As a trained joiner, many years ago, I learned to do things by hand first and then by machine. While it takes considerably less time by power tools, I love the feeling of using hand tools. Also, I have a much better feeling of satisfaction at the finish
@UncleKennysPlace5 жыл бұрын
I used to make Stratocaster pick guards out of the birch plywood used for model making. The plies made for an effect similar to laminated plastic. I still have one hanging on my wall, from 1975 or so.
@MakeBrooklyn6 жыл бұрын
Well done Ben. I'm all hand tools (Small apartment in Brooklyn) and I'm going to start a solid body carved Les Paul Style guitar as soon as I find some timber that I like for the neck. I'd really love to see how you tackle something like that with hand tools!
@mvyper Жыл бұрын
How did it turn out?
@griffgarmers23836 жыл бұрын
Are you there yet, I’ve been watching and learning since the early days back in the barn with the rain and a cup of tea, 100k Congratulations!!!
@paleosteveo35016 жыл бұрын
Totally just saw this in my feed and instinctively clicked on it, did not know it was a brand new video!
@muznick Жыл бұрын
That wood grain is intense and you're skills are top notch.
@paulwhitlock8555 жыл бұрын
Speechless. Mesmerizing to watch a true artisan an craftsman at work. Just lovely.
@carlosfeliciano55436 жыл бұрын
I really want to see the next Guitar part hands made. Is awesome learning from you, thanks for all the knowledge that you shares.
@tho2ea6 жыл бұрын
I was taken aback by the way the hand scraper revealed the burl on that wood, seriously cool! I was so burned out on Classical Gas, I never dreamed anyone could make that number so cool to me again! Kudos to Mr. Phil Walker! OK, I"ll just shut the hell up and enjoy now ;)
@pjbaddict6 жыл бұрын
Mesmerising to watch Ben. Ps thanks for the package, you are a true gent
@mykhough66146 жыл бұрын
I don't think I'll ever get tired of hearing Phil play Classical Gas on the Nebula. You've given me an idea for tarting up my cheap Yamaha although I doubt I'll find a piece of wood as nice as that one.
@kohl-19346 жыл бұрын
Lovely guard there and good to see a lower tech method that gets back to basics. Also you are nearly there, currently at 99,579 subscribers so another day or three and it is such a testament to you Ben and the whole Crimson Guitars team!
@SuperParve6 жыл бұрын
Ben you should make the pickup ring out of the same wood!
@johnvandevelden75243 жыл бұрын
Just watched this video and Crimson is at 287K! How time flies. Keep up the awesome work ✌🏼
@johnvandevelden75243 жыл бұрын
Whoops 278k🤣
@CrimsonCustomGuitars3 жыл бұрын
for now :) we'll get there eventually.. and it truly is incredible to me where we have ended up. all thanks to people like you who enjoy what we put out. Thank you! B
@fepatton6 жыл бұрын
Scrapers ARE amazing! Wow, was not expecting the figuring to come out so much as you were running the scraper over it. Just a bit disappointed you used an electric drill instead of a brace and bit, though. :D
@kylem55766 жыл бұрын
with that thin of a piece of wood he would risk cracking pieces off
@dhfreak55754 жыл бұрын
Tommy emmanuel backing track, uh i love it
@phililpb4 жыл бұрын
why does it remind me of the intro to "crazy on you"
@Jaryth144 жыл бұрын
*Sees that it's all hand tools* Oh, this is gonna be a nice, relaxing video. *Cue the most frantic acoustic song I've ever heard, on repeat for a quarter hour.*
@CrimsonCustomGuitars4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I apologise, out editor has had a questionable taste in music at times.. sorry. B
@Jaryth144 жыл бұрын
@@CrimsonCustomGuitars Haven't we all? Was still an excellent video as I'm trying to figure out how to replace pickguards on the Epiphone Goth series.
@Max-ns3tw5 жыл бұрын
Hi there, can you do a tutorial on how to do all the templates one needs for guitar building? I'd love it!
@GerasimosHandmadeGuitars6 жыл бұрын
cant say what i loved more..the video or the song!!!!!!!!!! both amazing!
@paulcarver9734 жыл бұрын
Beautiful work on the scratch plate.....
@johne71006 жыл бұрын
Titebond III is bloody marvellous. Careful with that there bit of wood though, Ben, it's got a nasty rash.
@2000SkyView Жыл бұрын
Amazing pg! Wouldn't think wood pg needs shielding. Won't build up a charge like plastic. I guess if 50-60 cycle hum is a concern. 🤔
@ParallaxRS6 жыл бұрын
It would have been cool to see you use a manual hand drill for the screw holes! But that's just me being picky! Looks beautiful too, and well done on the 100 min challenge too, it was really amazing to see what could be achieved in that amount of time! However, I'd love to see more 'quality' long term full builds too! Keep up the awesome work, and thanks for providing entertainment and inspiration to 100,000 people!
@swwm886 жыл бұрын
awesome! would like to see the machine tools version as well
@pedraw6 жыл бұрын
absolute work of art.
@Barrygee6 жыл бұрын
A video on making a bespoke scratch plate would be nice, from making the template through to the finished loaded product
@FreddyJ1204 жыл бұрын
Ben, where did you get that v-shaped anvil you used so handily as a base for cutting in this video? Is it a specialty tool and, if so, does it have a name? Or, is it a homemade contraption? Many thanks for all your tutorials - always entertaining as well as a great help!
@dickranmarsupial49112 жыл бұрын
Looking at this at Christmas 2021. Nice. Where is the "project" video?
@MusicMike9396 жыл бұрын
You have finally put a beautiful control cover on the front. Now to take the covers off the backs of your guitars and put them on the front where people can see them.
@simonecamplani24306 жыл бұрын
this is a scratchplate so good that is better not to be scratched!
@americannerdproject6 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Was just about to do this, myself. Thanks for the tips!
@tombstone10553 жыл бұрын
Classical Gas on point
@gazgrob6 жыл бұрын
Really cool Ben ...I will have a go at making one ..thanks for all the tips n vids .Hope u reach 100000 soon !
@taylorjay28345 жыл бұрын
Hay, your at 132K where's the project? lol THANKS, great video!
@bubastro19592 жыл бұрын
Congrats. Very beautiful job !!!
@stefanion59216 жыл бұрын
That nebula is sick \m/
@danielirvine74685 жыл бұрын
Man that was so good to watch thanks for the tips !
@stephencarey61146 жыл бұрын
Very very beautiful wood Ben
@mikesenko16 жыл бұрын
outstanding thanks beautiful work
@johnkirkpatrick17786 жыл бұрын
Adding screening foil to the back of the scratchplate is always a good idea, but only ONE of the pots (normally the volume pot) should actually be in contact with the copper foil. This makes sense, as all of the pickup 'common' wires (as well as the common for the output jack) will usually be soldered to the back of the volume pot. The foil needs to be removed below the other two pots to prevent them from causing earth loops: just cut a circle slightly larger than the body of the two pots in the screening foil, and remove it from these areas. Also note that the copper foil fitted inside the pickup routes needs to come up over the edge on to the front of the guitar, normally at one or more of the screw holes, so that when the scratchplate is fitted, its screening is in tight physical contact with the foil in the body: it MUST have a very low electrical resistance between the two parts. Finally, as you will have to use multiple pieces of foil to cover all the inside faces of the pickup routes, these should be slightly overlapped, and electrically 'commoned' using small dabs of solder. Remember to earth the guitar bridge as well.
@StopLossDill5 жыл бұрын
John, you seem to know what you're talking about. Please if you wouldn't mind explaining to me why guitars must have some form of an electrical conductor underneath the pick guard by the volume and tome knobs. What would the consequence be if I were to omit this step completely?
@StopLossDill5 жыл бұрын
tone*
@FairlyUnknown4 жыл бұрын
Ground loops in an electric guitar is a myth. It's impossible for there to be one. One pot being used as a common ground is a convenience and tidiness thing. You can link every component to every other component, even multiple times if you would like, and never have a problem but you'd have extra wires going everywhere.
@jeffreytgilbert2 жыл бұрын
@@StopLossDill it is shielding for emi noise. It’s like putting a water slide next to a set of stairs and then watching which one gets more traffic. The noisy kids are going to take the water slide almost always. So they slide down the grounded path and away from your other electronics sending signal which would normally attract those noisy kids, like wires and metal pots and such.
@wrenchhead43784 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@DavidHinesMusic6 жыл бұрын
I think that is gorgeous!
@carolinehaf215 жыл бұрын
Almost 165k subscribers now! Please link if I missed the video of the project - new subscriber still going through them all ♡
@darrengallagher80515 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ben
@Ten80pete Жыл бұрын
Wow. Loved seeing how that was done at 500% speed. Now... could you make a second video explaining what you were doing at each point, why, and what tools you were using. I'll be honest, I followed most of the process, but that coping saw or whatever it was had a uniquely ergonomic design and I want one, and the part where it looked like you were scraping the top layer off with a piece of sharpened bar stock... I mean, is that what was happening or am I missing a crucial piece of info. Note: If you couldn't immediately tell, I'm not a woodworker (yet). My hobbyist wheelhouse lies between smithing, forging, and ironworking. Edit: I wrote this as the video was paused not 2 seconds before he said "scrapers are cool."
@MikeFox__FoxMan20995 жыл бұрын
Top tier as always. That is very, very impressive. Thank you for this demo.
@mbradshaw67606 жыл бұрын
Well I think your a top bloke Ben , very skilled obviously and relaxing and enjoyable to watch !!!! And to all these other critics I'd like to say (FUCK OFF) !!!! THANK YOU BEN me like crimson ....
@TheBrewersDroop6 жыл бұрын
Whats the third pot hole for if there's only one pickup?
@mrscary31056 жыл бұрын
That is beautiful.
@Kingleazard6 жыл бұрын
Oh the song of the Nebula, what a fantastic guitar !
@timeudy85603 жыл бұрын
any tips on making pickguard for guitars that either are so unique, or no templates exist. i got a mark II guitar, and nearest i can figure is the company that made it became first act but most of there guitar are vastly different from my guitar. and it's pickguard has seen better days
@Uncle_Buzz6 жыл бұрын
Another well produced/edited video! Killer background music. Cheers! Chris.
@Migueltxum Жыл бұрын
Nice job as usual! One question though...what do you use as a blade when you cut the pickgard by hand (with that big old tool whose name in english I ignore)? Is it suitable for ordinary plastic pickgard materials? it seems to cut nice and easy to do bends and cornerings...what would you recommend for cutting by hand on ordinary plastic material? Thank you in advance!
@bastafari736 жыл бұрын
106K where is this project you speak of Ben? Love your work.
@jdsinclair80702 жыл бұрын
very cool man! Totally dig it!
@angeldelvax72194 жыл бұрын
My mother taught me to hold the saw you used on the outside of my arm, not under it. I find it's a LOT easier to control the motion and to follow the curves that way. Holding it under my arm also really limits my movement. Yet EVERYONE I see using a saw like that holds it under their arm. Is there a correct way to hold it? Do you hold it under your arm because you're used to working that way, or does it have benefits for your work?
@jeffreytgilbert2 жыл бұрын
Is it a jewelers saw or a jumbo coping saw or what’s that thing called? I was considering getting one as i’ve never seen such a big coping saw and i also need to cut a pick guard by hand 😄
@geras20584 жыл бұрын
hey! you've hit 249k, where's the project? 😋
@ShuffleFatCat6 жыл бұрын
classical gas! wasn't expecting to hear that in this video.
@U014B6 жыл бұрын
With that first background song in the silent bit, I was half expecting the video to turn black-and-white and grainy.
@watchtheskies6 жыл бұрын
Ben check out Susan Gardener's latest video, she used CA Super Glue as a finish, and it worked surprisingly well!
@dougbrett-matthewson26406 жыл бұрын
Aw Ben you missed a trick... where was the egg-beater drill?!
@cavebeastdemon36316 жыл бұрын
Doug Brett-Matthewson - Get’n me one of dose!
@GreboGent5 жыл бұрын
have you ever made a scratchplate from perspex? i've done a couple, it's a laugh as you can paint a design on the back (backwards) and then when it's fitted the design can't be scratched! i even painted a fake pick up on my first one and it fooled quite a few people haha in fact, what about a wood/epoxy one? it'd make a good use of small off cuts with nice grain
@riley01876 жыл бұрын
Excellent that Ben Thumbs up!!
@jpkalishek45866 жыл бұрын
You really need to see if Phil will do Flight Of The Bummble Bee and Sabre Dance for the sped up stuff
@abdrahmanabdullah3113 Жыл бұрын
awesome
@caseychapman45252 жыл бұрын
You’re a god
@Lucas-vr2ww6 жыл бұрын
very nice.
@brandondufrene47066 жыл бұрын
Good work Ben, but can you please have your editors use more than two songs on loop. It kind of got old real fast.
@volvot5turbo5 жыл бұрын
157k subscription :) nice vid btw - doing one myself out of 3 sheets of veneer
@Diebold4105 жыл бұрын
Why did it need three pot routes if it’s only a single humbucker? I’ve only ever seen one or two cos you don’t need a switch with one pickup and most people don’t use the tone knob so it’s usually a killswitch when there’s 2 routes from the ones I’ve seen. Just curious! This turned out AMAZING
@matt6288joyce6 жыл бұрын
Hi there, I absolutely love all of your videos and wondered where I would look to buy some thin wood with a nice grain to use for a scratchplate myself? (I also live in the UK)
@J.Burrough6 жыл бұрын
The guitar in background sounds Amazing!! That’s gotta be the nebula. ?
@powermonkey19796 жыл бұрын
Sounds like the Nebula. Love that guitar.
@sebastienlefevre2764 жыл бұрын
Really helpful. Thanks a lot. 🤙🏻
@CrimsonCustomGuitars4 жыл бұрын
My pleasure, thank you for watching. B
@Stangil16 жыл бұрын
Take a drink every time he says stunning.
@doctoribanez5 ай бұрын
Can 3 ply pick guard material be cut by hand?
@jonharwood81333 жыл бұрын
You could make one for a G&L ASAT special in maple. It would make great viewing and after you could sell it too me.😁😁🪳🎸🎸
@mikepurdy57346 жыл бұрын
Binge watching back catalogue, again.... Beats Netflix for scratchplate content
@donvanco30786 жыл бұрын
Sanding at 400x normal speed is the best way to watch (and listen to) sanding.
@WindowLicker_3 жыл бұрын
I'm doing this for my strat but out of walnut
@CrimsonCustomGuitars3 жыл бұрын
walnut, king of woods! It is going to look awesome I am sure. B
@daviidhopper78753 жыл бұрын
This is way in the past, can I get a link to the project video
@patrizioetoile77026 жыл бұрын
thanks!, I´ll make it one !!!
@VAXHeadroom6 жыл бұрын
Q: I would have put finish on both sides of the wood to prevent uneven moisture retention, is this not really necessary?
@tonehouseguitars Жыл бұрын
Can you please send me the link for your finished project
@ihaveriffs82616 жыл бұрын
I've always wanted to do a project similar to this, but quite a bit more complicated. My dream is to have a perfect template to replace the front cavity cover on the cheaper Jackson Rhoads. But in my design, it would cover the whole top of the guitar, giving me the option to have no neck pickup, toggle switch or tone control. I've also toyed with transparent materials, so I could conceivably underlay temporary, non-destructive artwork under it. Honestly, I've already spent much time and money on unsuccessful attempts. The bevels make it very difficult to get precise measurements and I've finally decided that I should just leave it to someone with the right skills and tools to bring it to life for me. Any suggestions?
@USCxGAMECOCKS18016 жыл бұрын
We have to get you a larger library of background songs. Beautiful piece of work though, as always!
@mikenoface3 жыл бұрын
This guy sands real fast!
@RobbNemo19756 жыл бұрын
9 to go !!!!!
@CrimsonCustomGuitars6 жыл бұрын
+robb nemo I know!?! Insane! B
@crazyuncleduke80126 жыл бұрын
When I watch Ben work I always wonder how Stradivari made his exquisite instruments with the few tools that were available at the time. :-)
@michalneubauer43253 жыл бұрын
What tool did you ise to flatten out the copper?
@rxcoma5 жыл бұрын
What saw was it used to cut out the total delineation of it? Is that a scroll or old school harpsaw?
@ROOKTABULA5 жыл бұрын
What were you spraying on the knot breakout you glued back in?
@jasonpoole37236 жыл бұрын
well this has given me an idea to make a similar one for my shitty 'S type'. I have no space for machine tools so hand tools and a cordless drill will have to do. this is a beauty! I can't wait to see what this is going on. Just wondering how long this took to do? I would guess under 2 hours?
@joserodriguez-uj9po3 жыл бұрын
What ia the name of that wood you use?
@timbeaton50456 жыл бұрын
99K is the current count....nearly there!
@esa0626 жыл бұрын
That's one good looking scratchplate. Although, it's not really a scratchplate, is it? It's not there to protect the guitar from plectrum. It is a mounting plate. Isn't it weird that we use the name of that piece of plastic glued to the top of an acoustic guitar?
@davide.waterbury62952 жыл бұрын
What did he use to burnish the shielding foil to the back?
@CrimsonCustomGuitars2 жыл бұрын
The amazing B C Woodworks gifted Ben with the prototype Masking Tape Burnisher. This is a multi-purpose tool and even works on shielding foil. www.thebcwoodworks.co.uk/store/product/masking-tape-burnisher DC
@farhad-kaveh3 жыл бұрын
how thick is the wood
@andrewvanbrook39486 жыл бұрын
Could you send me the link for the build with this scratch plate? I can't find it.