Thanks Darren, excellent. I have a bunch of Osmo samples, and have already used the Polyx Raw onmy lovely maple floor. I'm thinking I won't mind a bit of darkenung since this first build is pure pale ...

Hi there, I have used Osmo oils for about 15 years and they are far superior to the old Danish oil primarily because they don’t get sticky anywhere near as quickly and so you don’t get all of those fi...

I've been searching for a while for advice on finishing with Osmo, because I'm petrified of spraying nitrocellulose in an inadequate environment for safety and quality's sake. I want to know how much ...

Cheers @a-p-p-o ! Also - Always test whatever you intend using on a hidden area first (like under a cover plate)

Its something I've often wondered about, the whole naptha thing. I think its used a lot because it doesnt cause problems on nitro or whatever. If you just want a clean surface to start finishing..mayb...

Thanks Mark and Darren......... Loads of interesting videos out there but always the problem with translation needed with names of chemicals..... That said there is some really dodgy stuff going on -...

I have been watching videos of guitar finishing. The ones from USA often mention Naphtha - used to wipe down wood before finishing - is this white spirit or lighter fluid? Do you only need to use i...

Hi Bill, Naptha seems to be the fraction of crude oil that distills immediately prior to petroleum. There seem to be multiple sources on eBay and Fiddes do a naptha thinners which may be of interest. ...

I have been watching videos of guitar finishing. The ones from USA often mention Naphtha - used to wipe down wood before finishing - is this white spirit or lighter fluid? Do you only need to use i...

@johnnierox-boo All those jigs take up a lot of room though!

I’m thinking, perhaps hollow it out, re-cap it, and add a couple of not-f-holes.

@robin due to the horizontal rain Ahhhh, yes, I remember horizontal rain! I lived in the Lake District for 10 years ....

Didn't get a lot done today due to the horizontal rain. But I did manage to knock up a headstock angle jig. Attachment : 20200922_184002.jpg I also repaired my truss rod slot ready for routing...

Watch out Stewart & MacDonald. If you could put a catalogue together @darrenking, Mark could have another one to work through, buy8ng everything ... 😆 😆

@johnnierox-boo Hi John et al, I have now finished pricing the little fret slotting jig and can confirm the following end user prices: Main jig - £37+ VAT = £44.40 inc VAT Scale length templates - eac...

@jamesbisset Water based finish might be the best thing if you are working in your house. I think Tonetech sell it

@rocknroller912 This takes building a guitar on the kitchen table to a whole new level!

@jamesbisset I think oil varnish would work on a guitar but your correct it's not cheap. I've just purchased some from Italy and 3 x 100 ml bottles were about £30 each, however that would do 3 violins...

@rocknroller912 Thanks for that. Would I be right in thinking it’s a fairly expensive way to finish a guitar though? Would you do it? Touchstone Tonewoods varnishing set for oil varnish

@jamesbisset Oil varnishes are fairly easy to apply and the colour stage can even be rubbed in by hand without a brush. There are base, colour and finish stages which can be accelerated by uv light in...