Thats looking really good @boo I’m just stating how important it is to get the prep work right I've been following your advice, wet sanding up through the grits, all it takes is time and patience.

Looks fantastic @boo. When you're masking up the fretboard do you totally cover it or leave a tiny slither along the edge between the fretboard and the neck? How quickly do you take the tape off after...

This looks really cool! Thanks for the tips with the prep work and temperature. Valuable info!

that looks absolutly fantastic @boo. Very clean. I have to admit... working with colours and sprays intimidate me more than building the guitar. My late father was an autobody mechanic/painter and lef...

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

This is My Favourite Song For This Moment...... good to see them still going 🙂🎶🎸🙏

My favourite song today:

It’s here. Ingenious! Attachment : 53E0BD02-1DBA-491B-8C4B-C97B26105C3E.jpeg Thank you Darren, Mark and Carol!

A couple of weeks ago for the first time in 18 months I played for an audience. With my musical pals John and Rob (no official band name, so we were just "John Spijker & Friends") we opened a smal...

Had a period of not much work (not Covid) but here are some more photos of the slow progress. Attachment : innercarve.jpg Attachment : outsidesdone.jpg Attachment : neck.jpg Thats...

Hi, and thanks for the feedback. Always happy to get constructive criticism. i was thinking, though, for my ‘audience’ who don’t know the course, the structure of it for them will not have the conte...

It’s water based so I just use a damp (not wet) rag, make sure the rag is soft and you have rung it out properly. Follow up with a dry rag and try not to get any water in any screw holes etc Thanks @...

16/09/2021 11:55 am Thanks carol and mark. Gorgeous acoustic kit arrived today. Fantastic quality and I’m nearly ready to go with the first stage of the neck. Going for it. Thanks again -- at...

Go through the grades of papers and then through the grades of polish, that’s the secret. Thanks again @boo for your usual comprehensive advice, very much appreciated. I've ordered up some wet &...

Ingenuity at work. Brilliant

This is looking really good. I hope the lacquer turns out good for you. Looking forward to seeing this finished. Thanks @Wayne_F , its got all the lacquer that its getting, so I'm working my way up t...

This is looking really good. I hope the lacquer turns out good for you. Looking forward to seeing this finished.

Today 51 years ago the IMHO greatest guitar player ever passed away. Therefore this is my favourite song today (he didn't always play a strat):

Good luck... it is a lot of fun, so far!

cheers! 🙂