Installing Binding and Purfling

[@AGuyDoingStuffAdam]

I just found your channel the other day. I'm about to start building my first guitar and these are some of the best videos I've seen. Thanks Eric!

[@EricSchaeferGuitars]

Thanks for the kind comment! I just checked out your channel as well and I really liked watching some of the canoe project videos. I just sent you an e-mail to help with your guitar build. Let me know if you didn't receive it.

[@jameswilliamjones]

That scraper trick is gold.

[@fablepunk]

Hi there, do you have a video where you explain how you cut this binding AND purfling channel? Thanks

[@gilbouyet2991]

Nice job and thanks Eric for the tips. Replacing the binding on a vintage D'Angelico arch top. Major anxiety over the project, but help here and there that is available now is great.

[@bobnolin9155]

Player here. I've always wondered how this was done. Fascinating.

[@mariannelerbs7581]

Thank you! For your very clear videos and explanations on how to use the router rig to route the binding channel. I just did my first L5 body and it came out flawless thanks to you! I am tickled to death! Body is spalted maple and binding will be cellulose tortoise shell. 🎉

[@EricSchaeferGuitars]

I addressed your comment in this Q and A episode: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYWYm3dnj7h-q8U

[@wphh9464]

i like your scraper can you then crate the entire binding channel with that scraper if you just scrape hard enough ?

[@MOHANMSHARMA]

Eric, you putted glue only at space available between tape, so after removing tape, the whole binding does not need glue?

[@oatnoid]

You missed a spot. Subscribed. Great video.

[@issuma8223]

The scraping trick at 13:39 was great. Thanks-

[@micdunsmore3553]

Hey Eric NICE work. I have used wood bindings and abalone perfling on my last two builds. Everything looks great on the top until i have about 8 - 10 coats of acrylic lacquer on , then I am finding small gaps in the finish at some of these joints. What would be the recommended way to fill these at this time? The tops are sitka.

[@ramirogonzalez1048]

Thanks for this amazing video! Merry Christmas! what kind of tape did you use to avoid the tape glue to the wood top? thanks!

[@johngeddes7894]

Those HEPA cartridges on your respirator may be rated for asbestos, but its Organic Vapor cartridges you ought to consider wearing.

[@davedorning3940]

You mention using true oil, would tung oil, or linseed oil give the same affect?

[@BajaBCS]

Hello, I could find the video you mentioned about sealing the wood with finish. I sealed with Shellac because I will be doing a lacquer finish. Did you seal Tyne channel or just the top and sides to protect from the thin CA?

[@frama7844]

ABS & Acetone works just fine

[@russellscott1151]

Hi eric, I’m going to attaching veneer/wood purflings/binding and so use yellow glue. Should I seal the top/bottom with French polish/shellac or will I be ok to sand out without risk of staining? Thanks.

[@woundedmonk1884]

surprised you didn't heat bend the binding at the waist. i would've figured that would make it easier to avoid gaps

[@brandonfedorick8106]

This tape is meant for masking in autobody repairs, where the repair might go through a “bake” cycle. Works great for binding and lots of other things around the shop.

[@EricSchaeferGuitars]

Thanks for the insight! Good to know :)

[@riggs8191]

Found your channel by watching A Guy Doing Stuff. Soaking up all the coaching and about to embark on a kit build. Great details here on installing the binding and purfling. When you treat the top and back with TruOil before gluing binding...one coat or two? Then what's the recipe for the finishes? Is it TruOil (glue protection coat) -> Pore filler (2 coats "Aqua Coast" front/back) -> Then TruOil (10 or more finishing coats front/back) Any tips would be fantastic on the layering strategy for a TruOil/Aqua Coat finish. Thanks again!

[@EricSchaeferGuitars]

I've responded to your questions in this Q&A video. Check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4LWp4CMbLdqgKs

[@oatnoid]

I have found Stew Mac to be a great source if you are desperate. But their shipping costs are ridiculous. I was going to buy some bridge pins from them but the shipping cost more than the product. For instance this tape shipping was 10 bucks. I went to the Dollar store.

[@walterrider9600]

thank you Eric it's looking good. question please how many rolls of tape and bottles of glue does it take for one guitar ?

[@EricSchaeferGuitars]

A single roll of tape should get you through atleast 2 guitars. And a single 1oz. bottle of CA glue should also get you through a couple guitars.

[@walterrider9600]

@@EricSchaeferGuitars thank you

[@walterrider9600]

@@EricSchaeferGuitars thank you

[@russelllaggan8425]

Great video!!! Well done! I'll be using this technique this week! Just got my first routing done...Hairy the first time!!

[@jasonfrost2294]

Thank you for posting this video. I tried this method and it's turned out pretty decent for a newbie. I have a question: what grit do you use with the orbital sander? Thanks again!

[@ColinWatters]

I'm a bit surprised the CA doesn't stick the tape to the guitar. Had that happen on balsa wood model aircraft.

[@KBorham]

How do I find the one where you cut the channel? The radiused top and bottom are presenting a challenge in my build. Wondering how you would approach this with a hand held router on the top of the plates.

[@EricSchaeferGuitars]

That video is included in the paid course, which you can learn more about here: www.ericschaeferguitars.com/course/building-an-om-acoustic/ But in short, I wouldn't use a handheld router. Some people do, but most find it to be exceptionally difficult compared to using a hands free system with a "binding tower." On the more economical side of things, you could also get great results with just a gramil and an 1/8" chisel. It sounds harder than it actually is, but you can get great results as longs as you work slow and careful. The lesson in the paid course on cutting the channels covers both the gramil and the "binding tower" method. Again, you can do the handheld router thing, but I always used to get atleast some gaps in my channel no matter how I approached it that way, due to the top and back radius as you mentioned. In fact, the more radius you have, the more challenging it is to rout channels with a handheld router.

[@jamesdrogers]

Thanks for the video. BTW, acetone does melt abs..

[@faithdunn252]

Acetone does not do a good job with ABS, however MEK does

[@brandongard2724]

It’s 25% acetone. Also that is the longest way ever to bind a guitar. You’re honestly better just taking a tour or getting a “job” at a similar factory.

[@walterrider9600]

thank you Eric love the info you put out and you seem to know what you are doing . again thank you .

[@2010pinmaster]

That is something I'd like to try, build a guitar. Where do you get your wood?

[@EricSchaeferGuitars]

Mostly Hearne Tonewoods in Oxford PA, but Luthier's Mercantile International and Stewart Macdonald are good reliable online suppliers

[@nazmulkabirrabby9002]

Where I get binding plastic....... Please help me.....please please please.......

[@EricSchaeferGuitars]

www.stewmac.com/SiteSearch/?search=plastic%20bindings

[@dalgguitars]

nice

[@sapelesteve]

Nice work! I'm not a fan of Plastic bindings or using Super Glue to attach bindings. Now I wish that you would do a video on how to attach Wood bindings...... :) Steve

[@brandongard2724]

Wood bindings need to be heat treated the same as building the sides of a guitar. Unless you’re at a factory I don’t imagine it being cheap or easy. Also it has to fit the exact model.

[@xyz8655]

Nice

[@brandongard2724]

Instead of building that ridiculous thing on a dowel, just grab a credit card size piece of metal, bevel it the same way, and tape the corner that rubs against the guitar and you can flush the binding on the top just fine. Then put sand paper on a wooden brick and even the shit out. Boom. Same with the side but you’ll need someone to hold it. You’ll have to bend the scraper a little too on the side

[@Setsofiah]

Eric, multi-thanks! I'm finished routing the binding/purfling channels with the Stewmac floating router jig and am ready to CA. I'm doing a D41 kit.Thanks loads for the tips! My process is on FaceBook, Mark Morrison in Richmond Hill Ontario..

[@matthewclara1]

Acetone will most definitely melt ABS plastic.

[@brandongard2724]

Wipe the glue as you go and use just enough to stick the shit to the side.

[@matthewclara1]

@@brandongard2724 I think you meant that reply for someone else, because he said ABS plastic is unaffected by acetone, but purfling is made from ABS plastic and it definitely melts in acetone. Don't know what you're talking about.

[@gregorycarrillo6303]

that littler glue to my taste

[@jfan4reva]

Seeing how ugly the guitar will look like after you peel the binding tape is very helpful. I'm sure you've saved first-timers from a major heart attack! Thanks for the video.

[@christianharbour821]

I thought the binding was wood :/

[@schpeidermann]

You didn't wear goggles...;)

[@brucedavis8736]

why you hiding the joints..you still live at your moms Bro?

[@romeliapolly2520]

I have checked many woodworking plan sites. I think the instructions from Woodprix are the best.

[@RantzBizGroup]

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