GGBO 2022 Episode 8: Fretboard with CNC inlays

In this video I will be working on the fretboard doing some inlay work with my CNC
#ggbo2022 #greatguitarbuildoff2022 #scratchbuild #cncguitarbuilding

[@72Z15SS]

I just LOVE That Neck!!! So many Guitar builders have their own techniques on how they build things. None that I have seen are short of Amazing.. I have so many ideas in my head but no room in a small apartment to do this. I may just start with a Kit and work some Magic with it.. BEAUTIFUL Work Sir!

[@eworcustomguitars]

Thanks brother! Yes a kit is a great place to start, be careful though you may get hooked on guitar building like me 😁

[@HatchA_Makes...]

A very nice, thorough and informative video... Thank you! Looking forward to watching more videos 🙂

[@mattomon1045]

Dave With the center of the fret markers being offset is like you did is called shadowing . when painting letters . for example the letter is painted red and pinstriped it in black at the top you paint the pinstripe as thin as posable. while making the bottom edges wider to give the effect light hitting the top of the letter giving it a shadow. Great shadowing. You do great work.

[@eworcustomguitars]

Yeah your exactly right that is what it looks like 😃

[@psnaith1]

well done, really nice to have a cnc machine

[@VoyeurGuitars]

I don't have a CNC, but it's still fascinating watching you go through this. I've seen some guys in forums talking about fret slots and those teeny tiny end mills. They speak of feed rates as low as 40ipm with depth of cut as shallow as .01". Sounds like it's a slow process.

[@eworcustomguitars]

Yeah I’m going to try again but at about $40 per bit I decided to give it a rest for a while

[@Overit5000]

Amazing as always. I will say a common error that luthiers make is using CA glue for frets instead of wood glue. Wood glue not only glues the frets but actually fills those voids in the slot far better than CA glue.

[@eworcustomguitars]

Thanks JP I’ve seen others using wood glue. I will give that a try next time

[@Overit5000]

@@eworcustomguitars that’s the way I like it and easier and smarter to clean residue with fret rubbers than watery rags as I see some do it. The wet rag glue clean ups make me cringe knowing how much of that moisture is sucked into the joints 😬

[@_mysilentblue2227]

The offset diamond inlays make it look like an isometric square, cool 3d effect if you ask me. In the words of Bob Ross “We don't make mistakes. We just have happy accidents.”

[@Q5Grafx]

dont know if this is relevant anymore but a good starting point for fretboard feeds and speeds or any tiny bit is .5 of the bit thickness for depth of cut and 2-4 ipm at about 18,000 rpm. its very slow but you can radius the fret slots so thats kind of a nice way to reduce air/glue gap at bottom of fret tangs. Im just starting making an ibanez jem tribute guitar out of african mahogany and burl pickguards and plates similar to the woody guitar but im looking for a dark almost ebony burl instead of poplar burl.I still havent attempted making a neck yet because i dont have any proper fretting tools. Beautiful work.

[@rolexstudio3334]

Great video, David! Every tim I love to watch your lessons, that´s what is is for me! 🙂 Thanks for your effort!

[@billsguitargarage]

Those inlays are great!

[@moogoomoogoo5990]

Loved the inserts

[@Tzuau78]

Diamonds are subtle and cool 100%

[@ethangardner434]

This is a really cool build. I'm enjoying watching it and I love these inlays.

[@jankoel5766]

How I love to watch your video's Dave! I'm on holidays on the Canary Islands watching it with my headset on. Great how your inlays match with your tapered neck now! Again, I love your taste of woodcolours

[@eworcustomguitars]

Thanks Jan! What a great place to be on vacation! Hope you have a great time

[@The..Butterfly..Effect]

I loved your professionalism, beautiful guitar, the head and neck and the inlays look good together

[@unskilled_worker]

BEAUTIFUL

[@jonahguitarguy]

Super nice work Dave. The lam neck is beautiful as well the inlays turning out great!

[@davedavem]

Looks great Dave. I've been enjoying your CNC work!

[@unskilled_worker]

when you said old school i thought you were going to do it like me with a hand saw then you said table saw lol.

[@plexibreath]

I like your fretboard radiating jig. This guitar is coming along great!

[@nigeleleven2172]

(Initialize to standard) G20G64G17G90 (Speed and feed) M03 S24000 F15

[@craigsanderson3722]

Love the music!

[@robertr4193]

It's looking real good so far. Even with the few goofs so far the fixes you have come up with have enhanced the overall look of the guitar.

[@mattomon1045]

Making Guitars there is no goof up 's! only special features.

[@robertr4193]

@@mattomon1045 True.

[@harrisonandrew]

Dave, great video. Another question: Has the neck angle been built in already when you were constructing the neck. I ask because with a bolt-on or even glue-on neck, you can shim it to get the angle right. What do you do with a through neck? Cheers, Andrew

[@eworcustomguitars]

The bridge I’m using is for flat string height. I suppose if your using a Tom type bridge you could build an angle in the neck or recess the bridge.

[@mattomon1045]

Dave rember We are all teachers and we are all students .

[@WillemvanLonden]

Why didn't you vary them in size, going down the board?

[@WillemvanLonden]

@@URBoat77 That is something one might wonder.

[@eworcustomguitars]

I thought about it but decided to make them all the same

[@craigsanderson3722]

Who is doing the music?

[@eworcustomguitars]

I get the music from artlist. It is a subscription based music service where the artist gets some money when their music is downloaded