Saying that, I’m loathe to use ebony because they are such an endangered species (the growth rate of the hard heartwood is incredibly slow) so if I want the ebony look I’ll try Rocklite Ebano first. I have a sundari…   Read more»

I’ve always thought of Ebony as being quite a hard wood @tv101 Yeah it is a hardwood but to me it feels quite soft and spongy when routing, I don’t know why, maybe it’s just me? Maybe it’s more brittle…   Read more»

If you want to do fancy inlays, ebony is probably a better choice than rosewood, the bits you have to fill won’t be as visible. @jonhodgson Ebony is quite soft though, it can chip very easily but, like you said,…   Read more»

Sounds sane to me, I know not all wood is equal but would practising on say the off cuts of the mahogany neck be worth using? I don’t have any spare rosewood lying around. @cheesewhisk Yeah, I would practice on…   Read more»

I’ve got a dremel router base but no template, I do have some carving tools. I’m close to bottling it tbh but I would like to at least attempt something. I know Mark says keep it simple but always says…   Read more»

Totally didn’t glue my finger to my thumb either, well maybe for a split second.

@cheesewhisk Have you bought any debonder yet for superglue? I have had a few close calls. 🤣

Having second thoughts about the 12 fret wings now but fortune favours the bold or something right? 

@cheesewhisk Do you have a routing template or small carving chisels for those wings? 

just how? 

@cheesewhisk 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Maybe an air bubble lifted it or something. Never mind, sand it flat, drill it out carefully and glue another one in, Done. 👍