Building an electric guitar from scratch is one of those projects that sits at the intersection of woodworking, machining, and instrument craft — and this full-length build walks through the whole journey of making a Les Paul Jr. Double Cut using a CNC router and V-Carve Pro.

What sets this apart from a typical CNC project video is the combination of disciplines on display. You're seeing toolpath strategy in V-Carve Pro (pocketing for the pickup cavity, contour cuts for the body profile, drilling operations for tuner holes and bridge posts), workholding decisions for a part that flips between operations, and the woodworking judgment calls that don't show up in CAM software — grain orientation, finish sanding, neck-pocket fit. The creator also generously shares the free CNC files, which means viewers can study the actual toolpaths and feed/speed choices instead of just watching from afar.

The Les Paul Jr. is a great first guitar build because it has a single pickup, a wraparound bridge, and a flat top — fewer cavities and no carved top to wrestle with. That makes the video genuinely instructive for someone considering their first instrument build, while still showing techniques (tear-out mitigation, cavity finishing, fret work) that scale to more ambitious guitars later.