Electric Guitar Building Tools

I built my own Telecaster style guitar all from locally sourced Maple. I made some of my own tools and had to buy some cheap “luthier” tools as well.

Part 1 and 2 are shorter videos without talking. The Full Long Build video has narration and shows some more of the tools I made and information about them. I hope you can enjoy this series as a log of how I made my own guitar.

I bought a lot of the components online (links found on my website) and did my best to document everything in hopes of helping others.

Maple Telecaster Build Log:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/9mwjEpYZUNs
Part 2: https://youtu.be/pTHgZlzMoSs
FULL LONG BUILD VIDEO: https://youtu.be/gK5Wr17I33g

Fret press and Radius Insert: https://youtu.be/yHhYYCurXZI?si=jpFnW_n7ju6_OT9a

Fretboard Mitre Box Jig: https://youtu.be/gly2PW3OrwI?si=WmPxMliKufcNUS5e

Website with links and templates:
https://holbrooktech.weebly.com/maple-telecaster-build-log.html
https://holbrooktech.weebly.com/maple-telecaster-build-log-photos.html

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