I built this acoustic guitar from scratch!

This is the best thing I’ve ever made. It definitely did not go the way I thought it would but I’m happy with how it turned out. I really don't know what I'm doing! Everything I do, I learned from watching someone else do it on youtube. But I'm getting better.

Everything is made from free reclaimed lumber. Walnut and maple.

Since some of you are asking, here are some of the inexpensive tools I use for guitars. I do this for fun and I am not wealthy so I try to find the cheapest way to keep the hobby going. I hope this list shows that you can get started without spending all your money!

Heating pad for side bending - https://amzn.to/3YSK4F3
Fret Saw - https://amzn.to/3yHA8mT
Rabbet Bits for cutting binding channels -https://amzn.to/3yFwfPw
Plastic Binding - https://amzn.to/3AAK1mU
Pre Cut Fret wire - https://amzn.to/4dJ9gSv
Not pre cut fret wire - https://amzn.to/4dGixLD
Fretboard Radius Sanding block - https://amzn.to/3WR7B6i
Brass hammer for frets - https://amzn.to/4dPvvX3
Fret Crowning file - https://amzn.to/3yH4u96
The worlds cheapest spoke shave - https://amzn.to/4fKkfwP
Shinto Rasp - https://amzn.to/46NtPuG
Starbond CA Glue - https://amzn.to/3XIJics

Video Chapters
00:00 - intro
00:10 - building bending forms
01:07 - side bending
03:19 - making the back
04:56 - rosette
06:00 - bracing the top
07:18 - end wedge
08:15 - neck blank from trash
11:50 - fretboard
13:35 - neck carve
14:36 - binding
16:16 - making the bridge
17:00 - applying finish
18:15 - attaching the neck
18:48 - sound demo