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Contemporary Steel String Guitar

Welcome

What to expect in this course (4:57)
Setting Up Shop (5:20)
Safety (0:59)
Plans

Sides

Introduction (0:35)
Heelblock (18:18)
Tailblock (8:35)
Prep Sides (6:32)
Sidebender (2:40)
Bend Sides (9:46)
Fit Sides in Mold (6:04)
Glue Heel & Tail Blocks (5:41)
Taper Sides (7:36)
Glue Kerfing (5:06)
Side Reinforcing Strips (2:18)
Radius Sides (4:11)

Back

Joining Back (8:10)
Preparing Braces (6:19)
Profile & Thickness Back (5:59)
Center Reinforcing Strip (8:02)
Glue Braces (6:20)
Voicing Back (10:24)

Soundboard

Joining Top (3:20)
Cut Rosette Channel (14:03)
Flycutter (1:48)
Inlay Rosette (5:25)
Top Thickness (4:10)
Soundhole Cutout (3:44)
Bridge Plate (2:23)
Prep Top Bracing (3:24)
X - Brace (5:35)
Lower X - Brace (2:13)
Transverse & Finger Braces (1:08)
Bridge Plate Final (5:07)
Soundhole Strips (1:07)
Draft Brace Layout (4:49)
Glue Braces (17:26)
Glue Soundhole Strips (5:06)
Voicing the Top (22:15)

Boxing

Fitting the Back (8:07)
Fitting Top (3:37)
Gluing Back (5:03)
Gluing Top (1:44)
Flush Trimming (8:42)
Fair & Square (4:07)

Binding & Purfling

Introduction (0:58)
Glue Purfling to Binding (2:17)
Bend Binding (3:19)
Back Purfling Ledge (5:37)
Top Purfling Ledge (3:34)
Binding Ledges (4:05)
End Graft (12:15)
Back Purfling (10:55)
Back Binding (12:59)
Top Purfling (4:49)
Top Binding (3:53)
Level Back Binding (3:22)
Level Top Binding (2:01)
Level Sides (2:27)
Open Mortise (2:38)

Bridge

Bridge Layout (4:40)
Saddle Slot (4:15)
Rough Shape (6:38)
Final Shaping (3:24)

Fingerboard

Fretboard (16:19)
Radius Fretboard (8:02)
Fretting (11:19)

Neck

Neck Blank (5:22)
Dowel Insert (8:30)
Truss Rod Slot (3:55)
Threaded Inserts (12:39)
Tenon (4:51)
Finger Board Extension Pocket (4:55)
Fit Tenon (2:10)
Fit Neck (4:57)
Neck Set (4:32)
Fingerboard Extension (6:55)
Scarf Joint (11:50)
Carbon Rods (8:18)
Insert Carbon Rods (6:09)
Level Neck (9:03)
Headstock Ears (5:59)
Headplate Inlay (7:14)
Glue Headplate (6:21)
Square Nut Slot (4:00)
Truss Rod Slot (7:01)
Thickness Headstock (8:49)
Insert Truss Rod (6:36)
Glue Fingerboard (8:14)
Drill Headstock (4:07)
Initial Neck Shaping (3:22)
Headstock Shaping (2:56)
Shaping Extension (4:25)
Heel Cap (7:32)
Side Dots (4:09)
Final Neck Shaping (16:04)

Set Up

Introduction (0:37)
Fret Level & Dress (12:54)
Tuning Machines (4:11)
Attach Neck (2:05)
Saddle (9:18)
Nut (7:45)
Position Bridge (8:48)
Initial String Up (5:55)
Set Up (5:35)
Slot Nut (15:17)
Saddle Compensation (14:17)
Truss Rod Cover (8:25)

Finishing

Prep Sanding (4:48)
Pore Filling (7:37)
Pore Fill Neck (3:47)
Leveling (7:34)
Neck Pore Fill (0:54)
Spraying Finish (8:04)
UV Curing (2:28)
Finish Sanding (4:52)
Buffing (6:30)
Glue Bridge (15:36)
Final Set Up (6:04)
Demo (2:07)

Tools, Jigs & Fixtures

Guitar Cradle (1:43)
Vises (1:34)
Bench Tools (2:05)

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