Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave such kind words Zak. I really appreciate the support I will be getting back to a normal upload schedule very soon.
I love these vids, I laugh and learn a whole lot,thanks for showing how to use these components to get awesome results without breaking the bank! I get tired of companies selling us crap we dont need!!!
Thank you for watching and taking the time to write a comment Rod. I am so glad you like the content and whenever someone gets the point of what I'm trying to do here its just the best feeling. Thanks again.
Dude, I feel like we are kindred souls in making whatever you've got, just work. I definitely would have gone with the flap disk on the grinder as well.
Thank you for watching Andrew. Yeah, Thats what I was thinking the whole time but it seemed like after I started this build... I saw several guitars being built from oak suddenly LOL
really enjoyed this . brought me back to making the neck for my CBG . i used a rasp and sand paper . i was pretty sore the next day ... i used a teplate i printed out for the frets , i used hand hack saw to cut fret slots and nails with the heads cut off and i ground those with a grinder before gluein em it . that guitar is still here . its not bad wither . it has a piezo with a preamp and a built in headphone amp . super proud of it . i cant imagine how proud you will be of this guitar when you finish . thats so awesome pal . hats off .
Man I bet that was a long day. I thought I was going to do it that way but I just don't have the minerals and dedication you got. It needed electricity. Some people cut out full bodies with a coping saw one guy in the comments on a vid says it just takes a pack of blades and a lot of beer. Lol
Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave the kind comment Brandon. I hope you found it educational or entertaining. I just got to dry fit and test this guitar a few days ago. I'm am very pleased with the way its coming along. Thanks again bro
I think I actually know who it was. I posted this vid on FB and some older guy who actually builds awesome guitars was just salty AF about it for some reason. I guess I broke the rules too hard LOL
oak for a neck..how is that in weight compared to maple?..and how stable is the oak..I mean has it twisted ( I know the oak is old, but most wood has some tension in it that even causes the wood to twist after it is cut let alone allowed to dry or take on humidity)..and what kind of string height are you able to get down to after adjustements on the truss rod and fret leveling?..thanks
Thank you for watching and taking the time to write such a detailed and well thought out comment Mikko. Oak is VERY heavy but it seems to be solid as a rock I really doubt the truss rod is doing anything at all in any way it just doesn't need it and it would probably break before budging the oak. I left it strung for about 2-3 months or so right across the hall from the bathroom we take showers in and it didn't move a bit it was still in tune. I did a fret level on it a little over a year ago but I took a year off so I haven't finished it completely to see how low I could get the strings but from what I have been able to tell its superior to maple in every way: hardness, strength, stability, durability etc etc except for the look working with it and the weight it looks like furniture and weighs a metric ton and it will destroy your tools.
@@heavymetalATC thanks for the reply..i am started into using some oak and beech from some used furniture, but only for a skunk stripe kind of look to make the neck a little wider because as always i bought wood that was too narrow for both the body halves and the neck which i almost always do a cross glue glueup job on..and yes, oak is hard, and shreds a bit as it is worked..i mean like splinters rather than the smooth soft powdery stuff that comes off of working maple...oh..and i noticed the other myth breaker here..you used elmers glue instead of the holy grail of guitar building..titt bond...i like the tite bond because it dries hard and sands nicely, but i have found a powder glue that is used for furniture veneer, it also dries hard, but once you mix it you have to use it within about 4 to 6 hours..
Davis CC PS4 Thats fine bro. But, nah I play alot of pc games and I love modding and retro games, my wife has full game libraries from atari to N64 but my internet situation doest allow me to play online
@@heavymetalATC Haha ok cool I was hoping we could link up sometime but I'm not much of a PC gamer myself. I love the videos can't wait to see this guitar be completed!
Always wondered if you dont have a skunk stripe or GT stripe if you're an aussie like me how the truss rod doesn't get glued to itself. Masking tape ... genius. I was thinking some kind of complicated silicon sliding paper thin glue impervious mechanism that could be removed after the wood glue cured. And reused over and over. Masking tape is better Edit; 7:11 He said bastard 'Nother edit; It's weird that yanks call it a side grinder. Which sounds to me like 'seyyyyyd grahynda' in Australia it's called an angle grinder. . . Which sounds like 'angle grinder' We usually just call it the grinder though. At work u may hear... "where's the farkn grinder dik ed?" For example I like headstock shape
Thank you so much for watching and for taking the time to write this awesome Aussie comment... wow I didnt know it was called a GT stripe down under. Is that because of the Holden GT or is it just fender marketing for a different continent? Well I guess fender never said skunk sooo yeah, I really dont know why I call it a side grinder, I guess because its not a burr grinder or a die grinder. LOL yeah the box says angle grinder when you buy it and im sure it says something like 90* angle grinder right on the side. Most Americans don't know what the hell I am saying most of the time though, because I apparently have a very strong Muscle Shoals area accent... The hide your cousin accent HAHAHA. Thanks again M8.
you can reach me at HeavymetalATC on gmail though I may not be able to do much but answer questions for you as I work slow and stay swamped with projects but you are welcome to shoot me an email and we can figure it out
Your whole channel is a goldmine and it's so underated
Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave such kind words Zak. I really appreciate the support I will be getting back to a normal upload schedule very soon.
you are not wrong :) it has become probably my favourite yt channel
I love these vids, I laugh and learn a whole lot,thanks for showing how to use these components to get awesome results without breaking the bank! I get tired of companies selling us crap we dont need!!!
Thank you for watching and taking the time to write a comment Rod. I am so glad you like the content and whenever someone gets the point of what I'm trying to do here its just the best feeling. Thanks again.
Dude, I feel like we are kindred souls in making whatever you've got, just work. I definitely would have gone with the flap disk on the grinder as well.
Heck yeah bro... sometimes thats just how it is.
if reclaimed oak was good enough for brian may's favorite guitar, i think it counts as tonewood, cause that man toans
Thank you for watching Andrew. Yeah, Thats what I was thinking the whole time but it seemed like after I started this build... I saw several guitars being built from oak suddenly LOL
really enjoyed this . brought me back to making the neck for my CBG . i used a rasp and sand paper . i was pretty sore the next day ... i used a teplate i printed out for the frets , i used hand hack saw to cut fret slots and nails with the heads cut off and i ground those with a grinder before gluein em it . that guitar is still here . its not bad wither . it has a piezo with a preamp and a built in headphone amp . super proud of it . i cant imagine how proud you will be of this guitar when you finish . thats so awesome pal . hats off .
Man I bet that was a long day. I thought I was going to do it that way but I just don't have the minerals and dedication you got. It needed electricity. Some people cut out full bodies with a coping saw one guy in the comments on a vid says it just takes a pack of blades and a lot of beer. Lol
Thank you also for all the help and kind words you have given me.
Haha. Awesome 👍
Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave the kind comment Brandon. I hope you found it educational or entertaining. I just got to dry fit and test this guitar a few days ago. I'm am very pleased with the way its coming along. Thanks again bro
I thought I was the only person using masonry as a file. Nothing works on a fingernail better than a brick. :-)
Axle Suave Lol not for me I can pick up a razorblade with a welding glove but I cant do jack with short nails.
loved the video
kuroi shinigami Thank you for your time. I'm so glad that you got something out of it.
Nice videos in ur channel 👍👍👍👍
Awesome! I'm glad you dig my stuff. Thanks for taking the time to leave such kind comments.
I love it, thank you!
Robin Sutcliffe Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave such a kind comment, I'm glad you could gets something out it.
which dip ship gave this a thumbs down ?
I think I actually know who it was. I posted this vid on FB and some older guy who actually builds awesome guitars was just salty AF about it for some reason. I guess I broke the rules too hard LOL
@@heavymetalATC hahahahahahaa Some peoples kids... Did you ever finish the body, Nitro etc...?Love the Body and head stock BTW...
oak for a neck..how is that in weight compared to maple?..and how stable is the oak..I mean has it twisted ( I know the oak is old, but most wood has some tension in it that even causes the wood to twist after it is cut let alone allowed to dry or take on humidity)..and what kind of string height are you able to get down to after adjustements on the truss rod and fret leveling?..thanks
Thank you for watching and taking the time to write such a detailed and well thought out comment Mikko. Oak is VERY heavy but it seems to be solid as a rock I really doubt the truss rod is doing anything at all in any way it just doesn't need it and it would probably break before budging the oak. I left it strung for about 2-3 months or so right across the hall from the bathroom we take showers in and it didn't move a bit it was still in tune. I did a fret level on it a little over a year ago but I took a year off so I haven't finished it completely to see how low I could get the strings but from what I have been able to tell its superior to maple in every way: hardness, strength, stability, durability etc etc except for the look working with it and the weight it looks like furniture and weighs a metric ton and it will destroy your tools.
@@heavymetalATC thanks for the reply..i am started into using some oak and beech from some used furniture, but only for a skunk stripe kind of look to make the neck a little wider because as always i bought wood that was too narrow for both the body halves and the neck which i almost always do a cross glue glueup job on..and yes, oak is hard, and shreds a bit as it is worked..i mean like splinters rather than the smooth soft powdery stuff that comes off of working maple...oh..and i noticed the other myth breaker here..you used elmers glue instead of the holy grail of guitar building..titt bond...i like the tite bond because it dries hard and sands nicely, but i have found a powder glue that is used for furniture veneer, it also dries hard, but once you mix it you have to use it within about 4 to 6 hours..
@@mikkosutube great info Mikko.. Yeah its what I had at the time I gotta admit I do have a gallon of titebond 2
Bitchin'!!
Off topic but, Do you play PS4?
Davis CC PS4 Thats fine bro. But, nah I play alot of pc games and I love modding and retro games, my wife has full game libraries from atari to N64 but my internet situation doest allow me to play online
@@heavymetalATC Haha ok cool I was hoping we could link up sometime but I'm not much of a PC gamer myself. I love the videos can't wait to see this guitar be completed!
Davis CC PS4 Thank you, I'm slowly chipping away at it and getting it figured out.
Always wondered if you dont have a skunk stripe or GT stripe if you're an aussie like me how the truss rod doesn't get glued to itself.
Masking tape ... genius.
I was thinking some kind of complicated silicon sliding paper thin glue impervious mechanism that could be removed after the wood glue cured. And reused over and over.
Masking tape is better
Edit; 7:11
He said bastard
'Nother edit;
It's weird that yanks call it a side grinder. Which sounds to me like 'seyyyyyd grahynda' in Australia it's called an angle grinder. . . Which sounds like 'angle grinder' We usually just call it the grinder though.
At work u may hear... "where's the farkn grinder dik ed?" For example
I like headstock shape
Thank you so much for watching and for taking the time to write this awesome Aussie comment... wow I didnt know it was called a GT stripe down under. Is that because of the Holden GT or is it just fender marketing for a different continent? Well I guess fender never said skunk sooo yeah, I really dont know why I call it a side grinder, I guess because its not a burr grinder or a die grinder. LOL yeah the box says angle grinder when you buy it and im sure it says something like 90* angle grinder right on the side. Most Americans don't know what the hell I am saying most of the time though, because I apparently have a very strong Muscle Shoals area accent... The hide your cousin accent HAHAHA. Thanks again M8.
Ur funny man
Thank you, This stuff is pretty boring at the core so I try to keep it interesting and not let the viewers fall asleep.
Please contact me. I want to work with you on a build
you can reach me at HeavymetalATC on gmail though I may not be able to do much but answer questions for you as I work slow and stay swamped with projects but you are welcome to shoot me an email and we can figure it out