Bliss this week was almost abandoned due to a lack of @jamesbisset. 🙁 Hope there are no announcements in the pub next week .... "is there a Mr James B Say in the pub this evening" ... or "mess...

Something cheerful and uplifting from me today. A slightly different version featured on Bliss last week 😉

@koendb So am I

Posted by: @rocknroller912 so here is a builder who does live streams that you can follow. Think he uses pumice powder as grain filler. It’s only a screen shot but you should be able to find him. ha...

@koendb I think I remember Mark saying that he doesn’t use shellac, so here is a builder who does live streams that you can follow. Think he uses pumice powder as grain filler. It’s only a screen sho...

Today 34 years ago I married my lovely Paula, so this is my favourite song today:

@koendb It sounds like the finish is soaking into some parts of the grain more than others, giving the appearance that there is nothing there. I’ve seen professional French polishers apply a first th...

Neck finishing... I decided to go for a shellac only approach. I did buy a bottle of clear filler, but when testing it, I was not really convinced I could use before having extensively tested that stu...

@robin thanks very much

Well done @powerful , your guitar looks beautiful and sounds great.

My favourite song today:

Some progress. Had to work a lot to get the neck profile good enough. I opted for a D-shape and kind of got to that finally. Hopefully easier work on the next build. Side dots tomorrow. Maybe some rou...

@russ thanks much appreciated

Beautiful guitar @powerful. Great job well done........and a handsome grandson. 😁 🙂🎸🎶🙏

Attachment : IMG_1735.MOV Just a small sound clip of the guitar played by grandson Ben. Thanks

@koendb thanks

@swepri thanks

@markbailey thanks. Never realised the label was upside down. I can see now. Thanks for yours and carol’s help. Great course

@powerful That is one good looking guitar!

@powerful Great! That looks very neat and well executed. Fantastic job!