Phoenix Rising - Guitar Building Series Episode 8 - Orange Fret Binding

Join me in the workshop as I continue to work on the 2 fretboards we started in the previous episode.
I managed to find an alternative to the homemade Orange binding experiment and the result is even better than I could have hoped for.
This is the first guitar building series coming from the new workshop so I'm very excited to show you around as I'm building this guitar and explain what I'm doing and more importantly, why and how I'm doing things.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:05 Orange Alternatives
3:24 Cutting new strips
13:34 Orange Black Orange
16:38 Glueing Binding strips
27:30 Cleaning up the sides
29:53 Miter joints
38:01 Epoxy Glue
49:57 PVA Glue
55:17 Raising the Lights
56:13 It's stuck
01:01:36 Cleaning up the edges
01:07:02 Re-cutting the fret slots
01:10:47 Change of plans & Outro

[@Chrizzter]

Great work, Daniel. You handled the challenge that came with the new binding-venear like a champ. And those corners of the binding were perfect! Looking forward to the next video.

[@swoooner4304]

Looking good! I love firebirds so I can't wait to see this build when it's all finished.

[@allenmitchell09]

The beautiful miter joints in the binding are skillful details.

[@SweetTGuitars]

Nice work as always my brother. I really do enjoy this format for your videos. Excellent.✌️&💙

[@DavidRavenMoon]

My experience has been that no matter how well you plan out a guitar, the guitar has a mind of its own in the building process. They help design themselves! It’s like improvising with good musicians. Things happen unexpectedly!

[@mikeivey8471]

That binding looks amazing !! Even better than I had imagined the solid orange binding would look !! It kind of reminds me of the multi-colored binding on a lot of acoustic guitars . I think it's called purfling. Please correct me if I am wrong . Great video as always !! Truly loving the content you're bringing to us now !! I especially like your humility and genuineness with us !! You're a fabulous artist who does not have an arrogant ego & that Sir, is very refreshing !!! Keep up the good work & we'll keep watching !!

[@jeffjohnson6129]

Nice job, Daniel

[@MyEarwig]

Nice job and very interesting

[@jekelphotography5159]

Nice work!

[@timhouwerzijl9217]

even i had sweaty palms when you where removing the jig on the second fretboard hahaha

[@EntropiaGuitars]

Great work as always Daniel - this going to be a truly unique instrument!

[@DJ_Guitars]

Absolutely love this! It’s going to be a beautiful guitar ❤

[@d4nwh033]

I just saw your soldering tips video cause I have to repair my amp. I really like your videos!

[@derekhensley4145]

U do great work I like ur work

[@piptyson5512]

Now I know what my anxiety driven nightmare will be about tonight. It will be me trying to make that binding lol

[@johnkelly8538]

love watching your video! I got my t-shirt in the post yesterday and it look great!

[@UnquendorGuitars]

Thank you and enjoy your T-shirt

[@zeffneeson5214]

I use the plastic thin parcel tape on my clamping cauls instead of masking tape glue doesn’t stick to it as much as masking tape if that helps for the future mate Love that orange and black detail 👌👌

[@DavidRavenMoon]

Two epoxy tips; never use quick setting “5-minute” epoxy. Besides setting too quickly, it cures very rubbery. Use slow setting epoxy. I use West System epoxy for gluing on fretboards. Epoxy does not stick to clear plastic packing tape. So use that on your gluing jigs.

[@Darkstyx72]

I had to leave the binding uncut

[@quartercirclebk]

Epoxy is such a b****. Recently had to remove a Richlite fretboard from a neck where the 2-ton epoxy set up too quickly and it wound up misaligned. 2 hours of heating up a putty knife until it was red hot, melting about 1 fret's worth of glue, and prying up the fretboard bit by bit. Somehow managed to save both the fretboard and the neck, but never again! Glad your fretboard came out unscathed.

[@rubeng.1309]

Hey Daniël, waar koop je je fineer? Ben zelf nog op zoek naar een leverancier in België of Nederland :) Thanks!

[@UnquendorGuitars]

Hi ruberg.1309, Het Zwarte fineer komt bij Masave Fijnhouthandel in Zwolle (NL) vandaan Het Oranje fineer komt én bij de "Gitaarbouwwinkel" uit Strijen (NL), en bij Willy Vanhoutte uit Beernem (BE) vandaan. Ff zoeken met google en je hebt ze zo gevonden. Masave heeft (nog) geen webshop, maar je kan er telefonisch bestellen.

[@Overit5000]

Probably could’ve dyed it orange after gluing and trimming