Building an Acoustic Guitar, part 2

Marc over at The Wood Whisperer has posted part 2 in the video series Birth of a Guitar, documenting Rick Urschel’s classical guitar project.   This time, Rick makes the kerfing, builds the back and the sound board with rosette, all the bracing, bindings, the bridge, fretboard.   If you thought from part 1 that it was gonna be all power tools, you’ll find a lot more hand tool and finesse work in this video.  Really inspiring stuff.  We get to see some of Rick’s clever jigs – like one to produce a raised curve in the top, a diy tilt-base for the trim router, a fret-slot cutting sled, and again the hot lightbulb-in-a-pipe wood bending jig.  Warning, massive amounts of blue tape will be consumed 🙂

One of the most interesting parts of the video is how Rick recovers from a couple big mistakes.  Every woodworker, from beginner to expert, makes mistakes, in every project.  I’ve heard said that the measure of a fine woodworker is how well they hide their mistakes.

There’s a huge amount of material here, and Marc has sped up a lot of of the video to almost comical speeds.   And best of all, it ends on a cliffhanger!  Take a look: