CNC vs handmade

Maynehead

Although I was never a believer of “mojo”, I still found this video enlightening...

https://youtu.be/wfPU42tLruc

horsehead

I love Rhett's videos. Saw this the other day and it's interesting to see there's not THAT much difference

SlopeSoarer

Coronation Street is on so no chance of watching it yet (well she puts up with the guitars) but my first thoughts are that the handmade one looks a better piece of wood(s).

Kittyfrisk

And if they had the blanks the other way round, it would still look the same.
CNC doesn't affect woodgrain.

guitars4you

CNC or Handmade - Someone still has to select the wood regardless - Both operators can do this just as well, providing you are comparing the merits of a pro orientated build, or indeed a low end build

CNC will cost a lot of money to install into any business - As such there is a tale to be told in that small builders will try and sell the merits of hand build - Whilst a large business will insist CNC is better, quicker and more accurate - Not sure how many bodies/necks you need to build each year to justify the CNC costs - Even smaller companies like Tom Anderson, who produces around 1000 guitars a year will utilise CNC - Small custom builders like Huber states hand crafted with a bit of help from a CNC machine and builds around 200 a year 

The accuracy to which a CNC can cut a body/neck blank is about 3 times smaller than a hair - So no worries about its accuracy - But it is down to the set-up/programming - garbage in garbage out

Regardless of which is allegedly better, both options can offer perfection or mediocrity - It is more about the final result and the companies ethos as to what they are trying to build and at what price

I think I'm right in saying, all CNC machines will leave cutting blade marks and as such all will need hand sanding out - A minor hint of a graze on a bare blank, will magnify no end once you've applied a finish to it