Liking my side bender John! As far as I am concerned John Hall has em' all beat, not one luthier that builds guitars and or sells luthier tools shares as much info on building as they do at blues creek, I am starting my first guitar ever with minimal wood working skills and per John's advice it's actually coming along. We might all take a lesson in marketing from John who is sharing wisdom on the art of lutherie, in return at least I can buy his products for the job! Thanks again John

Watch carefully. After the forward section is chalked up on the top side of the rims, John flips the sanding disc over to the flat side. I find this a very important hint. I recently completed a build using this technique and the results were excellent.

thanks for the kind words , Brenda and I work hard to give you value and good information. I learned from people that shared information and the best I can do is pass on what I learn]

OK we can shorten them Glad you like the rest of them . We are always here to help

Hi John. Great video! Where can I buy those great double clamps. Guy

Do you have an opinion on the stew Mac kit guitar tool set? I am planning on doing a blues creek kit but I have zero tools.

John, nice video and some interesting fixtures for the build. Thanks for the info. What's your opinion on Taylor's "V" style top bracing? Thinking of trying it on my next build. Thanks again for the great videos.

Hi John: Great video as always. Question: where did you get those clamps that you used for the glue up? Obviously perfect for this job.............Thanks, Steve

Hey John- I bought the dreadnaught kit from CFM. I believe you said that they already pre-sloped the back, no? Or do I have to worry about putting one of the sanding rigs together as you have in your setup? And, just curious, why do you raise your mold off the table? Basically, I cut my sides, they fit perfectly, but the top side just sits flat on the table. Before I put in the purf, I w@nt to make sure I’m doing this right. Lol. Love your vids. Very helpful. Ryan

they are at Grizzly tools

Thanks for the help! The tail block I received has a hole drilled in the end. Is there a purpose for that before I cut it to length today?

at 11:30 ,are you trying to make a flat upper bout for the finger board ext to lay flat against ?

So I know the tail block has a slight radius on it , but is this true for the neck block ? Or is it left flat ? I would assume flat to ease the making of the neck joint !?! Also , is the next step now screwing the neck block to the mold(your new method) or is this after kerfing ? Thanks , you guys are the best

hi John, this is the third time that I have watched this particular video, great information, I just clued into the fact that you put the dovetail into the neck block before installing the neck block??? Why did you do it that way?? Also, are you going to sand a radius into or is it onto the ends of both the neck block and the tail blocks??

Hi John, BSnow here. At 13:44 you state "I have established my center line by actually using the neck itself"... Was that in another video? What did I miss. Thanks, B.

John...do you have a video or instructions on your sanding set up? Basically looking for material and location for the center post. Thanks!

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Great videos, but your intros are waaaaayy too long. Love your work John.

i am sure you do build great guitars but your building technique is so lousy and messy it makes me literally lose my temper...