How To Make A Telecaster Guitar From Scratch

I've always wanted to make my own guitar so I finally did. This telecaster build video shows a brief overview on how to make a Telecaster from scratch. I made it from rough cut lumber and gold hardware from StewMac.



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All my recommended tools from this build are below!

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Festool Foam Sanding Pad - https://amzn.to/3X6DEhJ

My go-to drill guide - https://amzn.to/3CLcO6G

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My favorite drill drivers - https://amzn.to/3GDXgTc

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The highest quality bandsaw blade - https://amzn.to/3iBDn7s

Sawstop Jobsite Pro - A small table saw to get the job done - https://amzn.to/3vVk3VT

00:00 Intro
00:23 Milling the body of the guitar
01:41 Milling the maple top
02:28 Glueing the body and top in the vacuum press
02:55 Applying the template
03:07 Shaping the guitar to the template
03:24 Routing out the control panel and pickup pockets
03:29 Final shaping and sanding
03:45 Drilling the string holes and pickup wiring channels
03:57 Routing the neck pocket
04:04 Drilling for string ferrules and auxiliary input
04:13 How to finish a guitar with Rubio Monocoat
04:33 How to make a guitar neck and fret board
05:36 Shape a guitar neck with a router bit
05:53 Shaping a guitar neck with hand tools
06:05 Veneering the headstock
06:31 How to fret a guitar
07:04 The easy way to fit a nut on a guitar
07:19 Adding hardware and soldering pickups
07:38 How to make a guitar inlay with epoxy
07:58 How it sounds and tone test

Tools Used:

Sawstop Jobsite Pro
Laguna 14/12 Bandsaw / Resaw King Blad
Jessem Router Table
Makita Router
Various whiteside router bits and some from bits and bits
Metabo cordless drill set
Porter Cable Drill Press
Jet Benchtop Drum Sander
Oliver Machinery Benchtop Planer
Stanley Bailey No. 5 Plane
Rockler vacuum and Roarockit vacuum press bag
Titebond III
Craftsman Miter Saw
Jorgensen Clamps
Grizzly G0855 Jointer
Generation 4 Fender Noiseless Pickups
Templates from StewMac
Ernie Ball Custom Slinky Strings
Gold Hardware and Gold Frets from StewMac including a Gotoh Bridge
Shinto Rasp from Rockler

Wood used:

African Mahogany for the guitar body
Figured Maple for the guitar top
Bocote for the fret board

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