Exactly what I was looking for. Please continue to share your work. Much appreciated!

36:32 To whom it may concern: I would always recommend taping off the body and the top exposing the faux binding, thinly sealing just the faux binding and then taping off the binding itself inverting the tape before staining the top. After staining i would then first clean up the edges using either a curved cabinet scraper (if you want to have a rounded over edge) or just a regular card scraper/stanley boxcutter blade/straight razor (the point made about taking care to check the grain direction for scraping still applies) scraping away any seepage and getting a nice clean line. The reason being that light woods typically used in stained tops, famously maple for instance, dye or stain penetration can worsen by sanding it further into the wood so scraping away the layer with any unwanted dye or stain in clean shavings is a safer and more effective way to get rid of any unwanted color in my experience. After which you can always go in there with a sanding block (i like to use pieces of oversized eraser rubber, shoutout Highline Guitars) and rounding over etc. Anywhoo thought I'd leave this here ;) Hope that helps someone!

I am new to the art of finishing. I keep coming back to this video as it is a GREAT reference.

Awesome video!! Thank you so much for creating your own community around this craft.

Awesome video. I have a plastic binding on a build that I’m having trouble using a razor to clean up. It’s just not working as easily for me as I had hoped. The sand paper is so much easier. Thank you!

What a gorgeous guitar!

Absolutely outrageous!!

Kudos father filming and luthiery. Mind blown 🤗

What a beautiful color....

Looks great, and some useful tips in there for the build I'm doing. Nice work!

Great job. Looking forward to part 2

Thank you for this video!

very interesting and yes Big D is the man for this stuff. nice work, very clean finish on that edge

Really enjoyed the video. Very educational

Love your channel - you're very skilled! learned a lot from you!

Great informative video.....Big D is my teacher too...I’m a newbie but I want to do a PRS kit with Angelus dye quilted maple burst.....paranoid about sanding through a thin veneer....and about setting the neck straight and that the pitch is right....and there is the wiring....on to learn more on your next video...thank you,

really. beautiful job

Awesome!

Nice luthiery video to chill to

You can be proud of this.

That is a beauty

I want mine emerald green with all gold hardware and frets 😊. Great job with that dye job.

Guitar staining tip #6... Coat the edge ( whatever part is not being stained) with teak oil and allow to dry 48 hours, before staining adjacent wood. You will still want to mask the edge to prevent contacting it directly with stain. Teak oil penetrates deeply into dry wood, essentially blocking the stain from reaching the surface of the side of the top wood.

Sweet videos, man! I reckoned it was about time I started leaving comments on your videos for a change, pay it back! I always thought a guitar would look great if you just clear it after sanding back the black... Or a grey stain over the black fill actually does look awesome, if you''ve ever tried it

Ree the faux binding... i had almost exactly the same setup, with my Crimson "PRS STYLE"(!) kit guitar. What i did was to carefully paint the edge with the oil finish i was going to use for the whole thing... before staining teh top, and whether this worked, or was just the porosity of the maple top, i got almost a perfect stain edge, with only a tiny bit of bleed, which then turned out to be the fault of the taping off job I had done. A light sand, and I am really pleased with the result. Although i doubt that it would pass PRS Quality Control!

Awesome! Next time, please! Show us how you did those knob recess cavities!

Was watching and thinking this reminds me of BigD especially with the Angelus dyes... then you name check him :) I'm looking forward to the next part, always learning.

Hi AD. Another great video. If you were doing a stained cap but with a plain maple neck would you glue in the neck before you do the body stain ? Thats where im at on my first carved top and wondering whether to glue in the neck first. Thanks for sharing all the build knowledge - its a real help.

where did you get the kit?

Can I ask, Do you need to grain fill before hand? great video by the way

Could you use a 15 degree router bit in a binding router setup like stew macs. Instead of sanding ? Ever tried that?

Is that a Schecter? Looks a lot like the Blackjack ATX C-1 I’m getting ready to repair/refinish. It’s got some “ex” damage but she didn’t hurt it too bad. I’m wondering if you’d recommend super glue to fill the dent (about 1/4” squared) since I’m going to sand and refinish the whole guitar anyway? Your thoughts are most welcomed!

Thank you for filming your process ! Did you build the guitar or is it a kit? If it is a kit where can I get one that the best McCarthy style I’ve ever seen

Did you sand the back of the neck before you stained it? And what order do you do the neck, like sand, paint, sand, paint?

With the black first you only want to apply enough to accentuate the woodgrain, to 'make it pop', so you only need a thin veneer of black, no need to rub and rub it in. Remember, you have to sand it all off so a thin coat of black means less sanding.

Top Notch

"A CU24, with the thickness and carve of a McCarty": Wow, PRS should really put something like that into production.

What finish you are using after this nice blue ? Thanks

Would painting on some wax free shellac along the faux binding area prior to dying the top prevent bleed through onto the sides?

Can you use a wipe on poly over stain like that? Or is lacquer more shiny?

Might I suggest you use pin-striping tape for those concave shapes? It might make it a bit easier. Not sure though.

where did you pickup this kit? I can't find a PRS style kit with a binding anywhere.

How would you do a schecter like black cherry finish?

I have a PRS blue hanging on my wall behind me and I noticed you stained the cutout whereas on the PRS they have kept the edge at the top all the way around the edge. Is it just a preference thing that you stained down to the Mahogany? I have never done a guitar but I have a feeling that could be something I try soon but I have done a bit of staining in my time and I found once I have finished with the staining I get a dry lint free cloth and rub over the panel (with the grain if possible). This picks up any thicker bits of wet stain that may still be sitting on the panel that could show up after as a darker patch. Gives it a smoother finish and lets the woodgrain show through better. Also may avoid extra sanding later, always a bonus.

Do you prefer alcohol stains over water stains? it seems water is easier to work with, and blend, because alcohol dries so fast.

did you make the body yourself or is it a kit?

Does the stain fade over years? Is that why most of these builds are always done in a dark stain rather than a lighter color showing more of the quilt?

Would you use black to pop the color using green as the main color? Building my 1st kit and scouring KZfaq for paint/dye tutorials.

Water base is good

Where did you buy your blue stain and what is it called?

Great video. Have you tried Abranet for sanding ? If not do. It doesn’t clog like sandpaper, and keeps and keeps its cut for longer...

It seams like to me, the best way to approach the back over staining problem, would be to try getting the back of the guitar ready 1st and apply the sealer so it could soak into the wood and prevent the top dye from discoloring the mahogany….

Ya Neex FROG TAPE. Seals the Edges when Wet!!!

so does it matter if you sand with the grain when you are sanding off stain? OR are you purposely sanding against the grain for some reason unknown to me?

Blue is primary color.

do you use 240 grit to sand the black dye ? or 320?

Prs tape and use an isolator to keep any accidental runoff

What brand guitar kit is this?

would the tape stick better if you used a heat gun

Scratches are my arch enemy as well.

Are stain and dye the same?

i want to buy it now HOW

Link for the tape? Thanks.

What kinda stain are you using

Polyester top Coat

OHHH 😣😣IT'S UNHAPPY...NATURAL FINISH I THINK WOULD BE GREATEST,....WHY???""CAUSE THE SHAPE OF THE BODY BACK AND TOP SIDE WAS WORKING WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOODS AS WALNUT!??!!?☝🙏🙏..FOR MYSELF I LIKE TO MUCH THAT SOLYDBODY WOODS DESIGN 👏👏👍👍👌✌

How sensitive you are. It wasn't a critiscism of your music tastes just your manners, but you just reinforced that.

Good ASMR but I came here for guitar. Can’t keep my eyes open

Would have liked to watch this video, but the music is a little too distracting, cant really focus on your talking. Sorry. The song is fine, but its gaining my attention to it instead of the video itself.

The music playing in my ear while listening to you talk is very very annoying.

Great video but please dude, turn down the music. You shouldn't impose your tatses on us all.

How annoying is that music? Enough to make me turn it off after 7 minutes.