My favourite song today:

Not generally a great fan of this man He certainly is in my (not virtual) top5 of bass players!

......... although I have to include this. Just heard that Mary Wilson has passed away. 😕 🙏🎶🎸🙂

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

@darrenking Thanks that would be helpful

I might even have a section of prototype or reject template that I can send you to use to align the holes. I’ll have a look tomorrow. Darren

@darrenking Thanks Darren I will check mine tomorrow but this sounds good. Drilling holes in mine shouldn't be a problem.

Hi Rocknroller, the template is 75mm wide (same as Stewmac templates) but it would need you drill holes in your existing jig to correspond to the position of rows of holes in my templates. Are you abl...

Hi James, yes, pretty good except that the crown cut diagram shows the cut going all the way to the middle of the log. It wouldn’t, as this central section would actually give two lots of quarter cut ...

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@Rocknroller. Yes, made that mistake too and now I have a moisture meter and check for 6-8%. Currently making a pinecaster and actually slow baked the lumber in my oven and it actually worked. From 20...

@darrenking I'm thinking of buying some of the fret scale templates that you've made but am not sure if they would fit into the set up that I already have. Can you tell me how wide they are please. I ...

Is this a good description of the different veneer cuts?

I’m open to suggestions, Darren. 😘 But my initial intention was to make an electric guitar that I could take into folk clubs and open mic nights without raising suspicion. Pale, natural woods ...

Hi James, lots of veneers are available wide than this but in crown cut rather than quarter cut. What species are you looking for? Darren

I have to say also that it wouldn't look correct as carved arch type instrument never have a centre strip as far as I know. And that’s another problem solved 🙂 Thanks @rocknroller912

Hi @darrenking, thanks for that. While I have your attention... On the Bagpress video you say that most veneers come in 200mm wide strips. If I want a ‘two piece’ book matched front or back, am I advi...

@jamesbissett Trying to cut a centre strip on a finished laminate would be very difficult. One of my early mistakes was trying this method on solid wood and the knife goes goes with the grain not when...

Hi James, I would glue the strip into to outer layer of veneer before laminating it if for no other reason than it’s quicker/easier than doing it afterwards. You may need to scrape the inlay strip flu...

My plan to build a single cutaway semi-hollow body with laminates is slowly coming together. Imagine thinking that it was called an arch top when I first found this site! Doh! I’m planning to have a g...