Part 8 - Building My First Guitar - Fret Markers and Side Dots

In this video I drill holes and install the Fret Markers and Side Dots. I also make a monumental mistake that I have to fix.

0:33 - The plan
2:49 - Drilling the marker holes
4:40 - First mistake
6:46 - Gluing in the markers
9:47 - Sanding the markers flush
10:14 - Second mistake
11:45 - Practicing the repair
12:29 - Third mistake (the big one)
13:52 - I make it even worse
14:25 - Surgery begins
18:03 - Worth it
18:08 - Side dots plan
19:02 - Drilling side dot holes
20:46 - Gluing in the side dots
22:10 - Glow in the dark!

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