@rocknroller912 with regard to guitar bodies, it must be easier to buy dry wood in the first place. If you do happen to have a felled tree that you want to turn into guitars then, unless you can find ...

@rocknroller912 this chemical is often used as a veneer softener, especially for burrs and burls which have a tendency to go VERY crinkly after slicing. Brush it on to both sides of the veneer leave i...

@jamesbisset An alternative to years of air drying for a solid body could be polyethylene glycol or PEG. It's used by wood turners to work with green wood. Make up 30% or 50% solution with water and s...

@tv101 As you sow, so shall you reap! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@rockpile99 Ok, that’s not a mistake! It just means you’ve already started on your next build! Why not a 7 string fan fret? 😂

I have many happy memories of Blackpool Pleasure beach in the 70/80's but I'm willing to bet it's far from the same place now...

Welcome to the forum 🙂 I was very proud of my even string spacing on a nut I cut the other week ... only to realise that I'd cut 7 slots for a 6 string guitar.

@boo I guess I will start with an electric guitar. Really looking forward to getting started.

I agree. I just want to try the process. 40 years ago I had an epiphone casino guitar that had major feedback problems but was great to play. If I could make something approaching that I would be happ...

The livestreams with the side comments are more like what the in person courses are like. A lot of hard work, learning and fun. A bit like I'm a celebrity! We all learned from each other on the BYO gu...

@robin thanks plenty of mistakes but learning every time

@rocknroller912 thanks I already have!

@osceola welcome to the group hope you find it useful

So far, beside "proper stuff", I have used: two 50 year old teak shelves. I was told that it was too oily to use for a guitar. I made a body by glueing strips together. I made two necks using the same...

@rocknroller912 Yeah, I heard chestnut was reasonable for carving but not much good for tonewood. At some point I’ll need to fell some of the sycamore. There’s a carpenter over by with a chainsaw and ...

@jamesbisset Ive tried local horse chestnut for wood turning after it had been split for five years and dried. It wasn't good to work with having a wide grain. Ive kept some small bits to see if it im...

When I got double glazed windows and doors a few years ago I saved the mahogany door steps and pine frames. All good quality close grained imported timber with a solid tap tone. During the summer I bo...

@boo I managed to give myself four stitches in the head with a shovel last year. A chain saw doesn’t bear thinking about.

Horse Chestnut anyone? Attachment : F52B32A2-36F1-46E0-8D24-DB514A5B3F3B.jpeg We bought the house 18 months ago with an acre of abandoned garden on a steep slope at the back. It’s full of larch...

@boo Here's some inspiration. Nothing wrong with this as a self-build project!