Dan's Acoustic Guitar Build Part 4/5 With Jonny Kinkead

Time for frets and finishing for this awesome hand-built guitar!

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Dan here, g’day once again! As we gallop towards the finishing process I’m starting to see my guitar really come to life.
I remain utterly astounded at the craft and dedication Jonny pours into these builds, and of course humbled that he’s letting us all watch him work. Almost ready now!

This is part four of five. For more on Jonny and his instruments, visit https://www.kinkadeguitars.co.uk/

Part One: Dan's Acoustic Guitar Build Part 1/5 ...
Part Two: Dan's Acoustic Guitar Build Part 2/5 ...
Part Three: Dan's Acoustic Guitar Build Part 3/5 ...

Q: Why are you spelling Jonny’s name ‘Kinkead’?
A: Because that’s his name! The guitars are ‘Kinkade’, Jonny is ‘Kinkead’. He chose ‘Kinkade’ for the guitars because nobody could spell ‘Kinkead’ correctly.

Interesting bits and go-to sections…
0:00 Glueing on the fingerboard
3:35 Starting to look like a guitar
6:10 More neck shaping
8:29 What you don’t want in a neck shape
9:43 Trimming the headstock
11:12 Working with mahogany
13:05 Neck getting closer
14:20 The fingerboard shape
17:28 Getting the camber on the fingerboard
18:50 The drop off
20:50 Bevelling the fret slots
21:50 The dot process
22:30 The nut slot
23:40 Cutting out the mother-of-pearl logo
26:40 It’s got frets on!
27:40 It’s resonating!
28:09 Grinding back the side dots
32:00 Smoothing the neck and headstock
33:00 Does it feel right?
35:55 Filing the grain with pumice powder
38:40 The finishing process
40:00 The start of the French polishing process
41:09 Knocking the coats of Shellac back
43:00 The history of paint
45:30 What is Shellac?
49:52 Headstock details
51:30 Applying the Shellac
55:30 How to polish the Shellac

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