Building an electric guitar DIY kit and decorating it with pyrography

 

Tools and materials:

Pyrography Pen Wood Burning Kit

Alcohol based markers

Buffing Wheel Set

Cleaning & polishing rotary tool kit

Chisel set

Bandsaw

Cordless drill

Rotary tool

Belt sander

Flat rasp

Round rasp

Flat file

Round file

Spoke shave

In this video I put together a Harley Benton jazz master type guitar kit. I also decorated the body with pyrography. This was definitely worth it and I really enjoyed the process.

The kit had everything in it. It even included guitar strings and cable for the amp. 

First of all I scanned the headstock and created my design. I then cut the headstock on the bandsaw and sanded it nicely. 

I then added the name of the guitar. I added a coat of sealer and then colored the pyrography. I buffed the piece with carnauba wax. 

Then I polished the frets. I like the frets polished because bending and vibrato feels much nicer. 

Then I created my artwork with the burner. I added the sealer and then the color. Finally I buffed the body with carnauba wax once again. 

Then I assembled all the parts. I had to set up the pick ups to the proper height so they sound OK. I still have to fine tune the intonation a little bit. 

But that was it. It was really easy to do it. Definitely worth the money. It was really fun. See you soon with a new project video. 

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