Suddenly, I feel nervous …. @tv101 🤣🤣🤣🤣 No, don’t worry, I’m not going to paint your stuff in pink flake. I’m serious, I wouldn’t do anything like that, I’m not going to paint anyone’s gear in something they aren’t going…   Read more»

You’ve never tried searching this forum – even for something that you posted yourself – have you! I don’t think the posts here quite meet the usual definition of “normalised” @tv101 I have searched for things and I attached tags…   Read more»

But, if you are, leave it in primed state for a while.  If it’s going to sink into the join, then fix it whilst still primed, before you paint it in pink flip-flop glitter. @tv101 It’s my standard procedure to…   Read more»

Soooo… no real answer?

@mattbeels So what do you call a skip then? 

And that’s a good way of keeping a record that you can check back to in later builds. @tv101 Yep, that’s why I do it, not just for myself but for everyone else, present and future guitar builders. We are…   Read more»

Boo – why would it not work?  Unless the finish sinks into the join, or sinks differently into the different wood, then surely – once painted – you’re not going to be able to see any variation in the top?…   Read more»

Why do you weirdos  guys call it a skip?  @mattbeels We call it a skip because that’s what it’s called. In life, people, places and objects have “names”. This is done so we, the people, know how to describe things and…   Read more»

I hope it works out with your invisible neck joint!

@mattbeels Yeah I hope it works but we’ll see, it may not. 

It seems your shop got a bit of a tidy or am I mistaken? @mattbeels Well spotted Matt, it has indeed been tidied (a bit). I had a bit of a clear out and it’s freed up quite a bit…   Read more»