This is the first time I laminated the sides of a guitar. It is done to keep more energy in the guitar top and strengthen the guitar overall. Yes, the pucker factor was high, but it was successful.
So cool, Mark! Congrats on taking the jump to laminated sides. That is one of the next steps for me. I like the idea of using the mold to create the form. I had not even thought of doing that. I will probably try it the same way. I‘ve been dreading the idea of making a glue-up form just for laminated sides, but the method you used makes it seem not as bad. I can‘t believe I‘m 5 parts behind on this. RU-vid has not been suggesting your videos to me for some reason until this morning at which point I realized I was so far behind. Anyway, awesome work!
Thanks Chris, as I see you also watched my follow up video, you know I ran into issues. A while back I found that I was not getting video notifications too. I have no idea what or if I did something to fix it.
Good job, Mark, that worked out well. Amazing to see the strength gained through just a two-ply laminate. I watched this one with my wife, the wood-worker/DIYer in our household, and she thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thanks David! Spoiler alert, there is going to be a follow up video to this. It seems I had a small issue that I didn't notice at first. 🤔 Fortunately recoverable.
The idea is to keep the vibrational energy in the top. If you think of a drum, the sides are very stiff which keeps the energy in the drum skin. I personally got the idea from Chris Alvarado at Driftwood guitars. He does a nice job explaining the principle in this video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oC39M4obieA.html
@@thecluelessluthier6520 Interesting. The only laminated guitars I was aware of (cheap plywoods aside) were the original Selmer Macaferri models, and I always considered solid wood back and sides to be the ultimate in guitar construction.......something to consider for the next build...............many thanks for the information.
