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Building A Guitar Body - Making A Guitar From Scratch Part 1

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This is the first video in my guitar series. I've built several guitars before, but only from kits. This will be my first guitar built entirely from scratch. I'm literally starting from the tree. This video covers how I made the body. Stay tuned for more!

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Building A Guitar Body - Making A Guitar From Scratch Part 1

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2020Jul 8

cutting everything down to one and a half foot

0:27

make a perfectly square cut on the opposite edge

1:58

using a sanding block

2:59

using some wood glue and clamps

3:15

Transcript

Follow along using the transcript.

Peter Stewart

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Building A Guitar Body - Making A Guitar From Scratch Part 1

Key moments View all

cutting everything down to one and a half foot

cutting everything down to one and a half foot

cutting everything down to one and a half foot

make a perfectly square cut on the opposite edge

make a perfectly square cut on the opposite edge

make a perfectly square cut on the opposite edge

using a sanding block

using a sanding block

using a sanding block

using some wood glue and clamps

using some wood glue and clamps

using some wood glue and clamps

trace out the body shape onto my blank

trace out the body shape onto my blank

trace out the body shape onto my blank

putting the template back onto the body using double-sided tape

putting the template back onto the body using double-sided tape

putting the template back onto the body using double-sided tape

hogging out the cavity for the humbucking pickup

hogging out the cavity for the humbucking pickup

hogging out the cavity for the humbucking pickup

cutting out the back cavity for the springs

cutting out the back cavity for the springs

cutting out the back cavity for the springs

Peter Stewart

Building A Guitar Body - Making A Guitar From Scratch Part 1

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Key moments

cutting everything down to one and a half foot

cutting everything down to one and a half foot

cutting everything down to one and a half foot

make a perfectly square cut on the opposite edge

make a perfectly square cut on the opposite edge

make a perfectly square cut on the opposite edge

using a sanding block

using a sanding block

using a sanding block

using some wood glue and clamps

using some wood glue and clamps

using some wood glue and clamps

trace out the body shape onto my blank

trace out the body shape onto my blank

trace out the body shape onto my blank

putting the template back onto the body using double-sided tape

putting the template back onto the body using double-sided tape

putting the template back onto the body using double-sided tape

hogging out the cavity for the humbucking pickup

hogging out the cavity for the humbucking pickup

hogging out the cavity for the humbucking pickup

cutting out the back cavity for the springs

cutting out the back cavity for the springs

cutting out the back cavity for the springs

started shaping the body by putting on a half inch roundover

started shaping the body by putting on a half inch roundover

started shaping the body by putting on a half inch roundover

100 grit

100 grit

100 grit

inset the floyd into the body

inset the floyd into the body

inset the floyd into the body

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Key moments View all

cutting everything down to one and a half foot

cutting everything down to one and a half foot

cutting everything down to one and a half foot

make a perfectly square cut on the opposite edge

make a perfectly square cut on the opposite edge

make a perfectly square cut on the opposite edge

using a sanding block

using a sanding block

using a sanding block

using some wood glue and clamps

using some wood glue and clamps

using some wood glue and clamps

Peter Stewart

Transcript

Key moments

Key moments