Part 3 - Building my First Guitar - Making the Neck and Body Templates from Scratch

In this video I explain the design of the guitar I plan to make, and then create the Routing Templates for both the Neck and Body. If you enjoy lots of detail, this video is for you! 0:14 - The Concept 2:00 - Measurements 5:55 - Drawing the Centre Line 8:00 - Marking Fret Positions 8:46 - Why Maton Guitars don't match Maton specs 10:03 - Marking the sides of the fingerboard 12:18 - Difficulties of using pencil lines 14:55 - Locating Tuner Positions 17:28 - Why use a string spacing rule? 19:50 - Problems I need to fix 21:43 - Is straight string even pull possible on a Tele? 24:55 - Graduated tuner spacing? 26:24 - Headstock Design 28:12 - Making a straight edge for routing 32:38 - Cutting out the Neck Template and 34:42 - Sanding to final shape 39:13 - Tracing the Body Template 39:50 - Customising the design 42:11 - Widening Neck Pocket area 43:53 - Cutting out the body template 46:01 - Sanding to final shape 49:60 - Finished result Part 1:    • Part 1 - Building My First Guitar - Sellin...   Part 2:    • Part 2 - Building my First Guitar - Unboxi...   Part 4 -    • Part 4 - Building my First Guitar - Routin...   Note: Part 2 includes my full list of Guitar Making Tools in the description. Andrew Kennedy is a Brisbane musician, teacher and YouTuber. He has released several albums of his of music, and performs regularly around Brisbane in various formats. VLOG PLAYLIST    • Vlogs   AMAZON AFFILLATE LINKS: (I receive a commission if you purchase) YOUTUBING GEAR Lapel Mic (Rode Smartlav) - https://amzn.to/3kOcpWL Lapel Mic extension cable - https://amzn.to/3e8npwN Lapel Mic Camera Adapter - https://amzn.to/3bZpWqG Camera (Canon M50) - https://amzn.to/3qhUMj8 Tripod (Slik) - https://amzn.to/3uWUaDs Video Lighting (Neewer) - https://amzn.to/3qmOjnq Back Light (ESDDI) - https://amzn.to/2OqwiXG Coloured LED Lights (LAOFAS) - https://amzn.to/3bhSZ9Q Graphics Tablet (Wacom) - https://amzn.to/3sL6ogr MUSIC GEAR Guitar Picks (Jim Dunlop 1.0mm) - https://amzn.to/38rxUbd Guitar Picks (George Dennis 1.60mm) - https://www.promusicaustralia.com.au/... Thumb Picks (Dunlop Large, but I file them down) - https://amzn.to/30csv34 Electric Strings (Elixur 11-49) - https://amzn.to/30dMyhG Acoustic Strings (Elixur 12-54) - https://amzn.to/3sSpT6y Low Volume Cymbals (Zildjian) - https://amzn.to/3qbObXL Portable Recording Interface (Focusrite) - https://amzn.to/3bfHmQL Studio Recording Interface (Current Version by RME) - https://amzn.to/3uQNGFY External Preamp (Focusrite) - https://amzn.to/30bCzJx Studio Monitors (Dynaudio) - https://amzn.to/2OnqpuF Guitar Wall Hangers (Hercules) - https://amzn.to/3sPRi9i Large Diaphram Mic (AKG 414XLII) - https://amzn.to/30dK8zC Small Diaphram Mic (AKG C451B) - https://amzn.to/3kKbvdS Small Diaphram Mic (Rode M5) - https://amzn.to/3egJlG2 Kick Mic (Shure Beta 52) - https://amzn.to/2OpMNDn Dynamic Mic (Shure SM57) - https://amzn.to/3bfxkin ANDREW KENNEDY LINKS: Andrew Kennedy Webpage - www.andrewkennedymusic.com Andrew Kennedy Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/1lzWrR... Andrew Kennedy Youtube -    / andrewkennedymusic   Andrew Kennedy Facebook -   / andrew-kennedy-music-20673184925   Andrew Kennedy Instagram -   / andrewkennedymusic1   HIGH ROAD High Road Facebook page -   / highroadcentral   High Road Music Tutorials -    / highroadmusictutorials