Orbital Guitars GGBO2022 Entry Build Part 2 - The Body

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 2 of my Great Guitar Build Off 2022 (greatguitarbuildoff.com) build series! This first video includes the making of the body. The top is Walnut Burl The body is Black Limba Crushed Opal 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 00:13 - Preparing the walnut burl 03:16 - Routing wire channel in body 04:09 - Cutting out the body shape 05:13 - Gluing the top to the body 06:53 - Cutting neck pocket 07:43 - Shaping the neck heel and test fit 08:24 - Routing pickup and control cavities 09:52 - Making back plates 11:38 - Recessing controls 12:07 - Carving 14:08 - Filling burl voids with opal 18:19 - Hardening the Limba to prevent dents 19:00 - Shaping the headstock 19:39 - Making headstock veneer 20:39 - Cutting space for/making truss rod cover 21:35 - Gluing on headstock veneer 23:01 - Drilling tuner holes 23:29 - Filling headstock burl with opal 24:57 - Gluing in the neck 25:19 - Outro