How to turn a Cocobolo log into 32 acoustic guitars!
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Watch as Chris takes a 400lb Cocobolo beam, and resaws it into 32 acoustic guitar back and sides sets! - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
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30 years ago I bought some cocobolo logs from Scotty's hardwood in Springfield Oregon and had it milled into 3/8 x 10 foot long and ran it through a sand master to 1/4 inch and perfectly edged and then glued it to a 10 x 20 foot wall in a new house that I still live in, a lot of 8 inch and 6 inch wide pieces . what a beautiful wall that will last for generation's' cocobolo is very colorful and dense and beautiful, Its my favorite, I payed 10 dollars a board foot back then and I feel money well spent.
What a score! Great to see how this went from enormous beam to over two and a half dozen guitar sets! Beautiful
WOWSER!!!, I was enthralled! Hope you put vids up of the actuall building of some of these guitars, The Cocobolo looks beautiful!! 😍😍
I am mesmerized watching this. Love watching how a log becomes a beautiful hand crafted instrument. Well done.
It’s amazing just how much you managed to achieve from that piece of wood! Even from the outset the grain quality looks impressive. An impressive find indeed. As others have said, it would be great to see one of the sets being taken through the journey of creation to a finished guitar build. And the bit we are all desperate to experience is the final sound quality - great video, as always.
Love to see guys getting together and doing fun stuffs. God bless you guys.
Most excellent job getting the most out of that log! You really did justice to the wood and it's going to make 32 really happy people!
I love everything about this. Thanks for sharing the process with us!
Don't let perfectionism hold you back from posting videos! Just go pro it like this one and post!
This was a captivating to watch! Eager to see the next video. A Driftwood guitar is as fine an instrument as any in the world. I play mine every day - what a treasure!
loved this whole process, I can't wait to see the continuation,thx so much
This video is so satisfying on so many levels. Thanks!
I was raised in Oregon among trees. My mom was a most prolific savant-like artist, and her favorite thing was woodworking (although she did everything ). We had a workshop. I was a guitarist that wanted to be a luthier, but did not know it was possible. I became a professional nature/landscape photographer. I live in Florida (Palm Coast) now and I’ve come across your videos and, my mom passed away a couple years ago and her favorite art form was woodworking.
Part of me wished I would’ve become a luthier. I love your work, and I love your videos! Thank you for sharing the precious processes involved in all the steps. I love watching the videos.
certainly keep going ! keep the faith, its fantastic to see this
level of workmansip, i wouldn`t fret over the quality of video,
just maintain your concentration with the valuable materials,
also the even more value in limbs hands and fingers, they
are damn near priceless and hard to replace .good luck!
I really enjoyed the video, it demonstrated the amount of work involved in just generating the wood pieces required for the back and sides.
It was awesome to see this process. I have seen a few guitar building videos but none with this attention to detail on this part of the process. 🤠
The last time I had any milling equipment was over 20 years ago. I can fully appreciate adding a good piece of wood to the collection!
Congrat's on the high quality of content as well as your ability to explain this complex subject.
I'm loving your videos Chris. Only discovered your channel yesterday but really enjoying all the ones I've watched so far. That include the reviews of the guitars you've cut in half! Keep it up.
Really cool to see this whole process. Thanks for sharing it with us.
I think we are quite happy and appreciative with your sharing your time and knowledge in this format. Amazing insight into your world.
Thanks for watching. A lot more coming your way.
Excellent, can’t wait to see finished guitar. Thanks Rob
So glad I surfed to your channel. I really enjoyed your video. I can hardly wait to see the finished guitar. Much continued success. Thanks for sharing! KANSAS
Such a great Video, I can't tell you how fantastic that was from start to finish, great job.
i 'm a player for 45 year and you show me a passion and a quality beautiful work thank for this great lesson
This was inspiring for me and exactly what I needed to see. Your videos have taken the mystery out of making guitars. It’s a goal of mine to make my own one day. From the sawmill to the stage! I have a similar mill just like your friend. Keep up the videos! Thanks!
My kind of post. please keep them coming ASAP!
Wow man! So Cool! Looking forward to seeing the beautiful creations that come from it! 🤗
Quite amazing, such a precious way of maximizing the good stuff, can.t wait to see a guitar made out of those pieces
Amazing that just tapping the rough beam made an awesome sound.
Im so thrilled you got that wood, I know I’m late watching these videos. But I do like them.
Love watching this process and the skill involved...amazing
The video quality is fine stop stressing
Thank you for the insight
That log was a huge score. I wish I could go down to Central America and bring a log back with me. I've made 100's of golf putters out of Cocobolo, back about 15 years ago, but I can't find large enough pieces anymore. I'm retiring from my cabinet building career in a year or two, and I've been retooling my home shop to build acoustic guitars. You have some great incite on this industry and I appreciate your videos very much.
Never seen guitars being made before so it was very interesting to see at least the start of the process. Thank you.
Thanks, I have big plans to show all the steps in time.
Great video, Chris... beautiful wood... nice to see that you are looking to the future... My best to you, as always...
Great work. Very interesting to see how much goes into getting the raw materials together before the build process commences.
Video and sound was fine, well done, to own one of those guitars with a story behind them like that would be amazing, good luck with your Chanel, I really enjoy watching you work and seeing and hearing the finished product, can't wait to hear the tones on these coco's
Thoroughly enjoyed seeing the process. No problems at all with the production. Would love to see follow up videos of the journey from reclaimed beam to finished guitar!
I appreciate that. I’ll be shorting follow up vids for sure!
your video's are great!! great score on the wood! looking foward to your guitars and thank you
Fabulous! Perfect format. Great content. Thanks.
Watching this makes me appreciate why prepared back and sides cost so much. That cocobolo looks awesome; easily as good as an Indian Rosewood for colour and grain. This is tempting me to build another acoustic guitar, even though I wasn't planning to build one ever again!
Really enjoying your videos. I was a furniture maker in my previous career and now I work in the guitar industry so your channel really captures my interest. You certainly make some beautiful guitars. Keep up the good work!
Seems to be a trend, from chairs and table to guitars. Let's gggoooo
This was a great video. The video and audio quality were just fine.
That is a MAJOR SCORE Chris!!! You LUCKY DOG!!! You have to do a series of videos showing you going through the steps of making a Cocobolo guitar from this incredible, beautiful wood. That would be spectacular.......
Keep them up man! Quality was totally fine! I’d rather have more like this then less of the high end ones ;)
I have a Puerto Rican Cuatro make with Cocobolo it’s amazing work for guitars. Beautiful sound. Thanks for the video
That was a pretty slick idea using the cnc to prep them before resawing. I’ve got a pretty big piece of mahogany that I need to use in my guitar building.
I'm enjoying your videos. I hope you continue making them.
I love guitars and working with wood... wish i had your skill.. love the guitars you build.. awsome.. good work all the way from Cape Town South Africa...
nice video, enjoyed seeing the process and results.
First, I'm a 55 year beginner guitarist. {allow a minute for that to soak in.} I was Christmas gifted a Chinese fender electric a few years ago. It's idle right now.{needs a few part upgrades}. This year I was surprise Christmas gifted a Tyler Mountain acoustic{I had mentioned to my daughter about getting an acoustic because I had missed having one so much.. {$120 new, mine is second hand} Had,{love that word}, high action. I'm a crafty, creative person. So I watched a lot of You Tube vids and with a lot of thought, calculations and process I conquered that issue and the guitar has awesome action now, with basically having enough saddle height to be the answer to my problem. Before restringing with D'Addario phosphor bronze .12 strings I saw the fretboard separated from the neck at the head. Looked like, judging by a dent at the very top corner of the head, it was dropped or thrown. So, with a thin, flat tool I gapped it a mite and flooded with thin CA glue. The result is a really decent, bright sounding guitar. So that all got me to watching guitar repair vids and I came across this vid and, WOW, what a gift you were given. And what a story to tell any customers you might have of the history of where the wood came from and being hand hewn from who knows who. Looking forward to more vids and yours being part of that journey. Retired with a back problem so these help me with my creative mind and keeping my sanity while sitting. A LOT! lol Hope to see at least one guitar made from this Cocobolo in the future.
Hi you do amazing work. I’m a guitar and violin finisher for 30 years.
Really enjoyed this video. Very informative.
That beam was like finding Bigfoot!! That’s beautiful heartwood, no light colored pulpwood at all, hard to imagine that beam being worth 30k! But I know the price of custom guitars with exotic Woods. One of the better sounding Martin guitars I’ve heard was a Cocobolo dreadnought. And the back and sides were not as nice as the stuff you’re cutting! Great find!
I'm new to your videos .I enjoyed this video and all your other videos as well .I'm researching everything I can about building guitars ,I'm seventy one and a retired commercial carpenter of all kinds of carpentry . I want build at least one or two before I leave this world and your videos have been very informative, thank you . Your artistry and craftsmanship are top notch .
I'm excited to see the first Cocobolo guitar build
Best use ever for a once in a lifetime piece of cocobolo!
Wonderful presentation great craftsmanship!!!
I walked by a wood store evertday on my way to High School. The guys were cool and taught me a lot about fine woods. They had some piecs drying for twenty years back in the late 60s.
Loved the video. What a beautiful piece of wood
You should buy him a blade as thanks, if you didn't pay for the service. Thanks for sharing your work!
I agree you should buy him a blade!
Just ran across this channel and subbed. You came out like a bandit on this trade deal my friend! Lol. I love my Indian RW D-28, but Cocobolo is a gorgeous wood, that produces some beautiful tones also. I would have to list it in my top 5 favorite tonewoods for guitar b&s.
Super jealous. Lovely wood. Video and audio quality fine for me. Thanks.
i learned a lot processing rough wood to usable billits thanks
This was awesome! Great job man!
Now I see why Martin created the D-35. The scrap wood worked for 3 piece backs. Great use of the leftovers. Thanks for the video.
Great stuff man. I want to quit my job and come apprentice under you! More videos please!
The go-pro quality is perfectly fine. I’d rather see MORE videos.
flying a drone around the interior is a bit ott though?
My first visit to your channel. Enjoyed
Enjoyed seeing this process! The video was good, the only thing I'd change is the sound level of the music sections which came across louder than your speaking sections.
Keep making videos..because I love them. 10+ all the way
Beautiful work! Nice to know someone is representing Florida so well. We are not really known to be a haven for guitar builders. Hope to be a client one day!
As I posted down below you did awesome at minimizing your waste. What a great find!! Such a rare piece of wood here in the US this day and age. I wish you'd put on a dust mask, that fine cocobolo dust is not healthy at all!!!! It won't take long to develop an allergy if you don't wear something!
I live in Costa Rica and had a cocobolo tree on my property that was dead, and my chainsaw did not like it at all. There were sparks flying when cutting. That is some dense wood. A buddy of mine that builds furniture done here was drooling when I told him he could have the tree.
Love your videos
I love your work - beautiful!
Maybe it was just a few keyframes I saw today but made me worry about your eyes ✌️💛🎸
Great Job Chris
REALLY COOL. SOUND AND QUALITY WAS FINE. I HAVE A COCOBOLO CUSTOM TAYLOR THAT IS STUNNING.
I like the blog format. It seems "real". Again thanks for sharing! KANSAS
I can hear you fine, Sue it’s not perfect but it’s still great.
I’d like to see you do the full build of one of those
Wow! Well done!
Steve Werner? I think you sat in one night when I was hosting an open mic in Cocoa. You played slide all night on a dobro. Sounded great and I was too young and naive to thank you and appreciate your awesome accompaniment. Thanks brother.
Can't wait to see the first guitar made from your coco ! :-)
This is so interesting. Very enjoyable!
Catching up on the back catalog. What an incredible piece of timber! Also, cool to see we have the same CNC machine. I just got mine about 4 weeks ago... Excited to put it through the paces... Thanks again for bringing us along.
Feel free to contact me directly if you need any help.
@@DriftwoodGuitars That is incredibly gracious of you. Thank you for the offer. If I run into anything that makes sense to bug you about, I'll definitely reach out. -Greg
Please do! I know I had a TON of questions when I got going.
That was strangely informative as a musician, it's always surprising how little wood you actually need for string instruments, and the know how that goes into making them.
Have you studied cinematography ? … because your story telling ability is as good or better than “regular” television… with the perfect amount of “art” without being to “artsy”… great “framing”… you pull us in along for the ride… Thank you for being the perfect amount of perfectionist without losing focus of the presentation. I just found you… today is my day off… I cant wait to see more of your work (I will probably benge watch more than I should (your channel is that good)). God Bless.
Great work, just discovered your series and it is very inspiring :)
Enjoyed this vid. 😁 would really luv to see how the guitar turns out with this wood.
That scrap you got left over would make some nice banjo bridges.
I love the bit when you casually say that you expect to be using this wood over the next 10 years!
A sure calm faith in reality.
"If you expect the world to end tomorrow, plant a tree today." 🌲 🌳 🌲
Hey, just letting you know I love your videos!
Even without lights and lapel mic, the video and audio quality were fine. If this allows you to work more quickly, smoothly, naturally, then just keep doing it this way. It works!
Awsome! I'd love to see it being made into an amazing guitar.
Subscribed. This is like wood heaven!
I’d love to follow along on a build from the ground up!
That is a pretty snazzy looking piece of wood!
the cutoffs with the tool marks would look awesome as headstock veneer or pickguard material
Very cool Chris!
Great wood, Enjoyed the video.