@boo  It’s fair enough using Aldi sanders or similar, crack on. I use a cheap Draper random orbital sander that I bought a few years ago when I was painting my boat. I can attach my henry hoover to it…   Read more»

@nsj  Yes, it’s oak and mahogany. The oak was a whisky barrel top, horrible to work with, I’ll not be doing again. I think the sunken bridge looks not too bad, what would you suggest to make it look its…   Read more»

@nsj Yeah I understand. I managed to get mine for £390 though so I was quite happy. It’s still a lot of money for a sander but not all sanders are made equal. 😆  I used to be a vehicle…   Read more»

I looked at them a while ago after watching one of Mark’s vids, the over £500 price tag put a stop to any odeas of actually buying one! Ooft!
 
I’m getting on fine with my aldi special though 🤣 🤣 

@robin Is that an oak top with mahogany back?   Regarding the bridge, I’ve seen people make a feature of it so it looks like you sank it on purpose. Might be something to consider.   Ps the “F holes”…   Read more»