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<blockquote data-quote="K-Man" data-source="post: 988404" data-attributes="member: 531">Material costs can vary widely.&nbsp; It depends primarily on the wood you choose and the source(s) for the materials you use.&nbsp; I spent a bunch more on this first one in comparison to what I spent on the second, approximately $200 more.&nbsp; You&#039;ll spend ~$400-$500 on quality materials.&nbsp; The quality and type of materials affect the sound.It&#039;s a continual learning process.&nbsp; I&#039;ve learned how to do some of the same steps a bit differently that will make it easier this next time around.&nbsp; I read a lot and ask a lot of questions.&nbsp; And, of course, using the right equipment/best equipment factors in as well.&nbsp; There are books and blogs where folks have made a really awesome guitar essentially on their kitchen table.&nbsp; Some of the tools I used to make the guitar was a band saw, planer, drum sander, chisels, hand planers, lots of sandpaper, wood files, drill, drill bits, forstner bits, hand saws, dremel inlay tool, clamps, spray gun.&nbsp; Those are the general tools.&nbsp; Then there are the specialized type tools, such as a side bender, bending iron, molds of different types, concave sanding dishes, and a couple of others.I&#039;ve got approximately 70 hours in the first one.&nbsp; I would estimate spending approximately 50 hours on the next one.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="K-Man, post: 988404, member: 531"] Material costs can vary widely. It depends primarily on the wood you choose and the source(s) for the materials you use. I spent a bunch more on this first one in comparison to what I spent on the second, approximately $200 more. You'll spend ~$400-$500 on quality materials. The quality and type of materials affect the sound. It's a continual learning process. I've learned how to do some of the same steps a bit differently that will make it easier this next time around. I read a lot and ask a lot of questions. And, of course, using the right equipment/best equipment factors in as well. There are books and blogs where folks have made a really awesome guitar essentially on their kitchen table. Some of the tools I used to make the guitar was a band saw, planer, drum sander, chisels, hand planers, lots of sandpaper, wood files, drill, drill bits, forstner bits, hand saws, dremel inlay tool, clamps, spray gun. Those are the general tools. Then there are the specialized type tools, such as a side bender, bending iron, molds of different types, concave sanding dishes, and a couple of others. I've got approximately 70 hours in the first one. I would estimate spending approximately 50 hours on the next one. [/QUOTE]

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