Mostly woodworking and fixtures, CNC related items, jigs, and templates for building acoustic guitars. You'll also see some of the items we design and sell in our Etsy shop and other items you may not see anywhere else. Occasionally there will be a machine restoration or shop improvement or some component rebuilt and sometimes grandkids doing their thing.
@@markcurry5758 My CAD computer is in the shop so I can’t check but as I recall they were about 1.75 x 3.75. I bought the Purpleheart from a local hardwood supplier.
@@Blackhowk3 I assume you are referring to the middle and bottom shelves. That was done to give the look of Curly Maple to all of the shelves and not just the top one. Once equipment is on the shelves, you wouldn’t really be able to see the shelves themselves. And it was far less expensive to use Hard Rock Maple for those two shelves and put the Curly Maple strip on the front to give it the same look as the top shelf. Thanks for watching and thank you for your question!
Beautiful setup.. wondering how the speakers sound jammed back against a wall..they look impressive though. The stand is really awesome and I think I'll take some ideas from it's construction for my own build. Excellent build quality and nice wood.
I love that "Any project that requires the purchase of a new tool is a good project" I always put it off and the next thing I make I wish I had bought the damn thing at the start of the last thing I made. I will remember that bit of wisdom Thank you.
Thanks for sharing. I will be making one of these.... You are making memories with those two young men, and they will never forget that time spent with you...................
I love this design. I see you live in the same city as me. I was wondering if you build them to sell? I want two but don't have the time or tools to build them myself.
Sorry, I think I’m one and done on this. I’m concentrating on getting over prostate surgery and then back to building acoustic guitars. Thanks for watching and if some of my woodworking friends are interested in building these I’ll let you know.
My dewalt DWE7491RS job site table saw does the exact same thing with Diablo blade. Has torn a wider Kerf into my crosscut sled. I think it’s the nature or job site saws and their thin Kerf blades deforming under startup torque. I think most people job site saws are just using miter gauges at best to crosscut and not fancy Crosscut sleds like this. I’ve just learned to live with the slightly bigger Kerf in my sled. Thanks for posting!
Awesome 1st guitar build. And with a cutaway and arm bevel! Nice work. I think I will try out french polishing for the first time on my 4th guitar build.
Great idea , spindle sanders are very useful but the grit choices are limited. Much better being able to make them yourself in the grit that you need ,with what you have on hand , and when you want them. Excellent video , thank you.
Sir enjoyed watching and learning from this video. you taught patients and shared your knowledge with these young men. I will be building one THANK YOU
Just got done building this, it was super easy and looks great, can’t wait to put my tomatoes in it! I used 11 2x4 to build it, The only dimension I didn’t see on the video was where to put the lower cross pieces and the stringers to support the buckets, I put my lower cross pieces 17” down from the top and with the stringer on it the bucket seems to sit at a good height. Thanks for the video I’m sure we’ll be enjoying this bucket garden for years to come!
No, sorry. There’s a shorter video on my channel of the same build so maybe you can get what you need from that (real dimensions given). Glad you liked it and thanks for watching! 😁
I was going to measure them but watched the video again and about 23 seconds in it shows 27”, 26” if you want the buckets closer together. Does that help?
Thank you for this information and making it so clear and concise. I am getting ready to do my first bucket garden and this is exactly what I need!!! Many of the designs I see use the top stringers to support the bucket weight. I like the idea of supporting from the bottom better.
@@difalkner Thankfully I'm more in the school of placing hifi components on smaller lightweight surfaces that can't store acoustic energy and release it later to colour the sound of delicate turntables and tube electronics . (Russ Andrews did interesting work with a shelf he called Torlyte) That doesn't stop me appreciating the natural beauty or wood and your creative skills. Beautiful work!
I am a car mechanic but i like wood work i dont have a words to say , how great craftsmen in this world and this full video make me surprise. Thanks sir you are great.
David, if you don't mind sharing, what are the dimensions of the posts? I've been planning a rack for quite sometime but Im dithering on the post dimensions.
Incredible craftsmanship. The attention to detail is amazing. I appreciate that you show some mistakes to prove that you are human. It also serves as inspiration to those of us that make more sawdust than projects. Now you need some speaker stands.
That curly/tiger maple is gorgeous and tough and expensive to come by. Very nice combination with the purpleheart. I'm surprised that you had issues with the threaded inserts. I have installed them in hard maple but mine were in face grain and not end grain. Did you lubricate the threads? Are the inserts fine thread? Beautiful workmanship.
Sorry for the delay in responding; turns out I wasn't getting notifications for comments. I used Beeswax on the threads and they are coarse threaded. Thanks for the comment and for watching the video!
Very impressive. Your knowledge is worth more than money. I would have loved to have been a student of yours. Would love to know how to do this sort of work. The knowledge of timber, sanding, machinery, spraying and so much more involved. You make it look easy and have inspired me to seek out good quality hardwood and do it myself. I am going to give this a go. Thanks for posting and greetings from Australia.
Thank you! No, I don't but I know several people who have one (or two) and can do inlays for me if I go that route. How would you cut the cavity 0.040" deep in the guitar top and know that it's truly that depth?
There's a lot of deflection from the pinion against the rack, with the moment being located where the larger pinion meets the tensioning arm. Has this proven to be an issue over the last five years at all? It seems less than optimal, as in principle the pinion will only be engaging the near edge of the rack. The grease probably telegraphs this if it's the case.
Just ran across your channel. I’m a hobby acoustic guitar builder that is trying to learn to CNC and Fusion 360. I’d love to see CAD / CAM tutorials for acoustic guitar related designs like these. I haven’t seen many focused on acoustics.
Hi David, Great video and you were able to spend the video time in documenting everything. Heck of a nice shop too👍👍 My neighbor down the street has a shop in his garage and we built a stereo rack similar in design but about 4” shorter due to the limitations in my music room. We used 3 birch countertop slabs for shelves and African mahogany for the 4 legs. I stained the legs in a dark Java color (Gel/oil-based) from General Finishes. I applied 3 coats of General Finishes Gel Satin (oil based) to the shelves and legs and it was just yesterday that I completed the last coat in my garage. Now I will need to wait a month for the finish to cure before placing 50 lb. stereo gear on the shelves. Again, congrats on your wonderful vid!
@@difalkner - I am about 50% done with the vid. I will finish it after I move the rack to my small music room and video some more. I have some RU-vid vids posted under my name for my vintage stereo gear.
