@bpower You may be the only one as my family would def appreciate a silent guitar when I attempt to play!!! ha ha... I cant quite imagine how that first strum might sound!!! cheers Steve

@robin Thanks Robin..I just wish that I could have put aside a couple of weeks and done thr whole build in one go..it can be frutrating stopping and starting..but even after building a few Teles the a...

well done @steveadams. It is looking great. Can't wait to hear it make some noise. 🙂

@steveadams Another great video Steve. That guitar body is looking fantastic, you should be extremely proud of yourself achieving that. You've inspired me and convinced me that my next build has to be...

Hi Guys Here is part 2 of fitting the back... Last chance to guess the writer of the lyrics.. hope you like it cheers Steve Attachment : FIT THE BACK PT 2.m4v

@robin @russ you both go top of the class...and obvs earn total respect... see if there are any more guesses before I reveal.. cheers Steve

@boo The original file is an .m4v file which is mac so thats why i was asking...I'm not sure what the forum software does with encoding but am guessing that could be the issue... cheers Steve

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I can only say the way I have taken similar chisels apart before. I'd be more inclined to secure the blade so that it does not go flying out. They usually have a tapered fit and when it comes loose it...

The other thought I had was to grip the handle in a vice and see if I can tap the bade out from what might be called the shoulders of the blade where it flares out from the handle

@rocknroller912 @tej @bpower Just a thought on using the wrench method, rather than hammering it off, maybe use the wrench as a lever.

@tej If use use the wrench method then don’t grip it too tightly the shock of hammering may go up your arm. Also if your wrench is made as a casting it may crack as caste metal can be brittle.

Thanks for the advice guys, indeed I want the handle off to clean up on the lathe and the blade will be easier to tidy up without the wood there. I’ll get hammering 😬

Well I am on a Macbook pro here,using Firefox and the video plays for me. Nice work @steveadams!

Well... that just proves it then. Android is better than Apple. 🙂

@tej. I would put the blade in a vise (very securely) and then probably use something like a open box wrench or adjustable wrench to go over the the blade and rest on the ferrule. Then you can tap the...

@robin Good point it depends on whether or not the handles get in the way of the de rusting and polishing, I’m planning to dip the metal in rust cleaner and clean the wood on a lathe. Some people lik...

@ tej @Rocknroller912 The other option would be to cut the handle off and make a new one. But why do want to remove the handles if they're on solid anyway.

@ tej Difficult I’m trying the same thing with 3 gouges my neighbour gave me and I can’t shift them at all. My next try will be to heat the blade with a blow lamp just in front of the brass ferrule an...

I'm on my android phone, no problem viewing the video.