This is a Wood Whisperer first: a series featuring an aspiring luthier, Rick Urschel. Rick takes us through the process of building a classic guitar from a kit available at LMII.com.
This is Rick’s first attempt at a guitar, and as such, I am not presenting this as a “how-to”. Instead, this is just one man’s experience as he works his butt off making a beautiful guitar for his wife. I think you are really going to enjoy it. A special thanks to Rick for allowing me to “Whisperize” his content!
Jump to another part in the series:
Birth of a Guitar Pt. 2
Birth of a Guitar Pt. 3
Music provided by MusicAlley.com:
Mean Gene Kelton and the Die Hards
Brian Mcrae
Ariels CyberPR
Loved the intro!!! LOL
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Very impressive.
Like your band saw and i’m looking at buying one at the moment. Would you recommend any in particular?
Great video ! I assume it wasn’t as straight forward as it appeared . Have played the guitar for many years , but only recently started tinkering with wood .Would it be possible to make , ( in theory at least ) using just hand tools , as I have very little in the way of equipment ? many thanks.
Matt-
It’s most certainly possible, and from what I hear, actually really fun. Remember that the guitar has been around a lot longer than electricity, so making one with hand tools is only limited by time. If I had to choose only ONE power tool to use when doing a guitar, it would be a band saw. Just take your time, read all the books you can find, and have fun!
Rick