Orbital Guitars GGBO2022 Entry Build Part 1 - The Neck

Link to enter the raffle https://www.greatguitargiveaway.com/product/dan-ciminskie-orbital-lutherie-great-guitar-build-off-2022-professional-entry/ only $4 per entry, and you can purchase as many entries as you wish! Welcome to Part 1 of my Great Guitar Build Off 2022 (greatguitarbuildoff.com) build series! This first video includes the making of the neck. The neck is Indian Rosewood The fretboard is Bocote Stainless steel frets Mother of Pearl inlay My Reverb Shop: https://reverb.com/shop/orbitals-boutique-1 Website: orbitalguitars.com Instagram: @orbitalguitars Email: [email protected] Orbital Guitars Discord Server: https://discord.gg/JH8VWNG This video contains no paid promotion of any kind. 00:00 - Intro 00:16 - Preparing fretboard wood 01:38 - Cutting fret slots 02:24 - Truss rod channel 03:46 - Cutting out the neck 04:54 - Truss rod access 05:24 - Gluing on the fretboard 06:13 - Cutting neck taper 07:33 - Inlay 11:44 - Radiusing the fretboard 12:40 - Inlay touch-up 13:32 - Side dots 14:24 - Fret install 15:34 - Filling ends of fret slots 16:29 - Shaping the end of the fretboard 16:59 - Carving the neck 17:58 - Fret level, crown, polish 20:53 - Outro