Scrapnought

March 21, 2018 5:55 AM

Scrapnought (SYLT) building an acoustic guitar from scrap wood.
posted by plinth (10 comments total)

tone scrap wood
posted by thelonius at 7:00 AM on March 21, 2018

Really wish I had the skill, time and equipment to do this sort of thing, though I'd probably use a gnarlier, more worn kind of wood so it still looked reclaimed once it was finished.
posted by signal at 7:12 AM on March 21, 2018

Nifty!

Amid the dross, there's the occasional gem of a Youtube comment:

Yet more proof that one can never have too many clamps.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 7:33 AM on March 21, 2018 [6 favorites]

Bob Taylor of Taylor Guitars made one of these several years ago; the Taylor Pallet Guitar. Taylor is a well known, respected guitar builder.

The original was so popular as a story that Taylor made a limited run of collectable guitars later.
posted by blob at 7:51 AM on March 21, 2018 [3 favorites]

So, pallets for acoustic, fireplace mantelpiece for electric-got it.
posted by TedW at 9:32 AM on March 21, 2018 [2 favorites]

oh my goodness. please put the guards back on your table saw.

please.
posted by Fraxas at 9:36 AM on March 21, 2018 [2 favorites]

Yet more proof that one can never have too many clamps.

Or weights.
posted by Greg_Ace at 9:40 AM on March 21, 2018

no hearing protection? Seems incongruous.
posted by jenkinsEar at 12:24 PM on March 21, 2018 [1 favorite]

So, pallets for acoustic, fireplace mantelpiece for electric-got it.

Also, orphaned pianos are an abundant, inexpensive, and ethical source of all kinds of material no one should be buying new: rainforest hardwood, dead-animal ivory, you name it.
posted by Sys Rq at 12:45 PM on March 21, 2018 [4 favorites]

I made a calliope out of a old pump organ keyboard and a lot of copper water pipe.
posted by boilermonster at 11:06 PM on March 21, 2018 [6 favorites]