I built a guitar out of a shelf during quarantine !

This is my third guitar build, handcrafted in Brussels, Belgium. I used wood from a shelf to make the body, not only because Brian May is my hero, but mostly because the build started in mid April 2020, as Belgium was in complete lockdown and my usual lumber store was closed. Making this guitar may look tedious (or stupid) to you, but this was my own personal therapy during this insane period. Update (January 2021): I’ve been teaching myself how to build guitars for the last 15 months, so I thought I’d share my findings with you all. Here is my first (and most likely only) tutorial on “ How to make a guitar at home : a comprehensive guide for the weekend woodworkers and other guitar enthusiasts with no woodworking experience who always had the dream of building their own guitar but never really knew where to start“ : For those who wonder why I even had a sapele shelf in the first place, full story here : 0:00 Little sound demo 0:19 Top and b
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