In breaking the pieces to fit the contours, the breaks actually become almost invisible. The ends of the abalone still need to be filed to fit together nicely... it's a fun technique, fairly straight forward and easy to do, it just takes up some time is all. Incidentally, this is my first time having inlaid the abalone purflings,.. and the finished guitar is truly gorgeous. Practuce makes perfect... I'll be trying this again! You should give it a try!!!
Excellent video, Robert! I'm getting ready to try this for the first time. Tell your Mom & Dad that Ron Shipp (an old signpainter friend) wishes you all a wonderful Christmas!
OBrienGuitars It's possible, Robert. My great-grandfather lived in Warrior, Alabama, and my understanding is that I have relatives all over the south, particularly in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. Your Dad and I used to work together in Little Tony's Sign Shop in Eugene, Oregon back in the early 80's. You were just a wee little guy then. Your Dad and I and a couple of other signpainters used to sit around the shop on Friday afternoons and jam some music. A few years back I sent him a tape of one of those jam sessions. Have you heard it? If not, I can send you a copy if you like. He is a great musician, great signpainter/designer, & a great person. It has been 20 or more years since I have seen him, but I still consider him a good friend. Is that you playing the guitar intro for your videos?
Ron Shipp I think you have me and my dad confused with another O'Brien. My father was living in Atlanta and working as a commercial pilot in the early 80's. I was in living in Brazil.
OBrienGuitars Sorry, my mistake. You look very much (and have the same mannerisms) like an old friend of mine named Larry O'Brien, who was a professional musician/guitarist for many years, and had expessed a desire to be an amateur luthier.. The last I heard from him, he had moved to Seattle. I jumped to conclusions and assumed you were his son. Merry Christmas anyway, and I do love your videos!
Plus one on the tip to SEAL THE BINDING CHANNEL END GRAIN WITH SHELLAC before using CA to glue in purflings! I had a beautiful, ivory-white Carpathian spruce top a few years ago, on which I used superglue to install purflings. When I later sanded everything flush and cleaned up, there were hideous yellow stains in the wood, which would NOT sand out, because the CA had wicked into the end grain, through-and-through. I saved the project by changing my finish plan, and doing a shaded (light burst) finish on the top. Sealing the binding channels with shellac should be requisite if you use CA glue. Otherwise, the stains will look like yellow snow. Shellac will prevent the glue from wicking into the wood and causing nasty stains, but CA sticks to shellac just fine. Listen to Robbie-- seal with shellac, and save yourself some heartache!
It's good a video sir but i dont know how to find these abalones and how to cut them. as i know they are quite breakable can u make a teaching video to make these tiny pieces? Good channel by the way, i watch and learn
Olá Robert! Boa tarde, tudo joia? Sabe me informar um site que venda esse abalone para as laterais (móvel) e que entregue aqui no Brasil ? Muito obrigado!
Robert, After the glue has dried and the tape is removed, do you go back and apply glue to the areas that were below the tape...or does the glue naturally flow under the tape? Thanks for another great video!
Ótimo video mestre. Acho engraçado que todo video eu escuto a palavra CA Glue.. Rsrsrs. Viva as evoluções da guerra. Agora uma coisa, o abalone flexível ajuda demais. Parabéns.
watched the first way through, saw the second way and felt the need to ask why the beginning tutorial was necessary, who the hell would do it that way if you could do it so easily! lol
In breaking the pieces to fit the contours, the breaks actually become almost invisible. The ends of the abalone still need to be filed to fit together nicely... it's a fun technique, fairly straight forward and easy to do, it just takes up some time is all. Incidentally, this is my first time having inlaid the abalone purflings,.. and the finished guitar is truly gorgeous. Practice makes perfect... I'll be trying this again! You should give it a try!!!
In breaking the pieces to fit the contours, the breaks actually become almost invisible. The ends of the abalone still need to be filed to fit together nicely... it's a fun technique, fairly straight forward and easy to do, it just takes up some time is all. Incidentally, this is my first time having inlaid the abalone purflings,.. and the finished guitar is truly gorgeous. Practuce makes perfect... I'll be trying this again! You should give it a try!!!
Excellent video, Robert! I'm getting ready to try this for the first time. Tell your Mom & Dad that Ron Shipp (an old signpainter friend) wishes you all a wonderful Christmas!
Thank you Ron. You wouldn't happen to be related to the Shipp family we used to know from Conyers, Ga would you?
OBrienGuitars
It's possible, Robert. My great-grandfather lived in Warrior, Alabama, and my understanding is that I have relatives all over the south, particularly in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. Your Dad and I used to work together in Little Tony's Sign Shop in Eugene, Oregon back in the early 80's. You were just a wee little guy then. Your Dad and I and a couple of other signpainters used to sit around the shop on Friday afternoons and jam some music. A few years back I sent him a tape of one of those jam sessions. Have you heard it? If not, I can send you a copy if you like. He is a great musician, great signpainter/designer, & a great person. It has been 20 or more years since I have seen him, but I still consider him a good friend. Is that you playing the guitar intro for your videos?
Ron Shipp I think you have me and my dad confused with another O'Brien. My father was living in Atlanta and working as a commercial pilot in the early 80's. I was in living in Brazil.
OBrienGuitars Sorry, my mistake. You look very much (and have the same mannerisms) like an old friend of mine named Larry O'Brien, who was a professional musician/guitarist for many years, and had expessed a desire to be an amateur luthier.. The last I heard from him, he had moved to Seattle. I jumped to conclusions and assumed you were his son. Merry Christmas anyway, and I do love your videos!
Ron Shipp No problem. Merry Christmas and keep watching my videos.
Wow it looks beautiful!!!
Shellac before gluing sounds like an important tip.
Plus one on the tip to SEAL THE BINDING CHANNEL END GRAIN WITH SHELLAC before using CA to glue in purflings! I had a beautiful, ivory-white Carpathian spruce top a few years ago, on which I used superglue to install purflings. When I later sanded everything flush and cleaned up, there were hideous yellow stains in the wood, which would NOT sand out, because the CA had wicked into the end grain, through-and-through.
I saved the project by changing my finish plan, and doing a shaded (light burst) finish on the top.
Sealing the binding channels with shellac should be requisite if you use CA glue. Otherwise, the stains will look like yellow snow. Shellac will prevent the glue from wicking into the wood and causing nasty stains, but CA sticks to shellac just fine. Listen to Robbie-- seal with shellac, and save yourself some heartache!
Stephen, Robert mentioned that step at the beginning of the video, but its a good reminder to not forget this important step.
Can I do this with an electric guitar body that is already made?
It's good a video sir but i dont know how to find these abalones and how to cut them. as i know they are quite breakable can u make a teaching video to make these tiny pieces? Good channel by the way, i watch and learn
awesome thank you
Olá Robert! Boa tarde, tudo joia? Sabe me informar um site que venda esse abalone para as laterais (móvel) e que entregue aqui no Brasil ? Muito obrigado!
Acho que voce está se referendo a ziplfex. www.lmii.com/search?controller=search&s=abalone+purfling Eles mandam para Brasil.
Joia Robert! Exatamente isso... obrigado!
what kind of solvent do you use to make the CA glue thinner? and what proportion?
I buy it already thin viscosity. No need to thin.
thanks. i suppose you are in England (3 lions). No way here to get a thinner cyanoacrilate glue, I have to purchase it on the web.
@@spiritualcramp8000 Actually I am in the US. Try madinter in Spain. www.madinter.com/en/catalogsearch/result/?o=cyaonoacrylate&q=cyanoacrylate
Robert,
After the glue has dried and the tape is removed, do you go back and apply glue to the areas that were below the tape...or does the glue naturally flow under the tape?
Thanks for another great video!
yes, You do not want to apply large amounts of glue unless you like seeing cascades of CA glue on the inside of your guitar.
@@OBrienGuitars yes you do go back or yes it naturally flows?
@@constablebentonfraser5014 Yes I go back and remove the tape and then apply more glue where the tape was.
@@OBrienGuitars hahaha thank you!
Ótimo video mestre.
Acho engraçado que todo video eu escuto a palavra CA Glue.. Rsrsrs. Viva as evoluções da guerra. Agora uma coisa, o abalone flexível ajuda demais. Parabéns.
instablaster.
If you know what you are doing it can be done.
watched the first way through, saw the second way and felt the need to ask why the beginning tutorial was necessary, who the hell would do it that way if you could do it so easily! lol
I know this is an old post but... I can buy enough shell to do one guitar for about $20.00. The same for Zipflex would be about $150.
In breaking the pieces to fit the contours, the breaks actually become almost invisible. The ends of the abalone still need to be filed to fit together nicely... it's a fun technique, fairly straight forward and easy to do, it just takes up some time is all. Incidentally, this is my first time having inlaid the abalone purflings,.. and the finished guitar is truly gorgeous. Practice makes perfect... I'll be trying this again! You should give it a try!!!