Good session today, very clunky and entertaining, just how we like it. Thanks to you both Mark and Carol. 

Ridiculously, I'd never thought of making veneers with the router!

And given that I do most things with the router, that's - err - ridiculous ...

@tv101

Ridiculously, I'd never thought of making veneers with the router

I had thought of it, but you talked me out of it. The postman came empty handed today, he'll be back again on Monday.

Never even considered making veneers. Another great idea I’ll have to try. 

Yep! This has sparked something in me, I’m gonna try it soon. I love these sessions. 🤘

Sorry I had to leave the live stream early today but have just caught up now. Another very good session. What a resourceful machine a router is.

Thank you again Mark&Carol. Great Team.

🎸🙂🎶🙏

Will never use 'Safety Planer' again!

Relatively slow speed of Pillar drill caused cutter to grab the neck (thicknessing headstock), the cutter took a chunk out under Nut groove.

I had to splice a piece of Maple in matching the run/direction of grain, then cover with veneer.

I used rubber from bobbin sander to clamp down on curved section.

What a Faff!

@tv101 Just so you know, I really tried stalling for your lawn mowing. I actually screw down the ends of the chunk of wood on scrap and I screw side walls for the router base when I surface route the veneers. I route just enough material unscrew and cut off the chunky end pieces. I tend to snap and break them using double sided tape.

Just so you know, I really tried stalling for your lawn mowing.

Thanks @clinton - support appreciated  😉

However, it did stop raining (it was only light rain) and the ground was dry enough that I really had to go do the mowing

🙁

Except the battery was flat, so the mower didn't start.

I played some guitar instead.

That looks like a pretty impressive save @eddie6string - and a nice piece of veneer too.

👍

I've got a Safe-T-Planer too, but I've never really got the hang of using it, so it's sat (still in its box) on a shelf, barely used.  Looked like a good product idea, but just didn't work for me.  

@eddie6string

I had to splice a piece of Maple in matching the run/direction of grain, then cover with veneer.

Isn't it fun finding a way to fix these little mishaps. I seem to be doing it more than anyone else, but learning a bit more each time.

@eddie6string I think I will stick with my router after hearing your story. Well done with the repair though and I like the veneer too. Thanks for flagging this up. 

@robin I have made a lot of mistakes and I’ve learned to just accept that they happen. I think it’s only because some of us have built a few guitars that we avoid the mistakes that we have done before and we don’t always tell everyone about the numerous small mistakes any more. I only bother mentioning the bigger mistakes now as I’ve already mentioned a lot of the smaller ones before. It’s all good fun and it improves you as a guitar maker and woodworker as you recover from mistakes. I enjoy it all and so should everyone. Keep going, you are doing well. 

I seem to be doing it more than anyone else, 

I bet you're really not @robin - I don't think I've had a single build on which I've not encountered a "learning opportunity"!!

@boo

just accept that they happen.

I haven't done anything that I haven't been able to overcome (yet), and I don't get myself worked up about it. I'm quite happy to document these little mishaps, it'll remind me not to do it again. If other beginners can learn from my mistakes, then that's a bonus.

@tv101

"learning opportunity"!

The common factor in my learning opportunities is the router. I need to spend some time learning to tame it, the fine adjustment seems to have a mind of it own.