Resurrecting the Guitar I Built in High School

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My amateur attempt at making my guitar feel a little more professional I originally built this guitar when I was 15 and it's been my main guitar ever since. As a High Schooler I was definitely more excited about finishing it and having a proper guitar than taking the time to do everything right. So there's quite a few issues that make it feel no so great to play. So for this project I wanted to go back at 30 with the skills I've learned (and hopefully patience) since then to try and fix it up. That includes a full refret, recarving the neck, as well as some hacky fixes when I ran into issues Some of the Stuff I Bought for this Project: - Fret Leveling Beam https://amzn.to/3Rw5NO5 - Stainless Steel Fretwire http://bit.ly/42q7AdT - Fret Slot Saw https://bit.ly/42ENbAF - Fret End Dressing File https://bit.ly/3Glp0Qf - Flux Pen https://amzn.to/4jko25f - Solder https://amzn.to/449o63f - Fret Puller/End Cutter https://amzn.to/3EEtTmM (This worked decent for the price but the stainless steel frets left some small dents in the cutters) - Radius Gauges & Action Gauge https://amzn.to/42wqNco - CA Glue https://amzn.to/42AU8mc The amazon links above are affiliate links and I may earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase The others are Philadelphia Luthier Tools & Suppliers which I had a pretty good experience with 0:00 New Hobbies 0:18 Problems with the Guitar 1:07 What Causes a Guitar String to Buzz? 1:40 Goal for this Project 2:07 How a Guitar Neck Stays Straight 2:32 Removing the Old Frets 3:45 Reshaping the Fretboard and Neck 4:56 Bending the Fretwire 5:26 Installing the New Frets 6:08 First Roadblock with Installing Frets 7:02 A Creative Hacky Solution to the Issue 8:14 Making the Neck a Little Prettier 8:34 Screw Stuck in the Headstock 9:28 Leveling the Frets 10:52 Setting Up the Guitar 11:22 WHY GOD!?! 11:46 Setting Up the Guitar Cont. 12:47 The Final Product 13:36 Playing the Guitar - At the Gates