I’ve heard Cherry is a good tone wood... A bit on the heavy side but I think it would make great guitars. When it’s moisture ready chuck come my way and I’ll bring test it out for you @petersoyanov ?

@tv1010101 the workshop and the recording / rehearsals room are next to each other. Plus I am talking to a neighbor who's father is too old to run the carpenter workshop. @clinton the wood was just cu...

@tv1010101 the workshop and the recording / rehearsals room are next to each other. Plus I am talking to a neighbor who's father is too old to run the carpenter workshop. @clinton the wood was just cu...

Hi Yes, I have seen Chestnut on Guitars, dulcimer sand ukekeles. They tend to have wormy holes which is part of the charm. You can play with epoxy resin to fill it in. Looks like you got yourself ...

sadly they need to go because they sit where the house is projected to be Don't forget to build a decent sized workshop too, alongside the house. Work out how big a workshop you might ever need, with...

Long term plan - Me and my girlfriend just bought a piece of land in in the countryside here in Switzerland. On it there are 6 trees 3 cherries , 2 apples and 1 chestnut (the edible kind). sadly the...

I love how forgiving walnut is to work with. I love the colours and grain patterns that you can find. I've seen almost pink through to dark brown. I've got a few bits of walnut in the workshop ... j...

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I’m always telling people to try them. I think they are excellent for the price Yup. I used them on my first 2 BYOG builds, swapped out the stock pickups on various guitars in favour of Iron Gears, ...

PS If you're planning on using the Freeway switch, make sure you get 4-wire HBs. That way you can wire the different tap/phase options. If you get standard 2-wire pickups, most of the freeway positi...

I already have a Mexican Tele, which I love to bits, so I would like this guitar to sound, or have the ability to sound, different. I have got to have one of the the 6 position Freeway switches (thank...

I'm having my own personal Newport Folk Festival moment, bought about by walking past a lump of 40mm thick Khaya every day for the last 4 months! Time to go electric! I found a plank of Claro walnut ...

Oak is an unusual wood to use for guitar bodies. It’s usually quite dense / heavy. Thats an aside really, but worth double checking before you end up with a guitar too heavy to be comfortable. I woul...

Similarly, "grain gravy" is a new one on me, but it's probably just an Americanism. I *am* familiar with the wet sanding technique. You sand with oil, rather than with more normal dry sanding paper. ...

hello, i tried the "gravy" method today. i used my orbital sander and went from an 80 grit, 120, 150, 240, 320. then using 1200 wet and dry, mentioned in the youtube video, i poured some boiled linsee...

hello, i have some oak i found in a skip and cut it into a body. only problem is the grain. i have tried some wood filler that i added water too. it seemed to work a bit but i would like to try someth...

Yes, yes, yes, I need to carve some more necks. it’s the best part of the build IMHO ??

I love carving my own necks I still get a buzz when carving a neck It was one of the great parts of the build courses. Start with a square piece of timber and a rasp .... and then a bit of sweat a...

I still get a buzz when carving a neck (only done 4 so far....) - almost didn't believe it first time when over a few minutes it went from 3 facets to a smooth curve. My Firebird neck is a bit chunki...

I love carving my own necks...very satisfying. It’s also good to experiment on different styles and “chunkyness”..