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- The plan was, to build an electric guitar without power tools and it worked quite well. The only things I despaired of, were the inlays. Unfortunately, I had to cheat there. All in all, the construction took two months and was quite exhausting in some points.😅
It's my fifth self-built guitar. The look should be rustic and "pirates of the caribbean-style". At some point during construction I noticed that the body has something of an octopus, so I chose the corresponding inlay in the 12th fret. The body is made of maple with an oiled and waxed bog oak top. The three-part neck is made of beech and walnut wood. After long consideration, I decided to use golden hardware that I aged with hydrochloric acid (attention ... dangerous!).
The body has two chambers for weight loss. The "F-hole" is more decoration without an acoustical advantage and the cutaway is sufficient for me, but certainly not for everyone.
I ended up playing the guitar with my limited playful abilities over my Orange Dual Terror and my self made 1x12 cabinet. The recording was done simply with a Zoom H4n in front of the speaker without further editing.
The pickups (Duesenberg Humbucker) are splitable and produce a similar sound as the guitar from the last video. Unfortunately, the actual "pressure" of the combination does not show in the recording, but I'm pretty happy with the sound of the guitar. Compared to my last guitar she is not so heavy and clunky, also the sound seems somehow "more open" ... difficult to describe ... I like it. What do you think about it? Maybe someone has an idea how to get a octopus inlay in a fretboard with hand tools ;-)
Happy new year my friends!
Duuuuuuuude ... This is not a guitar. This is a piece of art. You've got my every bit of respect.
@@The_Zou He was complimenting him you idiot.
@@The_Zou wtf?
@@ionel1231 can you tell me what he said, cuz he deleted it
I love it! but the real miracle is that you started with a wedding ring on and you still had it when you finished it, well done!
The hell?
@@jacksonbrooks4347 smal brain
@@diegom.2026 Should I explain it for him?
@@jameshall5556 idk hahahaha
@@jameshall5556 Nah, let's see how much it takes before he actually get the joke. time started 2 months ago, so 2 months and still counting.
I love the squeak of dismay when he realizes how wide the neck is.
26:15
Same.
:)
Hahahaha same
Should have made a seven string. :)
James Gilbert that and throwing down the saw and collapsing onto the bench after all the sawing. 😃
James Gilbert z
Intention - watch for 2 minutes then skip to the end to see what it looked like
reality - sat for 47 minutes and watched the full thing in awe at the craftsmanship
incredible!!!
Exactly, I was going to the final product and got lost in the sheer love of creation!
@@TheMr31mike I was also lost in awe, after the video, I scrolled through the comments and saw yours and was supprised how u said 47 min.... i swore it said 15 mins, but fuck your right 47 min... wow
i was teleported
Haha..
@@scrambled-eggs5993 the time just DISAPPEARED
Seriously i didnt even look at the duration til you said it. Now im wondering if timetravel is possible.... it felt like 10 min
He's a man of focus, commitment, and sheer will
John Pick
Alex Kurosawa ABSOLUTE GENIUS RESPONSE
Baba yaga
The. Boogeyman
WICK
Its John wick?
for 47 minutes I watched this without skip. Worth to watch. two thumbs up!
Haha me the same
Me too
Hell yeah !!!!!
You were probably under the influence of something, id bet.
Ditto, I watched the WHOLE video ...
That's a true craftsman right there! He literally did everything. Not just the woodworking but also the electronics. Looks and sounds great. Excellent job Craftling.
Thank you very much, Jeffery! 🤗
@@craftlingsworkshop No problem. Good to see people still building things with theor hands.
@@craftlingsworkshop do you mind if I ask but how did you get tools to route the neck cavity to 7/32? I look all online and cant seem to find any. Also what was that weird plane thing the you used for most of it?
@@bearbar4723 a hand wood planer
This guy is a true artist.
I always dreamed of crafting my own guitar. after watching this without skips. I have decided to just buy from the guitar shop 😂. Great Job man!
you don't have to build your own but why not buy from someone doing this kind of work? you'll get a unique guitar and allow a person to keep doing what they love. it could be a win-win if you find the the right luthier.
@@jeffkelly4721 I agree with you man. I'll try to find someone who does the same stuff here in my town. but I bet this wont be cheap eh. 😅 . need to save most of my money for this.
@@armandcrispo the money is the tough part of this for sure. i have $3000+ invested in two bass guitars that will need to be with me for the rest of my life. i also put one together from Warmoth parts. i was super happy with the quality of the body and neck i bought from them. you might check into it if you want to pretend you built a guitar from scratch ($1400-1500 all assembled - body, neck, hardware, pickups).
@@jeffkelly4721that's a great option though. So I can just mix and match all the goodies in there. but still it's quite pricey for me. but a 1-2000$ guitar is so much better investment than a Samsung s10. just saying 😂.
@@armandcrispo you can't go wrong with a Squire J. Mascis Jazzmaster at the $500 price point.
Started watching just to have something interesting playing in the background. Before long, my eyes were glued to the screen and I watched the entire video with a sense of morbid fascination. An hour to resaw that board?! You're an absolute masochist, but I can't fault your dedication. Your hand must've been screaming.
I think not only the hand has screamed.......
Same started watching it halfway curious but quickly focused in. Very cool.
Just lost 47 min of work, but it was worth it
Same I was thinking I don't have time to watch all this. 25 minutes later, still watching, might as well finish!
Lol. Same here....i don't play any instruments but was quite satisfying to watch. To whoever this was...hats off to ya sir.
I love watching custom guitar builds because it’s my favorite 3 interests for the future. Art, guitars and woodworking all in 1 video. Incredible video
That was magnificent. Old world craftmanship. I started watching and was mesmerized, couldn't take my eyes off this. Fantastic build. The level of detail, care, and love of his work was amazing.
Found this by accident on a different search (it was 'recommended' to me by TH-cam). Just started watching and couldn't stop. At some point, I noticed that my mouth had fallen open, and I was sitting here, enthralled. Had to tell myself to blink. Extraordinary video. There should be some sort of "Best of TH-cam" award for it.
The sound ultimately was unique and spectacular.
Ironic that you decided to build without power tools, something utterly reliant on power for its raison d'être (unless you consider it pure art, for which there is a case to be made).
A stunning achievement (I was stunned, anyway).
Thank you.
Story goes that he started building the guitar in late 1980s and when he finally finished it 30 years later in 2018 he realised that no-one likes rock-music anymore and everyone is into mumble rap. When he realised he had spent 30 years building something that wasn’t ”cool” anymore he fell into depression and shortly after that he started drinking. Legend says that sometimes you can hear the Kraken screaming under the bridges or near the homeless shelters.
In all seriousnes that is one hell of a instrument and i can’t wrap my head around the fact how long that must have taken! You sir, have a great gift!
😂😂😂Maybe someone will make a movie about it ... Thanks a lot!👍
More sad story than Titanic, Hamlet and Green Mile together.
@Elias Karppi So you are into mumble rap? 😉 Cuz you said everyone is into mumble rap 😉
@@Mirrethemirrematic you are neither interesting nor funny
@@downerelec4378 haha may be so, we all have our Good and Bad sides
I appreciate this on so many levels; the absence of music leaving one with just the pristine ambient sounds. The raw marathon of strength in your hands. The astonishing knowledge of craftsmanship, math, drawing, electronics and a plethora of other things I can’t grasp but am mesmerized by. And then there’s the shredding. My new favorite guitar building channel.
Thank you for this comment!!!👍😊
@@craftlingsworkshop You’re most welcome.
26:26 gave me a moment of shattering heartbreak thinking you went too far or something... Huge relief when you went on to make it thinner. Great work!
You have the skill of an artist, soul of a musician and patience of a saint brother, well done.
My grandpa loved this video he’s been playing guitar for 56 years and says you are very talented and loves the guitar you made
U know what they say,they say they build "hand made" guitar.actually what they do?They operate heavy machinery by hand. but here,this guy build actual fully hand made guitar,a piece of art!!!
But little cheat modo
He said hand made but still used a saw and sander. Waste of goddamn time.
Nah. Machinery is fine. Nothing wrong with using a planing machine, because the end product will be much better. Hand made does not mean constructed with hand tools.
@@Kyle-gw6qp i think he means that most people go to these "hand made" videos in the hopes of proof it's not that impossible to do things by hand only to see everyone just busting out their thousands of dollars worth of machinery
This is the first video, I didn’t look at the length of, and watched the WHOLE thing. 10/10
this should go in a guitar museum after all the greatest living guitar players played it. :)
I admire your patience sir. Respect and salute from the Philippines!
My god, the amount of talent in one video. This guitar is a piece of art, that screams metal in every direction
awesome observation, egg
Would be killer for some rockabilly too tho
Sounds and looks fucking epic!
Honestly, you have to work really hard to do it with tools like that man, respect
As someone who has bitched and moaned while building guitars with all the electric tools in the world, I am deeply humbled by your technical brilliance and artistic genius. Good Lord Man! What an amazing video. Thank you so much for posting!!!
The voice montage, the making of guitar, a finest Craftsman, the art of patience, the optimum utilization of time.
Probably the best video on TH-cam.
If I am ever going to buy a guitar, it's definitely from you. Loved it.
Beautiful craftsmanship watched the entire video without budging from my seat. dude you are the man. respects.
I would pay tons to buy this from someone and not because of quality but because of how much work and dedication went into this
That inlay is a killer!!!! I loved every minute of the whole construction, a work to admire. Bravo!!!
I do not often comment on videos.
But seriously, everything was crazy on this one.
Wood burning. Hand tools (cheat mode, haha).
I cannot even imagine the patience, the focus and the efforts you put in this piece. And the technique.
Your instrument has its own story and oh boy, does sing pretty well !
A lot to be proud of.
Cheers, and thanks for the share and the continuous "wow" watching you giving life to the woods.
Can we take a few moments to appreciate how skilled this guy is? Like everything he does in this video is well thought out, down all the way to the camera angles. Its actually really inspiring tbh.
Edit: I just took a look at this guy's channel, I was curious to see what other stuff he knows how to do. This dude it like the ultimate tradesmith
Wow I wasnt expecting the sound test to sound so good. Wow.
I appreciate you leaving in the parts other builders leave on the cutting room floor... the exhaustion and pain involved with hand tools. Great Job!
I've watched a lot of videos of people building their own guitars and what's crazy about this guy is he literally does everything by hand, even using a hand-saw and a chisel to grout. Every other video they have belt sanders and grouting machines and so on. It's like watching a Hatori Honzo sword being made. Amazing.
i love his commitment, even when he could use the most common power tool, he sticks with it and uses a hand tool
This is Tue first hand made guitar I have seen. Wow. Absolute respect to your tool use.
It wouldn't let me "Like" twice. I have watched it twice, and will again many times over and over. Very fascinating to be sure, and educational. I build solid bodies, and there is so much to take away from your process/approach...
Need to be honest; Man this is the hardest thing that I have ever seen. I got tired when I was watching it. Biggest respect from my side!
Legends say he’s still sawing
Often . . . when the wind dies down . . . if you listen closely . . . you will still hear him sawing through the night
@@jamesmaxdavissands and then you hear a small baby fart!
Or is he?
Can't imagine how satisfying it must be to play that thing after crafting it entirely by hand. Don't love the shape, but the finish and overall aesthetic is glorious. Great work.
Given the level of quality I'm honestly amazed it only took you two months. You did an amazing job the guitar looks incredible
Thank you!☺
You are very welcome
Just watched the whole video... was in awe of the process... thinking the whole time how would first gather up every power tool i have..mad respect... beautiful piece of art
Who the heck disliked this video?
This is the literal hand crafting. Great job man.
People that didn't like the guitar.
You are right, i play guitar and i LOVED this
because they are jealous
because he used a power tool i guess
You mean hand crafling
My heart bleeds when I see that such work is done without a circular saw. The craftsman should be given a medal.
This is one of the most fascinating things I've seen in a long time.
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I seriously had no intention of watching the whole thing. I had plans on just skipping around and getting to the end to see the guitar but I couldn't do it! I was just fascinated watching him work his magic!!
Hi, this is a great chalenge to build a Guitar from Scratch without Powertools, I build a Guitar myself but with Powertools and it took me about 15 Days, so I know what Work and Effort it has to be consired, so my dearest compliments for your beautiful Work of Art. Stay well, thanks for sharing and wish you all the best.
unfassbar wie man so genau arbeiten kann mit der Säge und den Feilen
meinen handwerklichen Respekt hast du auf jeden Fall sicher !
Awesome work, man!
I've laughed my ass off at 39:12 when I saw your foot holding the piece, hahaha!
Very cool man, I love the dedication to the craft. Thank you for not cutting any parts short, it's really interesting to see all the steps and how you handled them.
Fantastic!!! Probably the best guitar build video I have ever seen, and I have watched a lot. I built a guitar, using power and hand tools, and I can imagine how much more difficult and rewarding it is with hand tools only. Bravissimo!!!!!
Magnificent build and the most amazing thing is it was all done by using hand tools rather than power tools. Beautiful work
I might have put some kind of day glo red in the cracks.
What an absolute Craftsman ! Enjoyed this upload immensely !
I tried to follow this video and make one of my own. Now I'm naked in the middle of the street and I'm missing a leg.
Dick caught in ceiling fan, help
The Black Pearl of Pirate Guitar! Big Respect for you man! Real handwork electristic!!
My god I have no words, all the steps you showed in the making of this masterpiece, thanks for this video artists like you there are very few, don't stop
I couldn't stop watching.
Love the sqeaks and sounds added lol
My husband is a musician and I'm like watch this don't think either one of us blinked.
Great work thank you for sharing.
i don't regret the 47" & 28' of my life watching this video.....it was sooooo satisfying , bravo man
Woooahhh!!! Patience level 999,999999999999... Worth it to watch till the end ... Good job !
И этот прекрасный инструмент он сделал голыми руками. Без станков и какой либо техники. Мастер так к тому же и музыкант. Аплодирую. Так держать.
Чувак конечно работяга,но почему не использовать электроинструменты,столько времени и работы на простые распилы...
@@ivasi46, за то, как говорится, без единого гвоздя.
Jesus, dude. The amount of time and effort put into this is truly astonishing! That inlay is so sick, and the aged gold hardware really pops. Congratulations!
This is one of the most impressive builds I’ve seen.
That is one the most impressive things I've seen on here, a brilliant result and more skill than you can shake a stick at. Absolutely top stuff.
Thank you, John☺️👍
Must feel very special when you play it!! Very nice guitar, looks fantastic and sounds amazing!!
At first I was like.... meh, who knows... and then it just got more and more awesome. Thank you for this video. I typically only watch acoustic luthiers but this was something truly special. You are an artist.
I'm very in awe of the whole process you made it look very easy though I'm sure it took a lot of patience. Making something like that look simple when it is not to most people is called GRACE
The flat half pencil trick and the magnetic cover are the apex of human ingenuity and genius. Incredible work.
Thank you Davide! ☺️
This is beautiful craftsmanship! I’m currently doing a “hand tool only” guitar myself and I can appreciate all the work that went into this!
Awesome. Learned a lot watching this. Pleasant on the ears and eyes, too. Great editing. One minor tip: masking tape over the pickups when you file down the bridge. Those filings can get in there and screw with 'em.
You sir, are a craftsman! That was a pleasure to watch, thank you for posting this!!🤙🏼🤙🏼🙏
I always appreciate watching artisans at work whether it be guitar building, knife making, gunsmiths or wood working, but this was exhausting watching you work without power tools. Excellent craftsmanship and attention to detail. Well done!
Thanks a lot!☺️👍
Just one word - f*****g amazing! Ok, two words but it was worth it. I’m rarely glued to such a long video as this one. I was so engrossed that my hands actually felt the blisters you had, having worked wood with files I could empathise. Lots of skill and patience especially when one wrong move could mean a complete restart. A brilliant self-made documentary. 👍👍👍
This is a true handmade
Some people will say this is 47 and a half minutes they will never get back.. I say they don't understand in the satisfaction of building your own guitar from scratch and being able to play it.. I actually made a guitar like this but changed up the body engravings a little (still kept some original) and gave the neck a slightly darker colour.. but had to keep the kraken inlays.. I did however add a few more inlays ranging in different sizes.. I'm not saying I don't have my own style but I loved the style so much I had to make my own! Great work man
Chris Ross I just spread it up 😂😂
I'm watching this for 47 minutes without failed...This is an art... Excellent
This is incredible 😮 The end product looks insane and the work you put into it is admirable. 10/10 man, didn't move from my seat watching this!
Amazing is the only word I can come up with after watching this video! I build kit guitars in the spare room in my apartment but after watching your build I will certainly give building one from scratch a try. About the only thing I wish you would have covered a little better was what you used to finish the body and neck. I look forward to seeing what you do next as well as looking at your past videos.
@Erik Yes I am, I'm making a tele body to replace the body on my Squire 51, I'm at the "route the p/u and neck cavity" stage.
@Erik Nice, good luck! I buy and build my guitars. I buy inexpensive guitars on offer up or build kits and donate them to the Jimi Hendrix Foundation so underpriveliged kids can learn to play, it's my way of keeping busy and giving back to an industry that's been pretty good to me over the last 60 years.
@Erik Take your time, plan it out and do it right, I spent months figuring how I wanted to stain my latest one. Make sure you have all the tools and necessities ready to go. The kit I'm building now has taken me over 4 months but I'm retired and take my time.
Wow. Great work. Amazing. Also, thank you for not leaving the viewer hanging by not playing the guitar at the end! Others who made guitars didn't play them at the end and it's very dissatisfying :-) great sounding guitar and nice playing, man
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Utterly inspiring, I was moved to tears watching this. Possibly the best thing I've ever seen on You Tube. Your effort in making this instrument is monumental.
Thanks a lot, Mark, for your comment!!!👍🙂
This has got be one of my most watched videos. No skips. Just amazing to watch! I like everything about that guitar man. Really an inspiration to create something that awesome.
This is how they built electric guitars before electricity was invented.
Hillarious, dude!
I get that if that's a joke.
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Fantastic work!!
I guess Im randomly asking but does any of you know a trick to log back into an Instagram account??
I somehow lost my login password. I love any tips you can offer me.
@Jerome Chaim Instablaster :)
@Royal Anson thanks so much for your reply. I found the site thru google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff now.
Seems to take a while so I will reply here later with my results.
@Royal Anson it did the trick and I now got access to my account again. I'm so happy!
Thank you so much you really help me out !
@Jerome Chaim Happy to help xD
man.. using nothing but hand tools.. and in only 47 minutes at that!! you, my guy, are a LEGEND!
Damn I'm speechless. I've always wanted to build my own guitar but never knew where to start. Watching this gives me a good idea on where to start but I know it takes alot of patience, skill and the tools. I'm so impressed man. 🎸🛠 I wish I had someone like you to teach me everything you know.
The struggle of not having access to a router or bandsaw makes this extra cool. Good job, man!
Took almost an hour to watch this insanely looooong vid... But had me hanging on every second. Absolutely beautiful detail and love put into this instrument man, definitely earned my like. Rock on man 🤘
The craftsmanship is insane! I can only imagine how many blisters you endured. Massive well done it looks amazing and you clearly cut no corners!
Que de plaisir à regarder ! Et le rendue et tous simplement magnifique et hors de prix... félicitations
What a killer looking and sounding guitar nice job my friend.
26:22 made my day! 😁
what's happening?
I noticed that I worked for hours on the neck and he is actually 5 mm too wide😉
@@craftlingsworkshop I love that little meeeep you added.
By the way great respect, when I saw that big chunk of bog oak I thought by myself he will cheat now
and not use handtools.
I know what it takes to do it by hand, when I started learning woodworking some 36 years ago,
they didn't let you touch a machine before you learned how to do it with handtools.
And now I think about it, only a few strange geeks were fooling around with a toy that
they called a computer.......
If you like traditional work check out this one ;
th-cam.com/video/RV7pmE4MC-I/w-d-xo.html
@@markschattefor6997 How/why is using power tools cheating? End result is the same, just saves time.
@@acousticpsychosis I think people that are hardcore wood carvers/engraves find power tools to be cheating
Absolutely Brilliant!!!! I love that you did the work by hand tools.
Beatiful guitar. i was hopping y will play "The call of Ktulu" in the last minutes
@@The_Zou i know,but... can i say that he is kind of one ??? I realy dont know
@@The_Zou no problem
Chtulu *
@@levibird6935 Cthulhu ;)
@@vajtnojz8207 *Kthulu
That's how the song name is spelt, "Kthulu".
Um desses tem que ser bem caro mesmo, só o trabalho para confeccionar...
Parabéns, muito amor envolvido, ficou maravilhoso.... ❤
i was thinking about saying how amazing and incredible this was, but anything i could say would be less than what you deserve.
someone give this man a truck full of thropies, in case he lost any of them.
WOW... I've watched hundreds, if not thousands of YT vids. This guy has it figured out. Got to be one of the best vids I've ever seen. Factor in my personal interest of woodworking, guitars, and (after clicking on Craftling's icon and seeing he also welds) now that I also just got a little welder.... THAT'S IT. I am subscribing to the channel. This is my first time, so please be gentle Mr.Craftling. I look forward to the next project.
I’ve come back to this video three no four times now and every time I’m in aw of your work, good job
i'm back again even after 2 years. still inspired by your work
Did you realise guys? 28:01 He sticks sandpaper under the t-square in case not slip... Great work, great engineering. I love the details.
that is pretty clever!
or like he fills the tiny gap of the fretboard inlay with sanding dust! just brilliant
Those are stuff we learn at woodworking school, but yeah that was my reaction when my teacher told us to do it. :O woahh Clever!
I can swear it was light outside when I started watching this.
Great video, I’ve always thought about building my own guitar, and this was really inspirational. You have outstanding patience, skill, and dedication 30000/2
Oh man what a machine. Lovely work. I've built bodies, but never felt confident to do the fretting and neck . You Sir are a Legend.
Not "cheating mode"
"smart mode"
It's so nice ! I wish i have a guitar like that! Perfect for playing the metal and rock and roll
The Kraken inlay is my favorite part. The entire build is beautiful.
To do this work justice I watched at half speed in awe. Wow, what a build!