The Shed of Dreams ES 335 build Episode 13: Making spool clamps.

[@slidersson]

I wanna see more drilling, that part was really, really exciting. I wish there were more of it. My good that was good drilling.

[@ksell5441]

Very nice vid. Even the ‘boring stuff’ can be interesting. Thanks

[@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams]

Thanks mate, I promised to cover everything lol.

[@paulsutherland6302]

Great episode. Its so satisfying making spool clamps - I found it almost therapeutic.

[@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams]

Thanks Paul, I didn't mind it at all. Nice to do something where you are not concentrating 110% all the time.

[@paintbox48]

Hi ...you could use a thick curtain pole and cut into sections - if you have one, or don't mind buying one! Don't even know if they need to be round, square pieces should work in most situations.

[@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams]

I think you could use pretty much anything, I did have a lenght of 40mm rod I was going to use but couldn't find it. In the end it was a good use of some scrap timber. I hate wasting good wood :)

[@ajaxman1000]

Good stuff. To glue the centre, rather than use the F clamps, could you fit the outer scroll clamps then place the whole arrangement vertically in your bench vice (with a caul either side so the ends of the scroll clamps are cleared)? Not explained very well, hope you see what I mean.

[@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams]

I get what you are saying and it's a great idea, sadly my bench vice is quite small so it wouldn't fit :(

[@jonahguitarguy]

Making spool clamps is a big pain in the butt. But is has to be done. Buying them is silly. I used closet rod for mine but I think the 2” diameter is better. I’m also wondering if it would work with just cork backed large washers. They would twist more but maybe it would still work.

[@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams]

Yes, it did take quite a while to make them but they are done now, I had some 2" rod that I had salvaged from a garden umberella that would have been perfect but I couldn't find it! It'll turn up in the next few days, probably in one of the places I looked for it twice :)

[@marcxd8999]

Great series man! Its very inspiring and I learn a lot of watching you buidling guitars, I always dreamed of making an ES 335 or ES 330 myself. Thank you!

[@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams]

Thanks Marc, you should go for it, it's not an easy build but very satisfying.

[@michaeldorman]

You could use cork+rubber for durability. I was able to buy it as gasket material on Amazon.

[@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams]

Thanks for that Michael, I'll check that out as I'm sure the cork will need replacing at some point.

[@jpb1958]

Really enjoying following along. It's my dream to make a 335 type guitar, I have the wood for the body so I just gotta start!

[@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams]

Thanks John, I would encourage anyone to have a go. It's not an easy build but with time and care it can be done, well that's my experience so far!!

[@simonmoore2549]

I made some of those a couple of years ago but used good quality 16mm plywood. no chance of them splitting along the grain.

[@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams]

That's a good shout, I'm hoping the hardwood I used and the large washer will stop them splitting. We'll soon see :)

[@smudgetherealmc]

Is the direction of the grain important when making the clamps?

[@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams]

I don't think so, not with the hardwood I've used anyway. There is a limited amount of pressure you can apply with an M6 wing nut.

[@billmumbo2697]

Hope they were made from authentic" tone" wood otherwise it'll never sound right. (I new you'd drill out the washers so they look correct) a friend of mine made some with studding and used an old wind surfing suit instead of cork they worked fine 👍🇬🇧

[@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams]

Mahogany, maple and swamp ash, it should sound fine :) I did also think about using the foam from an old camping roll mat, might be a bit more durable.

[@jurgenzoller4407]

Again with the making stuff to make stuff... 😂😂😂

[@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams]

Lol, I have a quite a bit of stuff to make yet :)

[@MrFlint51]

Don't buy roofing bolts, buy hex head instead.

[@Adventuresfromtheshedofdreams]

To be honest the bolts I got have worked well. I haven't needed to put too much pressure on with these clamps.