That is quite hairy... I think the safe thing would be to make a jig to hold the body at an angle with a built in pattern to route the jack socket hole. Going to take up some space in the shop..or...I...

Hello everyone I am back! I finished my exams and they went well, so now i have time to continue my build. In de meantime i cut the pickup rout and the control cavity. My controls will be mounted on m...

This is My Favourite Song For This Moment.... 🎸🙂🙏🎶

@boo Yes flame maple is quite hard to work with but I'm up for the challenge. I don't use many power tools and have some good violin gouges with a wide sweep and round sole planes which will work. I w...

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Great Start to the Finishing Course Mark..... Scary Stuff but with your guidance it all feels possible. 🎶🙏🎸🙂 Big Thank You to Lewis too...🎸🖌️&#x...

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@eddie6string I’m not yet the right one to ask but most peeps seem to be happy with either Tru or Tung.

Hi James I’m just riffing on a font based on the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh I like the Mackintosh style, that looks good. Maybe you should consider reshaping the end of your headstock to matc...

Have you tried to giving it a little slant, just for a little flow? It looks really good but to my eye is just a bit straight. Just a thought.. @mattbeels Do you mean like an oblique style where the ...

@boo Yeah me too. It’s seriously irritating isn’t it? Totally! forgot to tell you, the edit button doesn’t work. Thanks dude 😂 How about “Edit Guitars” as a name? I’ve got it! WTF G...

@94dodgedude Oh right. I always forget about those. I think they are similar to the classic Gotoh truss rods. I guess the idea behind them is that the u channel adds stiffness to the neck.

Finishing advice accepted - What oil do you think would work best on this Driftwood guitar top? Left as rough-sawn due to Sun & Salt water patina. Attachment : 20201227_192020.jpg

@mattbeels it's a stewmac truss rod: It's definitely bigger than others I've seen but I like my necks a little bit chunky so no problem there.

@94dodgedude What kind of truss rod are you using? It sounds massive...

@robin yeah I thought of that, so far it hasn’t really been necessary but when I catch a typo after posting my ocd tends to kick in a bit 😄

@clinton I would love to use some Koa, it’s beautiful

looks great

Hi Matt Lookin’ good! Which pickups, tuners, bridge are you going for? This is a Bailey kit that I've got so the pickups and bridge are Wilkinson and the tuners are Gotoh. Ash body and maple neck.

@robin Lookin’ good! Which pickups, tuners, bridge are you going for?