire for this one😁.

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

Thank you very much. T

[@wayneupton7908]

Love the laminate neck... I'm considering using a veneer that's along the back profile (as opposed to the perpendicular slices you have here). I can't get a thick enough piece of the timber I want otherwise. Haven't seen that you've done that here. Are there any pitfalls there I should avoid?

[@tomdowler5416]

Can you talk some more about torrefied maple - pros, cons, does it take color differently, etc? Only recently learned about it and I'm a little cautious that it just looks too yellow/orange off the bat to take stain nicely.

[@Barrygee]

I assume you’ve tried Exhibition tape? Much better than regular double sided tape

[@daviddubowik4566]

I love the coffee cup...Mr. Cool.

[@Jester-Riddle]

'Beans' must be on the other side ... 😂

[@cadjs]

I watched your gouge video! I even then ordered a couple from your other business...looking forward to trying some carving with them. What I need now is a guide to sharpening gouges 😎

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

I really appreciate your support! Here is the sharpening video.. it is very old but still basically how I do it today. B kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGeWpaCddtd1n9k

[@toblexson5020]

This is a late comment, but where on earth did you get the torrified sycamore from? I cannot find suitable european dark woods for a laminate neck, and that sycamore would be perfect.

[@DavidLangCWS]

Very nice video! Watched slightly high and thoroughly enjoyed. Editing was great, your presence on camera is becoming so much more natural! Not going to lie, I kind of enjoyed the slightly sped up monologue section. Sped up without the pitch change would be delightful. I often speed up KZbin videos to fit them in to my day, although I ugh I watched this at standard speed and enjoyed the pace. Well done, sir. She going to be a pretty Guitar!

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

Thanks a ton!.. I will tell Talitha, I really do feel that we are starting to gel as a team and are producing our best work ever! B

[@InstrumentosAlexi]

Fast and Slow time warp detected.

[@philanaemic]

I believe it's known as the "wafflecellerator".

[@MixingGBP]

Would love to get a no.7. Would a no. 62 do just as well for this?

[@nogginification]

Learning about machining has been really useful, Ben! Don't apologise! :)

[@jimbecker5675]

The locator pins were a good idea here...

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

we do the same on smaller scale with the fretboard too, made this whole glueup much easier than it could have been. B

[@willwolfinger2770]

Really odd question, what kind of pencil are you using? That thing is really cool and I fell like I need one. Lol. Also, I’m constantly amazed by your builds. Building guitars is something I’ve always wanted to do. But have never gotten around to trying.

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

you have to give it a go.. that is if you want to feel the need to do another and another over and over.. the pencil is a Pentel Graphgear 1000 with .9mm lead. I absolutely love it and couldn't recommend it highly enough! B

[@kennethluebberke8216]

Good Saturday morning Ben. Thank you for the content. Awesome as always

[@wrap-itsolutions2387]

Good move with the metal dowels!

[@Bigking0811]

"... the headstock angle will be broken in... " are you building a gibson???

[@Sniper_Cat_71]

Decided to browse the comments and it didn't disappoint! :D

[@ooinvsaoo]

gibson? doing something modern!? 😂😂😂

[@ooinvsaoo]

@@joebryant8500 and they were all bulldozed! i will concede the modern flying V bc it has modern in the name 😂😂

[@ashscott6068]

He said broken in, not broken off! :P

[@connectedatthehit]

Really enjoying this more instructive approach to the videos.

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

Thank you.. I do too, very much so. B

[@89190alexis]

God i think i could watch a 3h video of you building a guitar.. 30 minutes is way to short 😂😂😂 Keep going ben you rock!

[@PaulCooksStuff]

There's a 6hr build challenge, 9hr build, and 12hr build in full in the archives whenever you want to overdose. 😉 (Though on the 10% speedup dilemma, I admit I watched them at 1.5x speed lol)

[@89190alexis]

Yup already saw them.. and all the videos of the channel... 😂😂😂

[@mrfrontranger7911]

You are the first besides myself😎to realize that the tape affects your planing thickness. 👍🏻

[@mattyburrows9059]

not just flat sawn..but booked matched because it will mirror the forces so will not twist

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

did I not explain that in the video? it must have not made the cut.. well spotted Matty! B

[@MightyGodlikeG]

now I finally found a seller of those veneers (which i plan to put between the top, the neck planks and the headstock top) through your video and they dont deliver to germany. Sad me

[@MichaelKeeter]

Is it better to cut those on the bandsaw free hand or is it ok to use a fence so you get the perfect angle / cut on it?

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

I prefer free hand, as a blade ages and the tension changes etc things move, you can easily fix for blade drift by hand but a fence doesn't allow for that.. B

[@carsonwiltink9613]

Is there a way to fix frets that are slightly sharp without re doing the whole fret board? Maybe by filing a certain way or something similar? I am a grade 12 student in my final year of high school in Canada and I just finished building a guitar from scratch as my senior woodshop project. I found that I was just a little off with my fret spacing on a few of my higher frets. I love your videos and you were where I went for 90% of my information as I had never built a guitar before. Thanks so much for making awesome videos and I’m excited to see what you do in the future! (I posted this comment on the pick making video not realizing that video was a week old so im am posting it again here)

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

you will probably have to re-level, crown and polish the whole board but it is worth trying to replace the offenders and then spot level each one. In my experience trying to surgically level just one fret ends up taking as much or more time than just using a levelling beam on the whole neck. Remove the offending frets, fill the slots with either veneer or dust and glue, making sure to tamp it in there as solidly as possible. The remark the fret slot position and cut again.. you'll be ok, trust me.. I've made the same mistake myself.. more than once!! :( B

[@carsonwiltink9613]

@@CrimsonCustomGuitars I appreciate the reply, hopefully everything goes well, thanks a lot!

[@fatpotanga6688]

Great video. I've been wondering about scarfs and volutes of late. Presumably a multi-lam neck gives a much stronger angled headstock do you still need a volute? Do you ever scarf your necks? I have a couple of Charvel Surfcasters with scarfed necks which are very nice to play, but is it aesthetics? I've seen some builders both scarf and volute, is this like wearing two pairs of underpants?

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

Hey, a volute is always a good idea, not strictly necessary with a multi laminate neck but they do add strength and are pretty too.. I have made scarfed necks before and they can be quite pretty in their own way, it is about reducing wood waste and we should do it more tbh. I will have a volute with every neck I make.. especially non-scarfed, but.. bring on the double underpants imo. B

[@fatpotanga6688]

@@CrimsonCustomGuitars that's great, thanks Ben :)

[@stephen5676]

Been watching you guys since almost the beginning. Can we have less talk about what you are not going to do and more about the build? / more footage? Nebula 1 is my fave so far though! Love you work Ben

[@martinclayton7260]

I watch all your videos! I find it fascinating to learn about making guitars! I have do many ideas about making different guitars, but no talent with wood work?

[@stormbound_guitars]

I believe talent is a term that is overused and abused. I learned to play guitar with practice, not talent, and I’m learning to build them the same way. Best of luck to you!

[@GunnarCreutz]

Nice tawny owl there!

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

my invisible friend in the night. B

[@GunnarCreutz]

@@CrimsonCustomGuitars Tonight I had a tawny owl in my garden too. Sadly it wasn't the male territorial hoot, just an upset "kewick-kewick-kewick". According to Swedish folklore it means that someone here will die tonight ... hopefully it's just a little mouse that will die ...

[@markcooper8561]

I've known a few people with head/neck/face tattoos, and without exception they have all been complete and utter dimwits (actually a polite way of saying what I really think). That is until I saw yours, then I changed my mind. Makes a change to see someone with a head tattoo who is articulate and knowledgable. Looking forward to the rest of this build, it looks like it's going to be awesome. BTW I don't mean to be disparaging of people with tattooos, just speaking from personal experience, which (I admit) may be limited and somewhat distorted.

[@alexflannery9361]

Hi ben alex here so full of excitement that all I heard at the end if the video was inlay I am now so exited oh p.s I love the choose of woods here that caramalized maple looks stunning

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

Cheers man.. I'm loving this build so far and am really happy that it is getting a positive reaction! Now, I need to figure out the inlay.. I'm afraid it is going to be a fairly simple one this time.. .B

[@walterrider9600]

thank you Ben . great info about the dowel . oh hey i watched the gouge one too.

[@alexandrdemidov4372]

Brilliant neck pack

[@philiphurdwell3443]

Got a good feeling about this one!!!!

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

me too, and thank you!

[@harleywood9588]

What cutting angle are you using on that jointer plane?

[@himynameiscade]

What's the plan with the mandolin in the background at 19:00?

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

I've had this, in this state, my whole adult life and need to do a bit of work on the top and make a bridge.. long term project as it were. I might get to it when I retire? B

[@petrocksgarage]

Why not hit hardened steal with hardened steal? Just curious,

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

If you do that you run the very real risk of shattering one or both tools.. hard steel is very brittle too and likes to shatter into peoples soft bits.. B

[@petrocksgarage]

@@CrimsonCustomGuitars, makes sense. Thanks for the reply.

[@jonlavigne3270]

Personally, I like watching these steps.

[@FredrikFridsten]

Is that a Tudor Black Bay? Lovely watch...

[@justgonnagetbetter1037]

"I promise I won't change my mind" Me: Nooooooo, don't do it Ben!

[@dubioushumor9243]

If you’ve been around for a while you know Ben’s promise not to change his mind is usually followed by him changing his mind

[@johnrau2265]

I actually checked the time at that point to see how much longer the episode was to decide if I believed Ben or not. Not that Ben would deliberately lie to us. Changing one's mind is such an integral part of any artistic pursuit, you don't want to cut off the option too soon.

[@justgonnagetbetter1037]

@@johnrau2265 my thoughts exactly. Plus it's so much fun!

[@LassetUnsSpielen]

holy damn! thats some neck'st level stuff. love it already

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

thank you :)

[@jamesmacdougall9862]

You are, however, on par with Sir David Attenborough in my book. I have a list of my 5 idols, Richard Dawkins, David Attenborough, Simon Sinek, Jim Butcher and Ben Crowe.

[@RomainWhatever]

This neck already looks beautiful 🥰 so cool to see you build from « scratch »

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

Thank you 🤗 B

[@Crocodile_Guitars]

Ben would you suggest record power 250 for cutting guitar bodies and necks or should i go for a bigger one? Cheers!!

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

Hey Dimitris.. if at all possible get the bigger one if you are thinking about book matching tops etc.. the 250 is a great machine just not quite as versatile.. bigger is almost always better where bandsaws are concerned, at the very least to future proof you. B

[@robtoothill]

I saw the last vid... my order from vintagetoolshop arrived today ;) :)

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

Thank you for your support, and I am glad to hear that while I am away filming etc my staff at the tool shop are being efficient and safe.. did the tools (gouges?) please? B

[@robtoothill]

@@CrimsonCustomGuitars not tried the gouge yet... work is insane at the moment, but I would be interested in a mini tutorial on gouge sharpening ;)

[@Overit5000]

This is the exact step I’m on so heckin perfect

[@joninawhitecoat]

Bronze Tudor Black Bay? Do you let it tarnish or keeping it shiny?

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

Hey Jon.. got it in one.. I absolutely love this watch! I am, however, a little disappointed with the alloy.. it has aluminium in the bronze to reduce the patination effect and once it gets to the, admittedly gorgeous, brown that I have here the process stops.. I was hoping for a more extreme patina to develop.. I suppose I need to start liking Panerai or similar to get that though.. B

[@joninawhitecoat]

@@CrimsonCustomGuitars check out the Bronze Oris Pointer dates. The patina on those is great.

[@juliansuarez3849]

So so cool Ben!!

[@schlepd911]

21:40 Ben's Puddles the Clown impression....

[@mal2ksc]

T-shirt idea: "I'm on a plane" (picture of you planing toward the camera) "I can't complain"

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

I love it! B

[@stephanevanstaen4088]

Vivement l'épisode 3 !!!!!

[@thewdshck]

Love the work ben happy to see a new nebula i thought the first was brain melting esthetically and by the fretboard im guessing that'll continue

[@CrimsonCustomGuitars]

Thanks for the compliment, I was incredibly happy with Nebulla 1.. hopefully I can do even better this time. fingers crossed! B