Crimson Custom Guitars | 1 month ago

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In this episode of Luthier's Tips, Tools & Training, Ben is playing in his home studio with more cold casting techniques. It's all about the final 5% of a build, the tiny details.

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:55 It's all about the tiny details
2:06 Truss rod access - making a mould
3:18 Ben's thoughts on resin
4:30 Fitting the inlaid fretboard
5:13 Shaping this cold cast aluminium is as easy as working with wood
9:47 Fitting the interlal piece
12:40 Cleaning off the excess resin
15:16 Gluing the fretboard on and then making custom binding
16:25 Using plasticine to protect the fret slots
18:20 Glue time & stopping truss rod rattle
21:06 Declamping
21:30 Cleaning up the mess
23:55 Looking pretty good
24:50 Working on the headstocks
27:15 The possibilities for resin - broaden my horizons
30:42 Refining the truss rod access & headstock cover
32:20 Carried away or is Ben on to a winner?
33:35 Engraving the Headstock logo
35:51 Conclusion and is this too subtle for Ben Crowe?

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Ben's camera setup includes: the Blackmagic ATEM Mini Pro, Prime Cameras (Front facing and over the bench) Canon EOS 250D, suspended from the ceiling (bench side) Canon EOS 90D, and on the movable tripod a Canon M6 Mark II

Any music used in this video from Epidemic Sound - https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/31qosr/
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