Making a Guitar Neck and Fretboard By Hand

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Watch me show you how I built an electric guitar neck and fretboard by hand real quick.
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List of Essential Guitar Making Tools:
Notched Straight edge
Leveling Beam
Fret End Dressing File
Triangular Fret Dressing File
Nut Slotting File Set
Fret Scale Ruler
Tools I Use:
● SawStop 3-HP Professional Cabinet Saw: amzn.to/2GL2MCF
● Festool Domino Joiner DF 500: amzn.to/2LqxfcU
● Festool Track Saw TS 55 Req: amzn.to/2s3giNv
● Bosch 2-1/4 HP Plunge and Fixed Base Router: amzn.to/2x6odyz
● Makita 18V LXT Sub-Compact Drill & Driver: amzn.to/2x6sBxD
● Dewalt Jig Saw: amzn.to/2Lm2gOS
● Ridgid Oscillating Belt & Spindle Sander: amzn.to/2s0Nu8u
● Dewalt Random Orbit Sander: amzn.to/2s1Kusi
● Makita 3” x 24” Variable-Speed Belt Sander: amzn.to/2IK89E6
● Jet 16-32 Drum Sander: amzn.to/2xdeuX0
● Grizzly 2-HP Canister Dust Collector: amzn.to/2kk4Loz
● Titebond III Wood Glue: amzn.to/2IGVQfM
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Music:
New Year - Bad Snacks
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@meghanwartman1830 4 жыл бұрын

I’m currently working on making a guitar completely by hand for the first time and I’m just starting to move onto building the neck so the timing for this video was perfect!

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

That is awesome! Good luck with it!

@marcjordy2806 2 жыл бұрын

Instablaster.

@wandersonmeireles6499 2 жыл бұрын

So, have you finished it? 😁

@TheRealKirkHammett 2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering if you ever finished as well?

@aidenshoberg5021 Жыл бұрын

I’m in the process of the same thing!

@garretalfert 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the detailed description about what goes into building a fretboard. Really helpful. I already commented on the foureyes channel when your collab was first announced: I really like that the two of you banded together. You both are my most favorite KZfaqrs and I think this is a match made in heaven. Keep up the great work and looking forward to double the amount of puns in the future.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate it, Garret! We are having fun working together so far!

@b767greg Жыл бұрын

Great video! As a woodworker of 40+ years and someone who knows next to nothing about playing a guitar, I have always been fascinated by the woodworking aspect of guitars and would love to try making one! Thank you for sharing the process!

@tvabroderenmic 4 жыл бұрын

I really love the fusion betwewn you and chris! You truly have an eye for details!

@davekimball3610 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic work, can't imagine how your neck work will only get better from here and this was awesome work.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave! Looking forward to making the next one.

@CharlesWebb-en7zn 5 ай бұрын

This video was very helpful , I have been a musician and a carpenter my whole life. I have been planning my first guitar build for about a year now. I was planning on having a neck made for the body, but this video answered so many questions.

@bevanward8787 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome as always hope the collaboration works well for you. Is amazing material for those of us on the other side. Most appreciated!! Bless

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate it! We are really enjoying working together so far.

@benwood1777 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, very detailed. I’m building my first electric guitar right now and this video was a huge help. Thanks a lot

@ChrisFretTiger 2 жыл бұрын

My God! This video is the best! Modifying and making tools out of other normal and reasonably priced ones.

@HugTheLoveBear 4 жыл бұрын

Hey mate great stuff, you are hands down my favourite KZfaqr and I hope you grow and prosper to the level that you deserve. My personal favourite video is the skateboard make. It's short, simple has great music and got me hooked on you made me watch every other video of yours and I believe I have gone back to it at least 12 times. Have a great one and I look forward to more puns.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate it! Glad you enjoy what I am doing, and thanks for all of the support!

@GarethFlatlands 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, very helpful video. When I went on a bass building course, we used a router with a roundover bit to do the lions share of the neck shaping. It left a small ridge along the back of the neck, and the fine tuning was done with one of the round files you used, along with a saw rasp to 'join up' the shaped neck ends. It worked great, and even a woodworking novice like me was able to do it with minimal supervision.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Nice! Might have to try that at some point. Thanks for watching!

@altronics73 Жыл бұрын

This was awesome. The way you explained the process gave me a lot more confidence. 👍🏾

@williamellis8993 4 жыл бұрын

Good build. Heading over to see the full build now. I'm already subscribed to both.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Right on, thanks for checking out both videos!

@dubs31 4 жыл бұрын

This is excellent, sir. Thanks for the additional detail video and fantastic job on the entire guitar build.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate it! So much goes into making one of these, I figured it was deserving of two videos.

@DevinTrierMaker 4 жыл бұрын

Fret end cutters! Clever trick to make your own. What a ton of work - kudos on the build!

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Devin! It was a ton of work, but super rewarding once it was finished.

@navaho5430 4 жыл бұрын

Your brother has the same neck as you, I think you must be highly strung, don't fret too much.

@leifkeane 4 жыл бұрын

Well done. And thanks!! I'm plucking up courage to make a neck so your video helped!!

@JuanRodriguez-zj4px 4 жыл бұрын

Great and very informative video as I'm starting to build my very first guitar. Thank you!

@dryter 2 жыл бұрын

I've also built two guitars with pre-made necks that worked well but am thinking about building a neck for my next creation. This video helped. Thanks.

@veritasastro 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experiences and detailed information. This video is so helpful. 👍

@richardweir9756 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Shaun for your help on the making of the guitar neck,I want to try my hand at it.

@stevepethel6843 2 жыл бұрын

You are a natural at this SKILL...

@meoutwest 4 жыл бұрын

Great to see things on your channel.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad I could finally get something posted.

@orlenoggenni7510 2 жыл бұрын

I’m building an electric ukulele and this was very helpful now I know how to make the fret slots

@ATthemusician Жыл бұрын

I just finished my first guitar, which was a completely unique design. I didn't have a small enough flush trim bit so I had to chisel the truss rod channel, which took about 6 hours. Definitely recommend getting a jig for a router. I also did a multiscale neck, what I did was create the fretboard on the marzguitar workbench on FreeCAD, and then convert to SVG and print it using inkscape. Then I put painters tape on the fretboard and super glued the paper template onto the taped fretboard and you easily peel it off when done with cutting the slots. It intonates perfectly and feels great, although I could have shaped the neck a little thinner.

@volkerfriedritz8149 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I especially appreciate that you didn't conceal the mistakes you made during the build. So honest! Seeing how an error happens is much more educational than a sole advice like "be careful to drill with the right angle!"... 😉

@shaunboydmadethis 3 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate it!

@davidm3225 4 жыл бұрын

Well I love both channels so whatever works for them, makes them stronger and keep on producing great videos gets my vote

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks David! That is exactly what we are hoping to be able to do.

@karlvonpackal1402 4 жыл бұрын

Super cool trick I learned from Crimson Guitars! Use masking tape and superglue rather than double sided tape! One piece tape to top item, one piece tape to bottom item, super glue together, when done just pull it off, masking tape has less tack to deal with... if only it was an original idea.

@keithclayton1271 3 жыл бұрын

This video was very comprehensive and helpful, thanks!

@jonnybooks9337 4 жыл бұрын

thanx for the explanation on the site(s). i have seen all of the vids on four eyes as well...was rather curious about the situation. & great looking neck you created there! have the guitar build on standby to watch after lunch.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate it, man! Glad you are digging what we are doing. Thanks for watching!

@VnMJack 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, lots of detail I didn't think of yet.

@AlexArcady 2 жыл бұрын

Now I got so many questions answered. Thank you. God bless

@Mikey__R 11 ай бұрын

And now I'm binging Shaun content!

@jimjohnston7573 Жыл бұрын

thanks for the excellent vid, exstremely well presented look forward to the next one

@photosrain4351 3 жыл бұрын

I'm currently learning how to build my own. Also fixing friends guitars!

@SeanClarkeMusic 2 ай бұрын

What an amazing video, thanks man!

@74dartman13 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the great tips. I'm at the same point you were. I've done several builds with purchased necks and now it's time to make one myself. This video helps a lot!👍😎🎸🎶

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear! Good luck with it!

@74dartman13 4 жыл бұрын

@@shaunboydmadethis Thanks!☺

@torinhalsey6313 4 жыл бұрын

I love what you both do, it makes sense to collaborate. Have a great weekend.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate it, Torin! Thanks for watching.

@beardedpenguin3795 4 жыл бұрын

Finally an explanation of the "Foureyes made this" channels. Great build Shaun. Looking forward to seeing what you and Chris do together.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

I know, I have been wanting to get a video out for weeks to explain a bit more, but have just been so busy. Thanks for watching!

@williamdawson3353 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I'll be using it during my build.

@swazz_bass568 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I've rebuilt and customized a few guitars, and want to get more in to building from scratch. The fact that you highlighted your own mistakes was extremely helpful so that I can avoid the same ones when it comes to my own build. I think I'll need a few more tools before I attempt a neck though.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Right on, thanks for watching! I'm sure with experience rebuilding/customizing, you will have a solid foundation for building your own from scratch.

@nickk6109 9 ай бұрын

Nice, thank you. I'm about to embark on building my first through-neck 7 string guitar (I'm not new to woodworking but this is for the fun of it - make my own guitar).

@jesusustarroz6710 4 ай бұрын

Great job

@Creep1989 4 жыл бұрын

Very technical build, I am impressed, good job!

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate it! Thanks for watching!

@jayey195 2 жыл бұрын

A perfect video for those who want to learn, Good Job, keep it up

@DE-GEN-ART 9 ай бұрын

imm making my own 8 string so ive been binging all the diy builds i can muster

@Standbackforscience 2 жыл бұрын

So weird, was watching this thinking "Why does this guy look so familiar", then at the end, Four Eyes! Two quality channels under your belt, nice work.

@oldguy5381 3 жыл бұрын

Your first attempt, you did a fine job. I hope my first attempt comes out that good.

@atteljas 3 жыл бұрын

This was brilliant! Most thank yous for your way. You have good way of explaning things. Well apprecieted

@shaunboydmadethis 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@ElioExp 4 жыл бұрын

Love the neck! The guitar looks awesome too!

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate it, thanks for watching!

@TotalBoat 4 жыл бұрын

we'll watch you build anything on any channel. Don't stop now!

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate it! I am going to keep them coming as long as I can!

@brownkr 2 ай бұрын

Great video. Thank you!

@ClydeBuilt 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful video. Thanks

@garagemonkeysan 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. That neck turned out nice. A ton of work went into it. Mahalo for sharing! : )

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! It was a ton of work, but really rewarding to finish.

@dreamchasergarage690 5 ай бұрын

Thinking of building a guitar, I'm good at carpentry but have zero experience with instruments. Thought the neck would be the hardest, and it is more work than the body but pretty straight forward really. I can do this. Thank you. Cheers :)

@FredMcIntyre 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome job Shaun! 😃👍🏻👊🏻

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks again, Fred!

@avielkharrat5788 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome vid. That's an awesome first neck. And the sens of humour is great

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate it! It was a challenge, but a ton of fun.

@dsb227 4 ай бұрын

Wow Nice Dude!

@radiohead102 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome job!

@SmoothAlf 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work, sir!

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, man! This was a fun one.

@Tsudkyk 2 жыл бұрын

I watched this video about 6 months ago out of creative curiosity. Fast forward to today and I’m sitting in my garage with a hunk of maple that looks sort of like a guitar neck- feeling a bit intimidated about continuing I decided to come back and watch this video another time for information. Your shop is a lot fancier than mine, I cut my template out by hand😂 it took 2 days to get everything “perfect”.

@shaunboydmadethis 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, good luck with it!

@brucer261 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! Just started my second guitar and I am still trying to decide if I will build the neck this time or buy one. Its definitely a lot of work and threes plenty of room for mistakes but i think the satisfaction of saying I build the neck and body would be worth it. You video is perfect since it reveals a few mistakes that gives a heads up for the rest of us. All in all looks like you did a good job. I am interested in how well it plays. Thanks for the great video!

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

For sure, building the entire guitar gave me a much more satisfying feeling when it was finished compared to when I just built the body and purchased the neck. It is one of those things you just have to go for, and figure out everything by actually doing it. Glad I could show you some of the issues I ran into, though. You can see the entire guitar build and a short clip of it playing here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i7qii5ylqrLSp4E.html

@gloriacapina8871 4 жыл бұрын

Too much passion. Ill make my own perfect guitar someday. With an exact perfect detail.

@moneymakingmikeg.9555 4 жыл бұрын

It's Shaun's World, Shaun's World, it's Party Time, Excellent Wroooo, Wroooo. I hope you get da reference. Going over to Chris's to watch the entire build now. Hope all is well Bud, Dirty Jersey out!!!

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Haha, of course! My favorite movie of all time. Glad you dig it, man! Thanks for watching!

@moneymakingmikeg.9555 4 жыл бұрын

@@shaunboydmadethis Word to Bigbird 👍👍👍

@Jinnuksuk 2 жыл бұрын

One thing most luthiers don't provide in their videos is mistakes. An essential step in mastering your skills. I think I speak for everyone when I say Thank you for showing us what not to do. And glad that your neck turned out nicely. This had me wondering though if you could intentionally add slight dents or non intrusive markers to feel where in the neck you are instead of having to look down to see where you're fretting.

@polver222 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for inspiration. your videos like a drugs for me. I go to my shed and making stuff after them.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

That is awesome to hear! I'm glad I can provide some inspiration. Thanks for watching!

@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work! I really want to try this but I don't have any special equipment.

@WimBlock 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@rustyaxelrod 4 жыл бұрын

Not bored at all! Most of the neck making videos are about using a machine. Only a handful are about hand shaping. I would like to see some discussion about profiles and radius options. Thanks for posting 👍

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear! Thanks for watching!

@MadeByMarylou 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the breakdown!

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching this one, too! I'll be on the lookout for a guitar build from you soon 😉

@jeremyspecce 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the explanation of the partnership.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

For sure! Thanks for watching!

@nomorebs 4 жыл бұрын

Some great ideas. Thanks for this video

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Guitarzoids 3 жыл бұрын

Building guitar four. Just now to the “I sure gotta lot to learn” stage.

@MJ-nb1qn 4 жыл бұрын

You seemed quite insouciant on this build. Good for you!

@HovingtonInstruments 4 жыл бұрын

Nicely done! The first one is always the hardest 👍

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely! Thanks for watching!

@mortenjohansen5781 2 жыл бұрын

Not boring at all. Nice fret wire bender, good solution to an overpriced problem. Haven't built a complete neck yet but done quite a few repairs and refrets, I found that a set of radiused blocks matching the neck with just space for some wadding felt and some large speed clamps and again wadding on the fretboard will hold the neck still and prevent ''bounce'' if using a hammer. I later converted a vicegrip for fret instalation, the bonous of this was that with practise I had very little leveling to do. I made the vicegrip so that I can change the fret side to suit the radius. So only on acustics do I need a hammer for the 6 frets from the 12th after that I use a clamp and radiused block through the sound hole.

@jamessizemore7103 2 жыл бұрын

ahhhh the dad joke at the begining sold me

@ZANcomix 3 жыл бұрын

Very good neck! I did read in some places that a headstock which doesn't tilt back very far is apt to fall out of tune. Apparently, this is a major affliction for Gibson guitars, because of their shallow tilts. Supposedly, string retainers or a "string butler" device alleviates this so that the guitar doesn't drift out of tune after every playthrough.

@mcclane12000 4 жыл бұрын

I've just made my first neck...ftom plywood (don't ask!) Encountered many of the same issues, but yours looks great👍

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! A plywood neck could be pretty cool.

@DweebL0rd 2 жыл бұрын

Instantly liked just because of the intro 😂

@leonardodalongisland Жыл бұрын

Ha Ha!!! Cool opening! Nice job. Would you consider making a semi-finished neck with "custom" head-that' I'd finish?

@kingpishful 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers this is helpful

@joem6859 2 жыл бұрын

nice job for first neck. You could use the cnc router to make a template for the guitar neck in the z direction for your thickness profile, and not have those little issues when you're trying to carve it by hand.. Or you could do the entire thing on the cnc as well... aint too bad, once you get it programmed...

@stefanoangrisano3537 4 жыл бұрын

Great work! If I may add a couple of things... - I cut my fret slots a bit wider and use CA glue to set the frets in, by doing so the fretboard doesn't tend to warp over time - this obviously doesn't happen on electric guitar necks, but can be a pain in the *** on classical / acoustic guitars where the lower part of the fretboard is not supported by the neck; - maybe your design doesn't require it, but on strat-style guitars having the fretboard extend a little bit beyond the neck allows for an extra fret; - recrowning frets after levelling using a triangular file can be tedious, if you get a recrowning file you can save a lot of time - and they're not too expensive. Thanks for the hint on grinding the cutter to cut fret ends, I hadn't thought about it. ;o)

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! All good tips. Looking forward to making more guitars in the future and trying different techniques.

@Braddy_Daddy 4 жыл бұрын

Love it!

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@rizzinthebox7124 3 жыл бұрын

Not bad not bad stay save

@jmomstead 3 жыл бұрын

Almost a year since your last upload. Definitely missing the work, but I hope you’re well!

@prosperous4271 4 жыл бұрын

i love the video you made very useful bro....

@johna.9742 4 жыл бұрын

where in the *** have you been!!! I was beginning to have SB and Greg withdrawals bad.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Haha, I know I know. I have been over on the Foureyes channel, but hoping to get some more stuff on here soon!

@midi510 3 жыл бұрын

I just made my first neck from scratch. I even went with binding. I don't' see the need to guide the radius block, but yours is rather short. Mine is pretty long and I never thought about not being able to keep it straight.

@Maurice510 4 жыл бұрын

One question: can we hear the guitar? Great work....my dream is to become skilled enough to build my own guitar. I hope it brings you many hours of happiness.

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I did a full build video that is posted on the Foureyes Furniture channel, and I play it at the end. Here is the link: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i7qii5ylqrLSp4E.html

@marcdinsmore8690 3 жыл бұрын

Recently thinking about a side hustle/ new career. Engineer by trade. Musician by heart. EXCELLENT intro vid!

@mayv2970 3 жыл бұрын

Dude I am doing the exact same thing! Great video.

@davidmckenna6562 Жыл бұрын

Great video Shaun! Thanks for doing this. Im wondering if you could share with us what thickness was the wood you started out with for the neck and the fretboard.

@adlaofficial8683 4 жыл бұрын

Love the vids

@shaunboydmadethis 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@bobsegar1242 2 жыл бұрын

back again a year or so later, i've made a few guitars now, i rewatch this video occasionally..anyways worth price of admission, when cutting nut slots, calculate your outter strings how many mm in from the edges of the neck, i like 3mm.... okay measure that distance... divide by 5, that’s your nut slot positions to slot. I meant but slots. I originally put fret slots lol

@322doug 4 жыл бұрын

AWESOME VIDEO... But, i did dang near cry when i saw you using that steel head hammer on the frets... thanks a million for the video. If you built another neck from scratch, would you deal with the truss rod access hole differently... before you glued down the fret-board?? Very curious.

@tombrackettjr.9308 Жыл бұрын

Way to go. I am currently making my first electric guitar out of a nice piece of walnut. Currently working on the neck and freaking out. So this gives me some confidence. Question how did you add your signature on the neck?