@boo What is that paint job like? Its got a good finish on it, feels a bit plasticy, I wonder if its been plastic coated, maybe powder sprayed/coated rather than painted.

@boo - I think you misinterpreted what I meant 😉 Robin's body split because there wasn't enough thickness of the wall of the guitar once he'd hollowed out the cavities, not because the body itself ...

Congrats on that Robin. Now you'll have to do an emergency dash back home to collect all the bits to be able to put it together. I sometimes wonder if the builds-that-go-wrong-but-are-rescued are mor...

I've applied a couple of coats of Danish Oil and tben polished it up with natural bee's wax, so its got all the finishing thats its getting now. It looks a bit rustic but I'm happy with it. I wish I'd...

Its been nearly 3 months since I've done anything to this build. But I've cleared a bit of shed space at the caravan and got some room to work. The clear space is only temporary though, my first grand...

@robin Thanks! I might try it on a future build then. 👍

@swepri What are your thoughts on the wipe on laquer? I've been looking at it at the Crimson site, but have not seen any reviews or examples before. They recommend sanding to at least 320 grit, so ...

@robin Change of plan is part of the fun. What are your thoughts on the wipe on laquer? I've been looking at it at the Crimson site, but have not seen any reviews or examples before. I did try this on...

A change of plan, it turns out that I didn't like the turquoise after all. I kept going with it and was going put it all back together again because I want to play it. I was telling myself that I'd st...

@russ Splendid job! Awesome!

@tyreman Wow! Craftsman!

@boo @tv101 thankyou both!

Not another 12 string semi-hollow thru-neck Tele-esque build ... 😆 What a great build thread, and a few interesting design ideas that I might well pinch (sorry, "be inspired by") on a build ...

@tv101 @boo On my first venture in guitar assembling I bought a pile of bits from various places, amongst them was strat shaped body that was claimed to be a fender of some sorts and it is made from ...

Been thinking about the ply-guitar. IIRC, @robin had a problem with a body which he'd hollowed out, but the edge then split when he applied pressure to it. If hollowing out a solid piece of timber, y...

@boo Cheaper kramers were plywood with a veneer on the back and front. As for the weight, ply varies, can have a lot of air pockets unless it's really posh ply lol

also don't have access to tap and dye's but know a metal working guru who might be able to help.

@brie I would do that if I knew the exact size thread it is, I can't find any info on thread type or pitch e.t.c even though there's load of info on dimensions, I'm going to guess that's imperial with...

@tyreman Try using a tap and dye set to recut the thread where you can access it, it might just get it to work.

it's sort of finished now apart from testing it with strings, I found out one of the tuner threads also doesn't work which was annoying, now I need just a single tuner to replace it,still better to fi...