Handcutting Guitar Binding and Purfling Channels

Cutting Binding and purfling channels by hand for guitar is uncommon, but not difficult. In this video I go through the process on my latest guitar. It is a longer video and it can be nice sometimes to just get to a specific point or section, so below is an index of the video. Thanks for watching, if you are interested in seeing more of my work or learning more about building guitars check out my website https://www.queencityguitars.com/work...


00:00 intro
02:15 Introduction to the gramils
08:40 Marking the shoulders and preparing to cut
11:00 Relief cuts being made
11:42 Quick process notes regarding the gramil and relief cutting
13:19 Beginning the channels with the gramils
17:55 Channel cutting with narration about process
22:19 Starting the purfling channels
27:22 Considerations regarding removing the final layer of waste wood from purfling channel

32:02 Note about prepping channels for glue up
34:00 Clips of cutting final shoulder of purfling channel
39:30 Up close and indepth look at gramils and gramil set up


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