CMR Woodworks & Guitars
You can contact me at [email protected]
I started woodworking in 2012 and learned how to do it by watching YouTube videos. After several years of acquiring tools and making random furniture and all sorts of woodworking items, in June 2020 I started down the path to becoming a luthier. I fell in love with it so much that I am now planning to make and sell guitars under the name McDowell Guitars.
Les Paul style guitar build // the body
Gecko Blocs by Bench Critters
Telecaster scratch build - start to finish
Making the nut and final setup // my 1st electric build ep.7
Butterscotch stain & making a pickguard // my 1st electric build ep.6
Making an obsidian ebony fretboard
Fretwork and details // my 1st electric build ep.5
Shaping the neck // my 1st electric build ep.4
Bolt on bolt off neck joint - how it’s going // Guitar Building Chronicles no.6
Fretboard and neck pocket // my first electric build ep.3
Constructing the neck // my 1st electric build ep.2
Combining fret slotting jigs
Making the body blank // my 1st electric build ep.1
My 3rd Guitar Build - start to finish with commentary
My 3rd guitar build (with commentary) // PART 3 - FINALE
Cigar Box Guitar Build - start to finish
Cigar Box Guitar Build // shaping the neck and finishing up
Cigar Box Guitar Build // notching the box and adding frets
Cigar Box Guitar Build // headstock and heel
Cigar Box Guitar Build // scarf joint and scale length
Ebony alternative for guitar building from Thermalwood Canada
I’ve been a decade on YouTube
My 3rd guitar build (with commentary) // PART 2
Carved Mandolin Build part 2 // making and installing kerfed linings
The mandolin project(s)
Making kerfing from scratch
Carved Mandolin Build part 1 // making the mold & bending the sides
My 3rd guitar build (with commentary) // PART 1
Unbending guitar sides // Guitar building chronicles no.5
Trend AirShield and my 1st boxed end graft // Guitar building chronicles no.4