Making Guitar Bindings!

I decided I was going to use these for a stock build I'm doing at the moment because they're too pretty to wait for.
I love seeing dust-covered, live edged wood come to life into another thing. This walnut has a lovely colour to it, and it was sourced just around the corner from my workshop - which is amazing! Shoutout to Mike my old workshop partner for the gift. He makes bowls, and that particular piece was just a little too skinny for turning.
In this video:
Duck clamps: amzn.to/3zKtRV8
Bandsaw blades: amzn.to/3BsUcs6
Bandsaw: Axminster Trade AT2552B (8", 240V) - I don't think they sell these anymore, they have a new series of bandsaws out which are pretty much the same though.

[@maciejduda5257]

"Fungal Invasion" is going to be the title of my solo black metal album

[@JD-vx8gr]

Amazes me you have the patience to keep the cutting machine clean. I'm sure it is critical necessity.

[@PsychedelicChameleon]

Thank You Daisy Tempest, you explain things really well and use excellent camera angles. In this particular case I had no idea what a binding is, and I watched the whole video without knowing, and wondered "now what part of the guitar is this?" At the end of the video I recognized the pretty edge things, and looked up "What is guitar binding" to be sure.

[@DaisyTempest]

Of course! I’m so sorry I didn’t clarify. Total accident oversight. I’ll make sure to explain properly in future, I forget that not everyone gets the terminology! Thanks for the kind words :)

[@tjkeeling]

Greeting from Plano, Texas. Daisy, I love the videos, and the passion for your craft.

[@mattyarbrough6842]

Interesting clamps, I've never seen those before. As always an informative and inspirational video, motivates me to push myself to turn out better work in the workshop.

[@sojolly]

Love your stories with drawn animation. Please continue to do that!

[@stevecarrero4120]

Amazing Daisy. Thank you.

[@wesleyfellows8111]

Your so young yet so very talented. Your confidence is inspiring. I’m a fan.

[@golflre7179]

Cool! So interesting how this is done. Thx for doing.

[@BadgerBishop]

It is a delight to watch you work.

[@raw_pc]

I love guitars. To see the intimate process of creating them at every step is very interesting. Thank you for sharing!

[@andrewedgecombe]

Awesome video - clear, educational *and* therapeutic!

[@leelossi1257]

You have a passion for your work! Great job

[@mikejarvis6797]

You're a master of your craft. Keep up all the great work.

[@KellyVergara]

This channel is a great way to relax after an active day. I learn so much and am entertained a great deal as well.

[@2old4u]

Excellent!

[@DaringDan]

that's so rad. really enjoy the mix of music, art, and commentary. cheers.

[@imccrae]

Loved the video, beautiful results. I have the same bandsaw. I bought it 23 years ago, just in the middle of overhauling it, ready for the next 23.

[@andreaswood6371]

Great video! Thanks😊

[@hampshirepiano6383]

Wow! nice saw.

[@GRBAquatics]

So Amazing watching the Process, Thankyou. Awesome Video and Music Accompaniment. Cheers

[@rrdee8138]

Another excellent video thx daisy

[@danilozanussi8209]

Great work and interesting video!

[@that_thing_I_do]

Thanks!

[@DaisyTempest]

This is so lovely of you, thank you so much for the super thanks. So appreciated!

[@DaveDickens]

Thanks Daisy, really helpful. Cheers Dave

[@danandratis]

Thanks so much for the video, really enjoyed it - Cheers from Canada

[@adriansticea]

Nice!

[@tomallen8527]

That was really impressive. You make me want to try it too.

[@tomliemohn624]

I stopped making guitars about 25 years ago but I can totally appreciate this! My brother in law just gave me a plank of Indian rosewood, but I'm not sure what I will do with it.

[@mrphil2557]

Great video, Daisy! If your attention to detail, and masterful execution in video production, is mirrored in your approach to guitar building, your instruments can only be extraordinary. Keep learning. Keep teaching. Keep creating. The work you do is important work, and brings happiness to to people (like me).

[@DaisyTempest]

This is so sweet. Thank you 🙏

[@paintnamer6403]

Spalted has a really unique and beautiful look.

[@walterrider9600]

thank you Dasiy

[@stephensmusicroom]

Awesomeness 👌

[@jamescopeland5358]

Great video Daisy

[@robohippy]

For everything you never knew about spalting, look up Seri Robinson, aka Dr. Spalt. She is at Oregon State University. Spalting actually comes in rainbow colors, and has been used to make dyes for hundreds of years. There are samples of furniture from the 1600s or so where the colors are still bright and vibrant. Her program is about making the dyes. Northwest Spalting is the business associated with it. One potential problem with the foamy verathane glues. If you ship or mail by air, the bubbles will expand, and things can delaminate. Had a friend who made expresso tampers, gluing stainless steel onto exotic woods, and air mailed them to Japan. They all failed/delaminated.

[@dusty7264]

Great video 👍 I have built a lot of furniture out of spalded Maple it’s so cool looking. Walnut is my favorite wood to build furniture out of, it’s hard but not to hard cuts easy and makes the shop smell fantastic

[@itsmeoli3705]

Watching your videos makes me want to pick up my acoustic more 😍.

[@tommurray3974]

Thank you for your interesting and informative videos, I really enjoy them. Like you, I love my tools and keep them as sharp and in good condition as I can. I'm an old geezer with many years of working with wood under my belt. In another life (when I was young) a family friend, who was a cabinet maker to trade, told me that you should never lay a plane down on it's sole plate, always lay it on its side. I've followed that rule ever since. Now, I can't say whether laying a plane down on a clean, wooden work surface dulls the blade or not but certainly, any grit or even a nail head will. I don't take the risk. I note that you often lay your lovely planes sole plate down and it tends to make me cringe. Why not please an old man and get into the habit of laying them on their side? It may not be necessary but it looks cool and just a little professional. I'm sure that others may disagree (cut yourself on an unprotected blade etc.) and it's always interesting to hear other opinions. Keep going with the videos even if you decide to ignore my ramblings.

[@mattfraser3452]

My year 10 woodwork teacher said he'd cane anyone that didn't leave his planes on their sides , mid 70s if any body is wondering ✌️♥️🇦🇺

[@raytristani]

The lighting on the shop from those big windows… so awesome. Also, I too use gorilla glue for this purpose. Glad to see someone else use that as well. I do apply it with a foam roller. Much cleaner and it applies the right amount without much foam squeeze out

[@carlosreira2189]

That's probably one of the better uses of polyurethane glue.

[@edgarcastrillo7554]

wonderffoul

[@claudecat]

Really enjoyed this clip! It's my first time here - not a woodworker aside from minor guitar repairs/setups, but I'm curious, at least as it pertains to instruments. I found everything here interesting, down to details like the excellent natural lighting and even the choice of background music. So I've added the channel to my subscription list, joining folks like Ted Woodford and Ian Davlin (no relation that I know of), serious high end guitar people, from whom I've learned a lot. Looking forward to exploring more clips here. Thank you for doing what you do with such charm and enthusiasm!

[@MichaelBuilds]

Subscribed instantly!

[@LifeSavingDefense]

Nice First video i’ve found for making bindings. Glad to see you wearing gloves and recommend a block or keep fingers past the cutting edge on the saw. I have a block my grandfather used that’s over 200yrs old I admit I don’t wear gloves enough myself and was quickly reminded this week while I was sanding a piece of hickory for a machete handle and suddenly the wood separating my fingers from the sander flew away faster than superman… 80 grit paper…. Healing now but it was such a cool jagged cut split or rip I may have even have a pretty cool finger print… Fortunately I was a medic for 30 yrs so I know how to use duct tape. 😎

[@scottbehl216]

Very nice Daisy. To me, the only bindings that belong on a guitar is WOOD. Good job !!

[@400_billion_suns]

6:14 I really do apologize if I'm overstepping, but I just wanted to caution you about wearing gloves while operating a bandsaw. If the blade catches your glove, it's much more likely to pull it in with your hand vs. your bare skin. It's generally considered a lot more dangerous to wear gloves with certain shop tools like the bandsaw. Apologies if it sounds like I'm being preachy with unsolicited safety advice. Just don't want you to lose a finger, it makes guitar building and playing a lot harder! :)

[@DaisyTempest]

Nah it’s totally fine when I’ve given guidance in the right way - I agree, I don’t usually wear gloves, I just completely forgot this time. Thanks for flagging up in the right way :)

[@anthonyb5279]

@@DaisyTempest NO! depends on what you are cutting. If you are cutting aluminum or steel it will get hot fast. It will burn you without gloves. Get good leather gloves that fit tight.

[@TrevorDennis100]

I am ashamed to say I actually cut the pad of my right thumb on a running bandsaw, and it's a devil of a wound that takes forever to heal. I worked nearly 40 years as a toolmaker, so I guess you are allowed one or two mishaps in what works out to close to 80,000 hours using machine tools. Since I retired I have found angle grinders are the tools most determined to get me, and usually when I have finished what I was doing with it, and am putting it down while it is still slowing down.

[@400_billion_suns]

@@anthonyb5279 If you’re cutting metals on a bandsaw and burning your hands, you’re either using the wrong combo of blade/speed/lubricants, or not using an appropriate fixture or pusher on the material. Also if you’re letting blades get that hot, they probably aren’t lasting long. The problem with even tight-fitting gloves is that if the blade nicks them, you don’t feel it and react the same way as you would with bare skin. And with how strong leather is, if that blade happens to snag the glove forcefully, your hand is coming along for the meat grinder, until you manage to shut the machine off and the blade slows down. Every shop safety class I’ve ever had to take pounded into our heads that loose clothing, long hair, and any other loose things like necklaces, jewelry etc were to be removed or tied back before entering the shop, and for tools that pose a snag hazard, gloves were NOT to be worn.

[@400_billion_suns]

@@TrevorDennis100 Ouch! Sounds like you still got to keep your thumb though, so thank goodness for that. A story from my life: a family acquaintance (a dentist actually) was a hobbyist woodworker on weekends. He did great work and was quite experienced, but one Saturday afternoon he wasn’t thinking and reached around the bottom to support a piece of falling wood he was cutting with a circular saw. Yep-the saw went right through all 4 fingertips. The worst part was, as a dentist, it affected his ability to do his job until a long recovery. As they say… safety rules are written in blood! ;)

[@grekiely6245]

Tassie Blackwood, I have heard of that :) Great work!

[@KK-vh7ew]

Daisy… you so cool 👍

[@wallmartins8144]

your first mentor doesn't even believe sides and back influence the sound of a guitar 😂 I'm glad you had Rosie in your life to make things right. Another great video thanks for sharing.

[@DaisyTempest]

Amen!

[@anaphylastiks]

Appreciate the video. New to this whole thing, but know wood. I'm thinking of using NZ Manuka for bindings. You're obviously a professional, but explained things well.

[@frankquinn1296]

I have a walnut body strat.It is incredibly heavy, but one of the best guitars I own. I have often wondered what a walnut fret board would sound like.

[@holden2gether]

I have a 5 string bass I made which I used Walnut as a fretboard, simply because I used walnut 'wings' on the body (neck through body design with a 5 ply Maple/Walnut laminated neck) so the fret board matched. Has quite a warm tone but you cannot put that down to the fretboard material alone so cannot say definitively that it wouldn't sound different with say, a rosewood board.

[@stevesteve6545]

Nice gear! Wish I could afford Lie-Nielsen planes. Mine come from car boot sales and get refurbished.

[@paulheartsongs]

I don’t go to the gym - yeah!

[@captbuscemi]

Thanks as always for the insightful and entertaining content! One question - LOVED that soundtrack, can you link who’s playing please?

[@cesarborzi4291]

I am doing the same proces now and I think that ideally the best option for bingings would be a tangential cut, so that the grain goes paralell to the purflings before glueing, but then cut, you would have a a quartersawn binding... I hope you understand my point of view so you can give me your opinion

[@leonardbertaux6897]

Nice shavings! Surprised that Lie-Nielsen tools are being used in Britain.

[@davidneale-lorello2954]

Thanks for sharing your process! Novice question here: I notice the runout on the walnut is pretty steep. Does that help, hinder, or make no difference in applying the binding? I'm thinking about how it impacts the likelihood of breakage or fraying edges, etc., vs. increasing flexibility.

[@14768]

Don't feel bad, my wood distracts me all day as well.

[@fairstnaimelastenaime1346]

smp rotary got some cherry slabs for a table near the czech border, since nothing quality in the austrian stores.

[@carlcann9119]

Nice to see you working with old wood. Which raises the issue of grain tear out. I'm having a devil of a time with pulled out grain. Any thoughts? Varnish to consolidate, then sand down?

[@joeyskar]

There's this really odd "whoosh" sound that was driving my left ear insane off of my Yamaha ES-8 speakers. Here's a good example of it at 6:18, what on earth made that sound? It's like the perfect frequency to make you think it's in your head or something.

[@joeyskar]

Another small one at 7:58.

[@bretolson8484]

If the blade is wobbling to infinity that’s good. It’s balanced. It’s a GOOD thing ! 👻

[@danielprout8987]

wood working is great fun, all you need is 2 hands and 10 fingers.

[@jenningsjennings2051]

Daisy Tempest is the shit

[@edadpops1709]

I never remember the lengths so I just marked it on theinside of the door👍

[@davidchambers7746]

Hi Daisy, LOVE your videos and your guidance. Where do you get those sheets of b/w/b? Can find individual strips, but not sheets. Do you make them? If so, and if there is no video yet(havent had time to digest all comments and videos), good topic for one. Keep up the great work!

[@Birkguitars]

I am interested to know what dimensions you cut the binding at. I have some walnut binding on a semi-solid I am building at the moment and cut it to finish 6mm deep but I was afraid of it breaking so I left it at a little over 2mm thick. Since then I discovered the rule about stiffness increasing as a cube of thickness so a 2mm thick strip is eight times as stiff as a 1mm strip. That might not sound much but it meant that my first attempt at bending it to fit and gluing it in place was a failure as I hadn't managed to get it tight into the binding channel all the way round and it all had to come off - but I learned how to do that as well so it was all a beneficial part of the learning process... The second attempt was done at about 1.5mm and that worked a lot better. I may be even braver next time and try to get it to about 1.2mm but do you think that would be too thin?

[@kellygrant3074]

My bandsaw is from the 40's. I'm about to use it to build a fence and a fingerboard to resaw a bunch of 2x4 to make 1x4 to (powerglue) and finish nail to A porch ceiling. Punctuation. Sucks.

[@carlosreira2189]

Beech is one of the better woods for spalting because it tends to retain decent hardness and integrity even when the fungal attack is pretty well advanced. Other woods will be punky long before you get those marbled effects.

[@gabrielcordero1535]

Beautiful job! I would love to know what you recommend to bend the rods for a telecaster (there are difficult curves) I have seen that some people use ammonia but it seems a bit extreme to me. thanks in advance

[@dejavoodoo7204]

5:45 nice job on discovering perpetual motion,...legit funny edit:)

[@DaisyTempest]

Haha thanks! Every day is a school day

[@ratheanach5545]

Great stuff..............but 8.37 is a good way to lose a finger or two...................use a push stick and a feather board, please...............ask me how I know..........

[@craigstrickland1572]

That spalted beech headstock is the heat. Be careful on the band saw, I have been around some adjusted improperly and when they throw the blade and snap it, it is not a good time. Liking the new studio!

[@dirksw1220]

Great video. Your planes will last much longer if you put then down on their side.

[@billbow5322]

Thankyou for this informative video. It is most instructive. At 3:58 you say: “Actually Rosie [Heydenrych] was the person who told me how to make bindings ‘cause in my first apprenticeship they - my mentor, actually bought his, which I thought was a bit of a cop out”. This surprised me. Wasn’t your first mentor Tom Sands, the former Somogyi apprentice? I presume Somogyi himself must make his own bindings and I understand that another of his apprentices whose work I’m familiar with - Jason Kostal - makes his own. So, this is quite the revelation. It would be disappointing having commissioned premium lutherie work from a master craftsperson to discover that some of this work had been bought in from supplier stock. But perhaps this is considered acceptable practice.

[@DaisyTempest]

He certainly bought them when I worked there, maybe he doesn’t anymore! And you’re welcome! :) thanks for the comment

[@jimp5713]

Just asking who does the music for your videos? Sounds nice and original.

[@paullazarro4295]

Very nice! Question; When using gorilla glue do you dampen the piece of material that mates with the glued side of the other piece?

[@raytristani]

I know, the question isn’t for me, but you don’t need to. Gorilla glue will cure very well without adding moisture. The added benefit being that your thin pieces will not curl and remain completely flat once the cure is complete

[@paullazarro4295]

@@raytristani Thanks friend. That makes sense.

[@markknecht9416]

As always so much fun to watch you making progress. Who is the music by? Playing one of your guitars perhaps? Great music on one of your guitars would probably help sell more guitars over the long term. Keep it up and best wishes!

[@latheofheaven1017]

It's great playing, isn't it? Nice sounding guitar and good recording too. I'd like to know who it is, and yes - is it a Tempest guitar?

[@DaisyTempest]

Sadly it’s not a Tempest! I’ll record some music for my next one. KZbin is funny about music usage though so I have to get someone to compose a piece especially to record on it, otherwise copyright will be on my toes! Thank you for the lovely words.

[@markknecht9416]

@@DaisyTempest - I'm absolutely positive there is at least one guitar player (me!) in the world that would compose and record for you for the rest of his life in trade for a Tempest! ;-) Sadly my playing is unlikely to do it justice...

[@wayneg296]

👍👍😎✌️🤟

[@cesarborzi4291]

Hi, do you pay any interest in the grain orientation for the bindings themselves? Or due to their diminute size the grain orientation isnt really important

[@curtisnewton895]

where does that white layer comes from??? I feel I missed something

[@rhettbutler7611]

May I ask about the guitar music on this vid? It’s excellent, Who is it?

[@mccypr]

What are some good wood suppliers/retailers in the UK? Thanks! 😎

[@bodhi47]

Doesn’t the glue gunk up the plane blade?

[@mulyadisuprihatna]

what types of glue that you use, @daisy

[@michaelmcdermott2178]

Is that really what ducks look like in England?

[@TornelliGuitars]

Hi Daisy, just discovered your channnel and It’s really great to have a some more female representation in the building community. Really enjoyed the vid!👍

[@DaisyTempest]

Thank you so much for the support ❤️

[@nboughen]

Need googlie eyes on duck clamps, clearly.

[@billsutherland2128]

Daisy, great video! You’re demonstrating a natural talent that will take you far. Try waxing the tables and bases of your powered and hand tools, you’ll be amazed how much easier it is to feed your wood into the blades. Please use push blocks and push sticks when using all power tools, hands with 10 digits are very attractive and useful. Your dust collection is a wise investment. The bench your using may be a bit too tall for planing, you’re using your back and arms instead of using your legs to plane. Try rocking on your feet next to your bench and it will become obvious that you need another bench that’s shorter in height. Keep the current bench for detailed, close work, and use a shorter bench to enable your legs and central body core to generate the strength to work with planes, scorps, large chisels, spokeshaves, and other arm-strong tools used by hand. Keep making sawdust! Bill from frozen Minnesota, USA.

[@IainHC1]

Daisy......... Please lay your plains on their side's when you are not using them to protect the blades!!!

[@MJKCreations]

I'm not a luthier, and never will be (hearing problems mean I will never be able to match the tones that are needed). And yet I've subscribed because you show different tools and techniques that I like learning about. Thank you!

[@HoracioGarciaMusic]

Is that blade still wobbling?

[@DaisyTempest]

It certainly seems that way

[@stephengunnell5048]

Purfling! Of course a luthier would say purfling. :)

[@mbbag1980]

that wood belongs in an amazing chest

[@Ari_Calamari]

At 2:44 I thought for a second you cut yourself badly, and then I realized it was nail polish 🥵😅

[@DaisyTempest]

I know, I kept looking down and double taking!

[@shawnawesome7770]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@drew2dee2]

never thought id see gorilla glue on a luthiery channel lol

[@srubel59]

Years ago I attended a Paul Reed Smith factory tour and I was your typical PRS gushing fan boy. As they guided us through the factory we arrived at the inlay work bench. As the process was explained by a grand wizard of guitar lutherie magic, a bottle of super glue was deployed to cement the abalone bird inlay fret markings into a rosewood fret board?!?! I figured they used some sort of extinct Pleistocene era horse glue. Nope. Super glue.

[@drew2dee2]

@@srubel59 yeah, luthiers go through tons of super glue lol, it seems ridiculous but it's actually a wonderful glue for making stuff

[@RedHeadGuitar]

Impressive! Making binding is something which is not often shown on video. But please please please do not use gloves like that when working with any power tool. If you accidently touch a spinning blade or drill bit, threads can get caught and pull the hand into the tool. Even though band saws are relatively safe because you don't push the workpiece against the rotation like on a circular saw or router, accidents can still happen. My uncle lost a finger on a bandsaw this way. Looks like you're trying to get more grip from the gloves, maybe you can try those thin rubber gloves (they can be reused many times for better sustainability...woodworking is no sterile surgery.) They're not made of fibers which can get caught by a tool. Or use the masking tape and super glue technique to add some small blocks of wood to the workpiece every few inches to help pushing it. Just some ideas. I know this probably sounds stupid. But I'd be glad if such incredibly skillful hands are kept safe.

[@wallyschmidt77]

Gotta admire a woman who can handle a Lea-Nielsen #7!

[@louiss3409]

Condolences on the queen.

[@frankiechan9651]

How careful do you need to be about the grain direction for the binding? I think I saw a video on Crimson Guitars where Ben split the timber he was using for internal bracing to get the natural fracture line, then squared the wood up based on that, before continuing on the process. Oh - re: safety - the last bit of sawing you did - no safety goggles.