How to make a Quilted Maple Guitar Top (with minimal tools)
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- In this video, I take a completed mahogany guitar body and install a sweet quilted maple guitar top. This body has been in the works for awhile but when I got this piece of maple, I knew it had to be a guitar top.
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I see you're slowly turning into a guitar maker. I dig it, youtube needs more guitar building lessons.
minitos1 Agreed, this guy is a certified badass
Thank You, I enjoy it. I'm trying to finish up several projects that have been hanging around the shop.
also, I think I'm addicted to it.
***** Same
I subbed after watching the barnwood guitar vid, love the guitar making
As a guy trying to replace a cheap veneer with a real figured maple top on a project guitar I have, this is exactly what I needed. Thanks man!
Going to be a nice looking guitar.
That was just great. Learned something on quilted maple tops
Awesome!
Thanks sir. Now i know what is fire on the body guitar sunburst. Hell yeah. Thats quilted maple top
Thanks Jeff, I have been wondering about a thick piece on top rather than the thin veneer.. This certainly answered my questions. Great video.
I'm doing almost this exact project, and plan to use the rounded edge of the top, as the equivalent of binding, visually. The contrast between the quilted maple and (Sapele in my case) should be stunning.
Thats exactly what I did for this. Its a great way to mimick wood binding.
Perfect! Now I just need to figure out how to deal with a arm contour. Great idea using the jig to router it down.
i love ligth and dark color
Wood on guitars is beutifull when you applay your finish
This is exactly what I was looking for. I have an old MIJ Squire Strat made of plywood I think. The body is in great shape and the neck is perfect. I thought adding a cap would be a good idea. I might have to find a wood working shop to plane the cap and possibly the body.
I subscribe to this channel because i'm in the same boat as you. I have a bandsaw but it's not big enough either. It's nice to have channels who build guitars without thousands of dollars of machines.
a great big thumbs up . invention is the mother to a good bodge and if we don't have the proper tool . just make do with what we have to hand in the shop . and i see you do take great care when your in project mode/mind . that's what that thing between your ears is for.
i'm sure that one day quite soon you will have a successful business.maybe as a electric guitar luthier modifier and upgrade specialist as you've shown in these video's you have the knack and right mindedness and aptitude . you have a honesty and a generous sprite about you that will take you far, and i wish you good luck Jeff.
Thank you very much. It means a lot to me.
your welcome .
PS. you might not know or realise.
how fresh and free from bullshit your little shows are. so i'm going to tell you .don't ever
change the format it hits the nail fare and square.better than a regular TV show any day of the week.
Love that someone made this video. Curly maple guitars look like magic. Thanks for showing us it's not. However, I would have loved seeing what it looked like with finish on it!
I posted that video a few weeks ago. You can find it on my channel. It looks awesome.
First time watching one of your videos. Freaking awesome, man. Great craftsmanship, explanations, editing, everything!
That looked awesome dude!!! Excellent job!
Thanks! I appreciate it.
Beautiful work!
Thank you very much!
That looks amazing I love he grain on that
Very helpful. My tele body is currently 1/4 too thin and I’m in the process of thickening it up with more wood. It’s already cut to a basic tele outline so I’m hesitant about which way to go, cut first or glue then cut.
Thanks for the upload. I will be back to this video for reference in the near future.
Awesome. I'd glue then cut/rout to match the body.
Outstanding!
I really enjoy your vídeos! keep doing stuff like this
+Eduardo Corbella thank you. I will.
These vids have got to be a lot of work to make! They are really cool, keep em coming!
at any rate still very cool, appreciate your drive,take care
Damn, that bee got F**&ed! lol. Thanks for making this video. I actually want to put a back and sides on a tele build and I've been a little unsure about if I need to shave off of the primary body blank by the same amount and how best to do it. I was going to buy that 'planing' bit from stewmac and just patiently use a drill press/sander to do it (still might). Cheers!
Chris Elliott''s long lost brother
I really love your work , nice videos too bro
+SISBANE SAMIR thank you
Very good, man!
Finally, a guy that doesn't wipe off the extra glue off with a wet rag
+Matt Terrell I used to. Now I try to keep from rubbing it into the wood.
Jeff Baker I see way too many people to it, then they have to take a bunch of extra steps to get the dye sit right
Great Work from a Great Guy... We need more content, I'm going thru Withdrawal.... lol
Soon my friend. This holiday season is kicking my butt at work. Its soooooo busy. I do have several projects to get on in January. 👍
Absolutely beautiful end result (as usual). I will admit though.. I think the decision to (rough) cut out the pattern before gluing comes down to whether you have a nice dependable band saw (and can use it). I have a cheap one but don't trust myself to cut that close to the finished guitar body. I would rather trust a clean up router trim. But either way this is a cool project that's worth the time.
Kick ass.
Well done. Good video. 😎
+100amplifiers thank you.
Loved you in Cabin Boy.
Lol. 👍
Sick dude would absolutely love to try one of your guitars out!
Great video and guitar work!
That was kool, and I don't or can't even play a guitar.
thank you
Just found your channel and like it! I have been building and repairing guitars and amps for years. You seem to know what you are doing. Will like to see how this one turns out. Thankz
+Audio Tech Labs thanks
+Audio Tech Labs thank you. I'm excited to see a finish on it.
Thumbs up for killing the bee @the end,lol!
+Wesley Dunn I'm not a fan of bees.
haha,wasn't expecting a reply so quickly, I hate bees too,I'm elergic
+Wesley Dunn oh man, not fun there. Thankfully, I'm not allergic, I just don't like getting stung.
Been watching your video’s.
Enjoying them very much. R U making custom stuff yet?
Thanks
Great video, thanks
gorgeous top! will you show a video of installing the string ferules in the back?
I think I showed part of that in one of the barncaster or cigar box builds. I'll try to include it again though.
Looks good, but I’m not sure why you re-drilled the neck mounting holes… won’t you have to route that away to make the neck pocket?
my germs!!
Exactly what I was looking for. I'm doing the same thing to a guitar kit, but I'm using a spalted maple top. I had the same idea as you did in the video with taking the thickness off the body and using a thicker top. I dont have a thickness planer, but I do have a router, and plan to build a sled like you used. Do you have a link for the bit you used to shave the 1/4" off the top of the body?
Awesome. Just about any straight cutting router bit will work. Something like this. amzn.to/35XmCee
Tres cool! As a lover of SG's I'm hoping you'll get into doing some set-necks in future; maybe even neck through body someday, eh?
Great vid!
+Zenn Temple Music I'm hoping to get into all that someday. Especially a neck through.
***** Yes a neck-through would be cool.
An idea; what if you took a premade neck & attached it to a piece of similar maple board, then sanded it into a neck-through shape? Add wings afterwards...
When you trust yourself to do a homemade neck-through, maybe give the sandwich idea a shot? The layered mahogany/walnut/maple Gibson uses in Firebirds? That'd be quite a piece of engineering!
muito legal
Why didn't you pass the body through the thickness plainer to shave off the quarter inch? Or doesn't the plainer have enough clearance?
Hey,
I get excited with every new video you put up on building guitars!
With arising interest in your videos I also thought about trying to build some electric guitars by myself but I need some help for the start I think. =D
Which tools do you think are essential for guitar projects like yours?
As I am new to woodworking I don't know much about what tools I can use for what purposes and yet I am still a student and have a budget so it's not in my interest to buy too many tools just for ease of work. But if there aren't many neccessary tools, which I then probably could buy used, I might have the chance to get hands on building guitars myself.
=D
Was wondering, after you did the 2 initial cuts, why didnt you flip it end to end? You would have had even less hand cutting to do and a better saw guide. Great video though.
How thick is it now? Maybe run it through the planer and take 1/4” off the back
Why drill the holes for the neck when you're going to route the neck pocket and do away with the wood in that area anyway?
Could you do the same if the body is complete routed? even pocket? and how dificult is it?
What is the distance between humbuckers on this build?
I'm curious as to why you didn't use a body that was already thinner?
Why did you use the router to take off the 1/4 in from the body and not the planer?
My planer isn't wide enough for the body blank. I should have gotten a wider planer. 👍
Great Video! What exactly did you use to clean up the edges with your router after you sawed off the extra on the top?
I used a flush trim but. It has a bearing that rides along the guitar body and cuts everything flush. Also sometimes called a template bit.
Is the top really a 1/4 of an inch? It looks way thicker than that! It looks at least a cm wide, so 0.4inches.
Where’d you buy the quilted maple?
I've had this for a while, but most specialty hardwood dealers can get it. There's also lots of places online that sell it.
Do you have any plans available of the router planer sled in order to make one for my shop?
+Cabrerguitars I don't have any plans for the sled. Basically, just make it large enough to fit a body blank into. Size the sliding part to fit your router. Make sure it's flat and sturdy. You don't want it to flex while you're using it.
I noticed that the guitar is left handed. I noticed you are left handed as well. I am left hand and play guitar left handed.
Right on. Lefties!
Hi! Can i ask why you didnt use your thickness planer on the guitar body?:)
Ill guess it’s a 12 inch wide planer but a 13 inch wide body.
I was looking for awhile now to find a piece of 1/4 flamed maple top for my Custom-- but a lot of places are selling it for big money- do u have any idea where to go and buy a 6x20 piece (1/4 thick...)?!? Or maybe you can get one for me and cut it for me...?
Thanks.
There are quite a few places that sell thin stock online. If you shop around, you should be able to find something. I dont have any myself, at this time.
whats the purpose of the maple top, strictly cosmetics ?
+Mike Jones some people claim a difference in tone. For me, it's cosmetic.
Dude, I think that is so cool, I like the barn caster, would you consider making guitars for the public?
+Jesus man I would. Just not ready quite yet.
You sound like Sturges in Fallout 4.. and a youre a tinker as well 😂😂
@Logan Roxby "Thumbs Down for killing the (hornet) at the end"
Forgive him, it is not his fault.
Hi-ho, im Kermit the luthier !
Two humbucker a? The world needs more p90 and mini humbuckers
+Zantrop64 you're not the only person to suggest a P90. Ill have to try one sometime.
Jeff Baker mini humbucker are amazing too, they have a really smooth and soft sound, especially in neck position, but doesn't kill the trebles while not overdeveloping basses :)
Jeff Baker you can still place a phat cat kind p90
It looks quit heavy. Rob
Minimal tool eh ??
I never stopped laughing for the whole video..
Come to my little shed..
Sandpaper screw drivers, 1 chisle and a file ..
That's it
YOU lost the perfect matching, because the table saw is too thick !!!
A thinner blade, definitely would have helped. I still really like it though.
Holy crap! Do you realize it's backwards? ;-)
+midwestfisherman what! Aww man. Lol. I'm backwards too so I guess it will be OK.
Jeff Baker looking forward to seeing the finished product.
midwestfisherman so am I. I got the dye for the top. I just need a little time to apply it.
Where did you get that template
I ordered it from a seller on Ebay. Try to find one that's thicker than the 1/4" ones people are selling. The thicker ones are more durable.
When I built mine I browed a friends tele and copied it on to a piece of Partial board and made my own Template.
Where do you get your wood? I'd love to try and build a body but can't find any wood.
+Panhandle Gear Demos I got both pieces from friends. The barnwood I've been using was from my grandpa's old barn. Check local lumbermills or specialty wood stores. You can always order it online. There are tons of places on the web.
Jeff Baker thanks! I was trying to source some wood from my home state of WV but so far have come up short. I've looked at my area as well and could get some cypress but from my understanding it needs to really dry out before doing anything with it. I've looked online but it can be pretty expensive! I'll keep my eye out and see what I can find. Any woods you would recommend staying away from?
I think I found a local guy who does wood working where I can get some lumber! What router do you use? Or recommend?
Minimal tools?? For real?! Other than that great video
I think your videos are pretty cool but there's just a lot wrong with how you did this. The point of book matching is so you can get matching grain patterns on either side of the body but the cut you made with the table saw was nowhere near close to thin enough(but you did get lucky to get pretty close on the match the way you did it) . Still like your videos tho 😊
ya because we all have thickness planers sitting around. smh
@Jonathan Woodside So you think every luthier out there needs a thickness planer? You're not a very smart one are you? My guess is you excel at making idiotic comments and thats about it. Stay cool kid :)
Subbed :)
If that’s minimal tools I’m fkd coz all I have is a hammer, chisel, saw and sander.
Great vids. Are you really that nice in real life?
You sure know how to make things difficult for yourself. I would have just put the body backside to the blade on the table saw and just took off what you needed from that. Would have cut your work time and efforts in half. Remember, measure twice,cut once.
Yeah, sometimes I have to do things the hard way in order to learn the easier way.
Critiques other people's videos, disables comments on his own...
So I'll put my opinion here...
Nice case, shit camera on phone and even shittier camera man.
Duces!
@@roberthelmick9574 - Its clear to be from your comments that you need a hobby. Might I suggest one like stamp collecting,or mountain climbing or video games because you clearly have way too much time on your hands if you have the time to make such a comment on a video that I didn't even make.
You have a nice day,now.
@@TomTobin67 he was commenting about your video and your ostrich case on this channel because you disable comments on your channel. I think he made a good point.
I personally would never use my table saw to make that cut. The odds for potential blade drift are too high... even at 1%. The last thing you want at this point of a project is to make a cut that screws your whole project. Running the maple top through is understandable. You still will be working with factory flat sides and thickness planing. Mahogany is much denser and harder and you don't want to make a double cut (that won't even meet). I think he made the right decision. Woodworking is all about patience and taking the extra time to make sure your project is perfect. If you might do it differently, good for you. But his results speak for himself. It turned out beautiful. So he did it right.
Hello I love your channel it’s great. I was hoping you could help me, I’ve been trying for so long to find free guitar templates like printable ones so I can make my own templates to trace. Please if you know where I can find any free ones to print I would be truly grateful
Thanks. I know I have seen some online. Try a search for printable guitar templates.
Great job buddy! Me & my guitar student are making a guitar together. Were both surprised that no liberals came on here to call you names for killing an innocent defenseless Bee! LOLOLOLOL, were crackin up over here!
+Bryan Hackett 👍thank you. I don't like bees. What a cool project for you and your student. So many things to learn throughout the process.
Thank you buddy. Yes, were excited & your video was very helpful. Be well & love the John Deer Hoody!
+Bryan Hackett I have a few other guitar videos on my channel if you're I interested. There may be something helpful there as well.
Yes you do! Been checking out a few of yours & some other ones as well. Just trying to get as much homework as possible. Thanks again friend!
ok
Learn how to climb feed that router. Save many tears and $$$$$🔨
"minimal tools" as in below $10.000, but only just :-)
Uh… where’s your mask
Dislike cause you killed the wasp 🐝 😭😢
Thumbs down for killing the bee at the end
+Logan Roxby aww man!
Thumbs down for not knowing the difference between a bee and a hornet.
It was likely a yellow jacket. Lil assholes they are.
Thumbs up for killing it
wood was already quilted. thought you were showing how to quilt it. lame
The quilting is in the wood naturally. You can't make regular maple become quilted. I've seen some techniques to try to imitate it but its not the same.
WTF?