I Make a Guitar From BULLETS & EPOXY for Mat Best

I Make A Guitar from Bullets & Epoxy for Mat Best from Black Rifle Coffee Company. 2 years ago when we built their conference table ii told him i would have a surprise for him. After an insane year, we finally did it. I will say, this is one of the most difficult projects we've ever tackled.
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[@HitmarkerReally1]

John: “Let’s Go!” Sam: “LET’S GO!” Jordan: “I’m just happy to be here”

[@uncledave8857]

Other youtubers that have cast ammo casings in resin found it was best to fill the brass with resin and let them cure first, then throw them into the project. If anyone was interested.

[@hirescustomwoodworking1505]

That is a correct statement. It was the only way I could cast bullets without bubbles

[@DominusFeles]

That was my spontaneous thought when I saw them dropping the casings into the resin, thanks for confirming

[@uncledave8857]

@TheDirtyVegetable That would be wasting ammo! Are you crazy? haha

[@cyrexion]

@@hirescustomwoodworking1505 no bullets here, just casings

[@found6393]

@TheDirtyVegetable That was my first thought. But that much lead? It'd make the guitar hellishly heavy.

[@redcardcsgo]

The casings as dowel plugs was a cool touch that got glossed over.

[@desertfoxsa]

Yeah I really want to know more about thay

[@Dragonuv2002]

At the current price of ammo, that things worth about $350,000.

[@bigandlittlefirearms8395]

I saw 40rds 556 guy wanted 80$ 2$ a cartridge

[@lmbrjcksn]

@@PackinForSuperbowl Yeah, so it's only worth $150,000.

[@crispy6936]

Lol bank acount -350,000. On ammo

[@AntiHamster500]

It costs four hundred thousand dollars to play this guitar for 12 seconds.

[@mercuryforlife969]

bro i have 200 of those shells and i got em for free XD

[@tomatosoupinacan5287]

"i need guitar lessons" 5 seconds later proceeds to shred*

[@thekiller5672]

its not really shredding...

[@bmw370]

I was wondering if I heard that correctly haha

[@rikbitter]

The most amazing part of this build is you actually managed to procure some 556 brass.

[@AaronBowendrummer]

Well he's not in California so......🤷‍♂️ so basically what I'm saying is I'm jealous lol

[@Chukijay]

@@AaronBowendrummer I’m in Texas and it isn’t exactly common here, either lol. You’ve either hoarded it earlier in ‘06 or you’re paying scalpers. Of course it isn’t exactly that binary, but you know what I mean. It’s a bad situation.

[@TorreyCrabtree]

Dudes here just leave it laying all over the range, no one seems to keep the stuff.

[@pauls5766]

I’m in so Cali and the gun shop right down the street has a crap ton offer 223, I mean it $750 for a 1000 rounds.

[@midnightgaming4269]

@@AaronBowendrummer that box of casings he has would fetch an easy $350 in Washington right now

[@terriroemmich1617]

Just a suggestion guys: next time you're going to use epoxy with an item that is hollow, try filling the item with epoxy first, then maybe you won't have the issue of bubbles. Just a thought. The guitar and case are great!

[@davebirch2543]

I've seen a bunch of videos of people moulding guitar bodies and casting in resin but nobody ever does a mould of an SG. I don't know why, they're such a badass shape. I think if I were going to use shells though I'd go the extra step of trying to pre fill the casings with epoxy so that less air bubbles get trapped in the main pour. Nice job.

[@DIYDREW]

Hey John, if you want to get rid of that bad pour I'm sure you'd have interest as a giveaway... asking for a friend.

[@joshpirogovsky]

There aren’t words in this language that can ever describe how Sam drinking that coffee made me feel...

[@CeeJayThe13th]

Would love to see him maintain that energy

[@benjamin.kelley]

He could probably win the CrossFit Games now that he drank the BRCC drink.

[@SamGreenMaker]

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

[@nolanthompson2758]

Came here to say the exact same thing 😂

[@matthewkelly-barnett4480]

I thought it was quite funny

[@Bendage71]

John is like the cross between Steven Crowder and Jack Black 😂 Love this guy.

[@cody1612]

That was epic build! Sam with the full send! John with the full blast and jordan with the happy dance.

[@glennstriker2377]

Love the fact that it looks like a big Ammo Crate!!!

[@Und3adNation4L]

Hahaha that add with Sam was 10/10, y’all should make a calendar and have a picture of him with coffee pouring down his face for one of the months 🤣🤣🤣

[@FishStix84]

QUICK TIP! To solve the micro surface bubble problem, brush the mold with baby powder before the pour. It doesn’t allow the bubbles to stick to the flat surface of the mold.

[@MrDrumDude2]

"Above average, that's always the goal" Words to live by :)

[@clintonbarger5887]

Seen someone use cases before, what they did to mitigate the air bubbles was pour epoxy in each individual case to keep it from trapping air before hand. If memory serves they used red epoxy in the cases to contrast with the clear.

[@benjamin.kelley]

"I need to get some guitar lessons"...Proceeds to shred.

[@charlesbirchett7059]

Fucking right? I was like oh ok John Mayer...

[@chrisrivera3961]

that was some basic ass shit. not really a shred.

[@MakingStuff]

Needs more cowbell.

[@nisarmohammed97]

😂😂😂😂

[@doubledarefan]

Yes!

[@michaellukaniuk5074]

I assume the air bubbles were coming out of the casings. Prefilling with epoxy is one good idea mentioned here. How about pressing in a projectile[bullet] without powder or primer. Probably take care of all safety/legal concerns and definitely badass.

[@digitalranger4259]

How about a river guitar, shaped like the USA, with wood and epoxy, and use case ends for the fret markers? Also make the knobs out of .50 brass ends, copper finish the tuning peg stems, brass on the tuning peg knobs.... Now look what you've done. You've made me want ANOTHER guitar! :)

[@kieran5210]

Hi from little old Scotland. Only started watching you from since the end of 2020. Loving the content John.

[@6789drummerdude]

Finally, an SG style guitar that has good balance and no neck dive.

[@Solder_king]

Twist and tin the wires first by adding solder to the bare conductor then form a hook around the lug of the potentiometer and add a little more solder. Super easy and very useful! Beautiful build as always

[@midnightmadness5569]

awesome... little tip, to have prevented the bubbles you should had filled the bullet casings with epoxy first.. time consuming yes, but would have prevented the trapped bubbles coming out in the final pour... cool guitar...

[@attanovantotto874]

this has to be one of the most American things i've ever seen

[@kenadams4626]

Merica, guns, bacon, bullets, tools, and bad ass creations. Come on Discovery Channel, give this man a TV show already!

[@TraumaQueen65]

Sam stole the show today 🥰

[@carolinafrog4365]

Dude!! That is pure honor! Time, dedication and perfect finish! You do incredible work!!

[@colehansen188]

Black Forest Co they do great clear epoxy jobs and they stick theirs in the fridge at a cooler temperature so it takes longer to cure allowing bubbles to be expelled. Check that out the next clear epoxy pour

[@OutdoorsAllie]

That is SICK!!!

[@robertfuller9561]

I'm a contractor/woodworker. Love Black Rifle and love this build. He definitely deserves this crazy guitar.

[@mkblack069]

I love watching your videos. I just kinda stumbled upon them and now just been doing nothing but watch you build some awesome stuff. I’m not even a wood worker but now I am wanting to try it out. Keep up the awesome work. And could you maybe do one on adding a larger door to a shed? I have a shed in my back yard but it only has a standard door on it where I can’t get my mower or motorcycle in it. Thanks for all you do.

[@quinncatalano2184]

just by the name of this video... you have literally combined all of my favorite things in this world

[@digitalranger4259]

Nice job! Especially starting with an SG, with all of those contours. A Tele or a Les Paul, with the slab sides, would have been the better choice to mold, but I understand the desire for the familiar guitar.

[@andycole5957]

That is SO awesome!!! The only thing I'd do is to load bullets into the cases to make them dummy rounds, but that would look even better then just empty brass. Great job for a first try though; I'd buy one!

[@indicahybrid974]

11:32 This guy is my spirit animal

[@DanPeacock]

Everybody thinks building a guitar is easy... until they try it. :) I found that out the hard way. Looks awesome and, NO, Gibson hasn't made anything that awesome, and they never will.

[@lewiskemp5893]

I'm wondering how many viewers dont know who Randy Rhodes is. I was lucky enough to see him play with Ozzy. I love the guitar

[@adammoran163]

Rhodes & EVH are guitar Gods!!

[@larcomj]

you know a woodworker when his shop is nicer then his office!!!!

[@veropag1850]

to avoid the casings from having air in them, wouldn't it have made more sense to fill each and every individual casing with resin first and let them all set individually and then put them in the silicone mold and poured resin ontop of that?

[@coreythomas6576]

Shhh... Let them learn LOL

[@putering1994]

haven’t seen it but it’s gonna be a bangar

[@ethanschell2605]

That Randy Rhoads joke hit me rl hard...!

[@coolicetea7923]

the poured mold needs to be placed under pressure during the curing time, the pressure will eliminate the majority of the bubbles.

[@owenhaake3226]

Jordan dancing made my day.

[@jordanheider2662]

Glad someone enjoys my dancing

[@WYO-FAM]

Great video and awesome gift for Mat mbest11 . Since you are a maker, how about a smoker and some more Shop Chef. Have a great day.

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Most definitely BadAss. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Keep Making. God Bless.

[@pauloarnedo4019]

Jordan got his high five my life is complete

[@williamwinder3466]

Bullets you say. Guitar you say! FREEDOM YOU SAY!!!

[@nulex04]

Great craftsmanship John and team! Everyone online is an expert here, but you guys did great work as always!

[@ahpacific]

I had so much work to do but I sat here and watched all 20 minutes of this because freedom ain't free.

[@Salkinmusic]

Gotta love the SG style body! I played a gibson SG once and then i played an Epiphone back when I was on a musicline/class type of thing, where we played live shows 🤘 I was impressed how good the Epiphone sounds for the price and compared with the Gibson, Epiphone is a good buy if anyone wants to get themselves an SG 😉

[@jdubz22]

the bubbles were partially because you never degassed the mold part and poured like a madman. Cool project though and thankfully it was salvageable :D

[@kodiakulv5148]

Lmao I was going to ask at the beginning of the video why you didn't de-gass your resin mix... Answered half way through. DE-GASS YOUR RESIN, PEOPLE. LOL.

[@HowIDoThingsDIY]

Super cool. I'm a veteran and gun enthusiast so I can appreciate this.

[@joeyyoshizumi]

I would so take that “messed up” pour... keep up the great work!!!

[@Togri121]

Dude i realy love your energy, and everything about you guys . ! you have the company that i want to have in the future.. Great job. Thank you for your videos ! keep going

[@dannyfresh6697]

16:13 My 1st soldering was on a guitar also. Was adding new pickups and I had no idea what I was doing or too solder properly. There was no youtube at the time to help me

[@andrewjonas5523]

2 things. 1) If you do more guitars, check out StewMacs template jigs. Could make ya life much easier. 2)this might be the first time a plastic guitar is in a wooden case. Usually it’s the other way around lol. I like it.

[@iron60bitch62]

You need to remove the bubbles the same way ice sculptures do when they make their blocks of ice vibration

[@Sheluvsteph]

this guy is very energetic

[@prottoyroy83]

Perfect guitar for Bullet For My Valentine

[@lukebenji4228]

Sam is the best! Epic guitar Gentlemen

[@uaoop8109]

I’m building a box at school with them joints but we need to do it with pencil hacksaws and chisels you got it the easy way

[@alan380]

I want one, but in a Les Paul shape!!! Rock n roll and ammo!!

[@fahadjavaid7336]

Great guitar beautiful neat work. Black hardware always looks good, but i would try golden shade juat as bulelts

[@ericolson2777]

This took me back to my first guitar build. So nerve-racking to route and drill holes into something that took so long to make. I did the neck and frets too though, that was probably the toughest part. Still have that guitar actually. Awesome video though!

[@vryce6322]

One tip to help reduce your bubbles in your end results is to keep the epoxy cool. As it dries it heats up causing it to dry faster, thus locking in the bubbles. If you can keep it cool, the bubbles will have more time to surface and pop.

[@ryanokeefe12]

Cool resin is more viscous than warm resin. You want to do the opposite. Warming the resin before mixing will allow it to mix easier and because its thinner, it is less likely to trap air.

[@kpp_3]

Tough project to take on. Glad to see everything on YT isn't roses and rainbows.

[@John_Malecki]

Nothing we do ever is hahah

[@hansiejansevanrensburg291]

You should finish the first guitar and auction it of for the charity you helped over Christmas. Epic build!! And what. We four weeks to B-Day?

[@nachumtwersky7206]

FINALLY!!!!! I’ve been waiting for a squirrely guitar build

[@gmurf1111]

John, please do a collab with Andy Rawls and Third Coast Craftsman. You 3 are the greatest in the game and a collab would be the greatest thing ever on KZbin’s woodworking scene!

[@garyedick2910]

LMAO! You And Sam should shoot one of those drinks in every vid. Funny stuff there.

[@ShadowTaze]

Next level would have been to custom-wind some lipstick tube pickups and put them in bullet casings.

[@miloradmedunic6202]

I like your box! Mold box that is!

[@shredbacca]

i need one if these in my guitar collection

[@thewolfofwoodstreet_]

Stunning work as per 💪 I’ve got a ☘️ shamrock table made with shotgun shells coming up soon. I’m going to pre fill the shells with silicone first and see how that works out. Use less resin too.

[@i.am.adrian]

FYI: You vacuum bubbles out or silicone. You compress bubbles in resin. Pre-dipping the casings so they were all full of resin first was smart!

[@littlerob904]

With the hollow cavity of the casings, it would have taken longer, but I think the best solution would have been to fill them completely and let them cure (at least mostly) in a pressure pot sitting vertical. Then for the guitar body since it's too large for a pressure pot, a slow setting epoxy, poured in layers would have worked.

[@markroper9269]

Sick build! You and the boys did well! I think Matt is psyched!!! :P

[@poshnoshloshyt7384]

An amazing instument made by an amazing craftsman! :)

[@patrickretsel7048]

Great job fellas......he just loved it and holy crap he can play it too......😎

[@whyamidoingthis1153]

I just smiled as Sam drank that can of BRCC Coffee

[@hipairbrush1053]

absolutely killer !

[@touseunlee]

Can't believe I just discovered you. Remind me of the donut guys. Great content!

[@carlsmith3322]

Dude you're so big the guitar looks like a ukulele when you hold it up hahahaha

[@nightspicer]

That is absolutely *the* most American guitar I've ever seen

[@dancorvalan3205]

Awesome idea bro! Epic!

[@toxman69]

Thumbs up just for the Randy Rhoads air guitar impression alone!

[@pleasantlanguage1585]

The case is probably twice as heavy as the guitar.

[@prince9567286549]

the amount of tools you guys have... mannn....!

[@ksteak27]

Gnarly. Now I want a bullet epoxy drumset. Get after it, John! Also, it needs to be done before the baby gets here. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ryanokeefe12]

cure the resin under pressure next time. Just make sure you use the degassing chamber for the silicone and then cure the silicone in the pressure chamber as well. If you don't degass the silicone, it will deform in the pressure pot when all of the bubbles that are within the silicone are compressed.

[@Rory_Simms]

UNREAL!!! But disappointed in the lack of just the tip with John and Sam 😂

[@weirdmof]

great job looks like you can fit a bus under string action

[@sjscreations2608]

Cool guitar guys, I think it put a big smile on his dial 😜

[@jeremyconrad9183]

that was sick i just watched the 20' 5,000 bullet table the other day

[@connordix1859]

I would replace the tuning keys. Just measure the size of the hole the tuners go into and buy a 3+3 locking tuners. I recommend Grover or hipshot. I had those stock tuners on a guitar and there complete crap

[@atelierkimpara]

It's really cool!!

[@constructionlife5059]

Nice build John! Getting Squirrely!

[@ericlaurendeau4816]

Awesome work! You've pulled a nice one here, congrats!