FULL GUITAR BUILD in 42,000 YEAR OLD New Zealand Kauri

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Start to finish, in a single video, watch this 42,000 year old New Zealand Kauri go from a large piece of timber to a beautifully finished guitar.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0.17 Beginning the whole process. Sawing up this beautiful wood
1:56 A beautiful Fender will donate all its electronics to this build.
2:45 The neck - strips of black veneer and Kaurie
4.00 The body - making a hollow body from very soft wood - so much sawdust
8:30 The top is made to fit perfectly
9:36 The neck and headstock are ready to be shaped - and braces are cut for the top
11:24 Putting a bevel on the F hole - glue the braces
12:22 Finalising the shape of the guitar
13:16 Finessing the bracing, adding a bridge plate
17:20 Gluing the binding to the top
19:32 Gluing the top to the body and smoothing out the kinks
21:54 The downside of Kaurie - a very soft wood - bring on the Cactus Juice
24:15 Binding the F hole
30:25 Working on the neck - inserting carbon fibre rods and truss rod
34:04 Measuring and cutting frets - as well as the fretboard inlays
36:10 The wood is still too soft so back to the drawing board - flooding it with superglue
37:03 Inserting the frets, Crimson Logo, and side dots
40:41 Working out the routing for the neck and pick-up cavities
41:08 Finishing and fitting the neck
43:25 Superglued - lacquered and now strong enough for the bridge and electronics
46:45 Neckplate, tuners, control knobs and strings
51:59 The last of the finishing touches
53:09 Conclusion

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Ben's camera setup includes: the Blackmagic ATEM Mini Pro, Prime Cameras (Front facing and over the bench) Canon EOS 250D, suspended from the ceiling (bench side) Canon EOS 90D, and on the movable tripod a Canon M6 Mark II

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