Building James Hetfield's Guitar In My Garage!

I've never built a guitar before, but I do have a shop full of woodworking tools and experience building things. So I decided to build a tribute guitar to one of my musical icons, James Hetfield of  @metallica  Modeled after his Ken Lawrence Explorers, I built this out of mahogany with a rosewood fretboard. Check out my first attempt at building a guitar, and let me know what I can do better for my next guitar build! Thanks for the inspiration to the following people: Rob Schweitzer (https://www.instagram.com/freewheelwoodworking/) Crimson Guitars - https://www.crimsonguitars.com/ - https://www.youtube.com/@UCdD1Cqxr8aINzWs1agg3tEQ Tchiks Guitars: https://www.youtube.com/@UCcCfJiovwYlhA_GmPTf4s_w Here's some of the tools I used in this build from our Amazon Storefront (commissions earned on sales): https://bit.ly/GDGuitarTools Please like, comment, subscribe, and hit the notification button so you do not miss future videos! Affiliate Links: - Check out our Amazon Storefront for any of the tools you see in the video, including the guitar building tools (we earn commissions on sales): https://www.amazon.com/shop/garagedwellersww - For 10% off your purchase on Magswitch Products, click on the link below and use coupon code DWELLERS10. https://magswitch.com/?ref=ziS6BeH7ZRto7C - Interested in growing your woodworking business? Check out Craft To Career! https://crafttocareer.com/accelerator-academy-landing-page?am_id=bob428 Custom Furniture: https://gdcustomfurniture.com/custom-furniture-request Social: Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garagedwellersww/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GarageDwellersWW Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@garagedwellersww 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - Making the scarf joint 02:12 - Routing the truss rod channel 05:25 - Tool hero #1 - The bandsaw 06:43 - Template routing 08:26 - Making the fretboard 10:05 - Shaping the neck/Tool hero #2 - Oscillating spindle sander 12:55 - Installing the side dots 15:05 - Installing the frets 16:29 - Tool hero #3 - the drill press/Making the body cavities 18:34 - Gluing up the neck 19:35 - The electronics cavity 20:29 - Hetfield's guitars/the finishing details 22:41 - The electronics cavity cover and controls 24:06 - Finish and hardware installation 26:31 - How does it sound?