How To Build an Acoustic Guitar Episode 22 (Purfling and Abalone Around the Bass Side and Arm Bevel)

[@DriftwoodGuitars]

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[@Mike-kl1qc]

I have a video series idea, please make a series where new to repair luthiers can send you pictures of an issue we need trying to repair. How you’d fix it, what tools you’ll need, ect. Thank you for all you do! Great video as always

[@arteCee]

wow!..what a fabulous journey into knowing!..i've played acoustic for 50 years..never really seen one built from the start. till this series. A contemporary master builder, sharing freely, the precious information on how to achieve lasting quality ..from the get go! That is priceless!🌟 Really enjoyed the entire build journey! Many Thank you to this great teamwork bringing guitar players everywhere...the real deal. That 3000 year old log may have been left there deliberately, for you guys to show an audience hungry for quality, how it's done!

[@monday6524]

I am really enjoying this process. Flat pieces of wood transforming into an elegant musical instrument.

[@Tbone1952]

Really a lot of fun watching this build. I'm a player not a builder, your craftsmanship is amazing, can't wait to see the end product or in your case jewel!!

[@Aurelian76]

Great video guys - EP. 23 here we go. Cheers from Toronto

[@glennselwitz1377]

1/29/6:24..How can there only be 27 likes at this time..you know this is the best BUILDING info and humor in a long time..its REAL!!!!...

[@tombrain3122]

Crickey, I’ve been Jonesing for a new episode…. Thanks for my fix…..love you guys!!!!

[@larrycoon3794]

Glad you plugged AST in an earlier video. They're near me, so i had a chance to go in, buy some Zip Flex & kerfed lining, tour the shop a little, talk to Kevin Ryan a while, and play one of his guitars. All very impressive, and I wouldn't have known about them without you.

[@roosky203]

Looking fantastic. Can't wait to see the finishing process. The stewmac finishing series you guys did was great inspired me to do it myself. Keep it up!

[@jeffperkins8387]

Chris, we’d love to see how you do the rib rest! Thanks for the content, love it all!!

[@danieldean8953]

Recently found your channel, and am a big fan! I’ve built 5 electric guitars (Les Pauls), and this is just the inspiration I need to try an acoustic! Bravo and keep up the videos

[@scottakam]

Thanks guys. Off topic but I just used your wet towel and iron trick to fix a dent in a guitar body. Worked like a champ!

[@Sammywhat]

I really appreciate all that you and Matt do!! You are a great teacher, Chris. That's a gift in itself!! 🙏

[@Katira-KR7]

I was looking for the final product and how it sounds, but this video came out just today, so I guess it takes some weeks to see the finished product. Cannot wait.

[@DriftwoodGuitars]

It takes several months to build a guitar. And that’s without shooting a video series about it.

[@danstiverson]

Glad you are back.

[@robkennard1867]

The StewMac finishing vid came one guitar too late for me, but I'm just about to do some binding for the first time - great video- the unseen Matt adds somewhat in that he is being taught along with us. Looking forward to seeing how that arm-bevel veneers is going to happen

[@ramspencer5492]

I'm super excited for you to do a hands on review of this before you hand it off to the customer. I'm so curious about how the top with 3000 year old wood will sound.

[@tomrunnacles8306]

On the 29:10 point about the medicinal properties of super-glue, I recall Stevie Ray Vaughan used to deploy the stuff liberally when his fingers were suffering from his habit of playing on 13-gauge strings as if they were 9s.

[@ragnarironspear1791]

Watching from Northern Ireland aka Ulster 🇬🇧

[@marcjordan29]

You do a great job of explaining the nearly impossible nuances of this type of work... Excellent explanation if you will. . 😜

[@SkyscraperGuitars]

Oh man!!! Got to catch a quick update between stints in the shop. As always, thanks for the detail. The guitar is starting to really come together. It's interesting to see how the layers stack up behind the veneer.

[@micdunsmore3553]

Chris, you have used quite a lot of CA on that top! Do you not worry about leaving a stain on the spruce? I was taught to put a seal coat of shellac on those areas first, but if I am just wasting my time I will stop using that procedure……

[@everettball8387]

Really enjoyed the video, might try a arm bevel on my next project ! Keep the videos coming !

[@ragnarironspear1791]

Look forward to your videos

[@micheleparisi2274]

Hi, congratulations for your videos are very useful.I wanted to ask you if you have made any videos where you build a side sound port…

[@sosugarplumfairy]

Yes! greetings from Spain!

[@chris5355]

This is great watching!

[@TommyAlanRaines]

Been waiting for this one! I have been thinking about designing and building a carbon fiber acoustic.

[@Koleboetel]

Great video, fyi gluboost CA and accelerate don't turn white. I use for drop fills and small repairs.

[@robertblanks9602]

Just awesome work

[@shawncrews4789]

Great video...I had a fever, and the only prescription was more 3000 guitar build.

[@Lonnie.Macs.Garage]

Excellent man! This really makes me want to try an arm bevel now. Scary since I haven't tried one, and it's on the last piece of the 3000 year old top wood! Ha!

[@WutipongWongsakuldej]

Speaking of superglue. When I get my nail split, I fix it with super glue. After that when it’s long enough, I then trim the part off. Nothing bad happen to me so far.

[@mitchellyost6501]

I love the little hammer you use to tap the abalone in! Where can I get one?

[@Ziggy2k]

Hey Chris, i want to get in guitar building myself and as an engineer en love the way you build your guitars. In a lot of videos you mentions that you "read a book" or "watched a dvd". Can you do a video about the books en dvds that influenced you in the way you build guitars?

[@markgrimm3564]

very nice work can ya tell us where ya got that neat little hammer for setting the abalone

[@dalgguitars]

I heard somewhere that Super Glue was invented for gluing skin back together. (It was on the internet so it must be true.) I know they used it in the Vietnam war to help stop bleeding.

[@mtb4thefun]

Wow this is looking so good! Have you noticed any whitening or hazing of the CA glue after spraying it with the AG Accelerator?

[@bobboehm8012]

I'm a fan. Last year, you said that the series would probably run through the summer. Seems like now, you are shooting for a "4000 year old guitar". Looks like everything is blowing up at one time for you - but...

[@przybyla420]

Do you ever use horn as a material? I wonder why horn hasn’t made more of a comeback to replace tortoise shell. Supposedly it can be fused to make longer pieces. It is a wonderful material other than the smell of the dust. Once I’m done with whatever I’m making I soak it in bleach water for an hour or two. Then I take it outside and drop it into a cup of vinegar and hold my breath and run away. Supposedly bleach + vinegar makes chlorine gas or something. But vinegar reacts with the bleach and takes away the cleaner smell.

[@walterrider9600]

thank you

[@noahwright3274]

is it possible to bend wood binding on to a arm contour like a stratocaster ?

[@Kevin.odonnell]

Super glue also the great savior of standup bass players right index finger

[@jonathanaul]

"We use it all the time when we cut ourselves." 29:16 One of the early uses of CA glue was by military field medics for that very purpose.

[@ShaneDavisDFTBA]

Are there any tips for making sure you don’t take anything off the soundboard while sanding etc?

[@ShaneDavisDFTBA]

I really shouldn’t have paused to ask that question! *facepalm*

[@binethgeesara2179]

From Where can we buy wood purflings and bindings ?

[@royforest6035]

Why doesn't the superglue get 'wicked up' by the top end grain?

[@markgrimm3564]

does the ca glue seal the pour of the maple thus turning the maple a darker color or is it just not noticeable

[@dariovalsagna4356]

I’m surprised by the view and like numbers being so low. I found your channel before this 3000 yo series and I have only compliments to you. I think you got me with that video were you split an old beam of wood from an old house and had almost no left over wood when done. I’ll touch wood so you get to the million subscribers if you promise to keep doing videos like this series that are educational and fun and they don’t feel like click bait. (:::||||||||||(@ ). Ps: that is a guitar a drew there or at least a ukulele

[@zedzed1046]

When I hear the underneath of the guitar scraping over the bench top 🤯🤯🤯

[@renkluafmit17]

When are we gonna get part 23, I been paitently waiting 🥺

[@davewayne5296]

Hey man, love the channel. Learning quite a bit. But I have to call you out a little bit. Those test you do on other guitars, like dropping them on the ground to see if headstock snaps off, or testing top dent resistance with a ball bearing, when are you going to do one of those test on a Driftwood Guitar? How do your guitars stand up to these test?

[@DriftwoodGuitars]

They wouldn’t hold up well at all because they’re boutique hand made instruments made to sound a good as humanly possible. In order to sound as as good as they do, they are more delicate than mass produced guitars. That’s why I only do those reviews on mass production instruments as they are also being sold to people as a tool to be abused in life. My guitars and any high performance instrument needs to be treated with care. Then again, any instrument that costs a lot tends to be more well cared for.

[@davewayne5296]

@@DriftwoodGuitars good answer!

[@DriftwoodGuitars]

I’m glad you took that answer as intended. I was worried it would come across as high browed and elitist.

[@acepetreski]

Very cool!

[@picksalot1]

Though the arm bevel will make the guitar more comfortable to play, it's losing a lot of soundboard on the bass side. I think a Manzer bevel would probably produce a better acoustic result. Have you compared the difference between the two designs?

[@mtb4thefun]

Where can I get a hammer like the one you are using at?

[@carlosesteva6002]

Whatever happened to the final of these series of video? We want to see the finish work of that greenish guitar

[@danbarnett8604]

Hey! Where'd your t shirt go?

[@quintinlindsey7967]

Do you build guitars in the 4-5,000 range?

[@DriftwoodGuitars]

Just our solid body electrics. They sell for $4,500

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

Did you say at the beginning, 0:27: "welcome back to another episode of the 3000 year old guitar?" I'm a little confused, yet new to the channel...

[@DriftwoodGuitars]

Yes, this is a multi episode series, and this is episode 22.

[@thatdiyguyraymondmonk1225]

Yes, I am watching in order, so I am on pins and needles to see how this becomes comfortable and not just pretty..

[@HarryNicNicholas]

one thing i'm good at it's asking stupid questions. has anyone made a guitar where the neck and the bridge are one piece? so you wouldn't need any bracing on the front? part two of that is i thought of this looking at John Söderlund's builds, he has a unique neck and metal bars that go from neck to the heel of the guitar....

[@judsonriviere490]

ditto on the chunky comment...Especially on heels and volutes!

[@grantkoeller8911]

Is it possible to make guitar in 2 weeks?

[@DriftwoodGuitars]

It takes two weeks for just the finish to dry and that’s after 5 days of spraying lacquer. That’s all done AFTER you build the guitar which takes at least a 30-90 days.

[@davidlacroix6769]

I know you’ll have the back looking great before the end but I cringe every time I hear the back scrape along the bench surface.

[@thebigswede1736]

Or a clean piece of carpet under the body would be cheap insurance.

[@HandToolWoodGuy]

I want that hammer

[@jamiekrautkremer7936]

Super glue is amazing and works great for sealing up cuts. Just don’t spray accelerator on it…you will NOT like it.

[@geamax1]

Yeahhhh

[@Charles-Darwin]

I think the accelerant is simply baking soda aerosol.

[@HandToolWoodGuy]

Yes, without CA things would be a lot harder

[@Overit5000]

Does Matt not get paid? That’s the second “get what you pay for” and “not working” joke.

[@guismth]

Huh.. things you never knew you never knew.

[@andsoistopped]

Super glue. Who knew?

[@nedludd3641]

Doesn't that fancy bevelled shaved-off edge lessen the surface area of the top, thereby restricting the resonance/vibration of the top? I can't imagine Dylan, Clapton, Page, Hendrix, James Taylor, Simon or Garfunkel with a bevel. Real men don't bevel. 🤣😂🤣

[@MooCow2X2]

Nope. Just finished a build with a bevel. Blows my non bevel guitars out of the water.

[@christopher-miles]

random: y'all see the kinkade build?

[@TheVectorious]

If you super glue a cut never use accelerator. Once you do you never will again.

[@stephen3073]

Also, don't wipe excess CA glue with a paper towel, unless you want to spend the rest of the day in the burn ward.

[@LyleRohr]

But... is it self explanatory?

[@rakentrail]

I thought you said that Matt was paid to model work clothes?

[@fuffy442]

We classical players use super glue for our nails constantly.

[@nedludd3641]

Tea was mentioned in the vid. I didn't think Americans drank tea. I thought there was a revolution or some such precisely because the Brits tried to make 'em drink tea. Is is it real Taylor's Yorkshire Tea or some form of unspeakable herbal ghastliness you colonials imbibe these days?

[@DriftwoodMatt]

Hahaha I literally have a box of Yorkshire gold at the shop. Big fan, here!

[@nedludd3641]

@@DriftwoodMatt - You are obviously a man of good taste, Sir. Remember to filter the tap water if you live in a hard water area. It does make a difference. :)

[@HandlebarWorkshops]

It's not that we don't like tea. And it's not like we were completely anti-tax. But we just didn't like paying exorbitant taxes on the stuff when we had no representation in the government to speak on our behalf. That said, we love our iced tea. And down south (Driftwood Guitars is in the Florida panhandle, right near the Gulf of Mexico) they love their sweet tea which is iced tea with unholy amounts of sugar added. I saw one guy from New York drink some Southern Sweet Tea and his teeth instantly decayed and fell out of his head. (No, I didn't. But you get the idea of how sweet it is)

[@nedludd3641]

@@HandlebarWorkshops - Dude, Americans add sugar to their sugar. A BBC documentary claimed that sugar is as addictive as cocaine. If the BBC says it's true, it's true (not). Sugar will bring about the fall of the West.

[@stephen3073]

That bevel is HUGE. Looks like you're losing a significant amount of tone-producing soundboard. What's the logic?

[@kanker5256]

a quick question. what is the purpose of binding. is it only for esthetic purposes?