Trying out something different for fret markers and side dots, although I’ll need a 3/32 dril bit for the side dots as they’re imperial. Just used a 2.5mm to try out.
 

@swepri oh god yeh, I know exactly what you mean! Lol   I find my big stanley no 7 really haleps with that, I find that difficult with smaller planes unless it’s a big flat board. Like a guitar top,…   Read more»

@nsj I actually can sharpen the blades alright, but my planing technique is so bad I can’t make the wood flat… 🤨 
Practice makes perfect, I suppose.

@swepri I bought a fairly cheap set of diamond stones off amazon, now I can plane highly figured wood and all sorts with no tear out. I seem to be able to get them really sharp which makes a big…   Read more»

@tv101 had an idea last night, you could do a shallow carve so there’s like 1mm of top around the egde then add binding, that would hide the fact the top was thin!