@boo Thsnks for the oil finishing tip I was going to ask your advice when I got to that part

@boo This is inspiring. I’m helping my broth in law to build his first guitar at the moment from a scaffold plank. I find soft wood a challenge.

@seanf with those rusty files you’ve got you can clean them up beautifully leaving the metal in some white vinegar for a few days, unless the rust has crept underneath the surface and pushed up anywhe...

Posted by: @steveh do find that I get sawdust pretty much everywhere in the garage, so I either need to do something about dust extraction Get yourself an M class dust extractor for the sake of your...

@boo It was posted on social media b a firm which sells violin parts mostly ebony. They think stuff like this will want to make people buy their products. I won’t be surprised to find a few blood stai...

Not exactly a luthier joke but this did make me laugh, and cringe at the same time. Only a screenshot as I couldn’t get the whole video to save. Cutting maple backs. Got to admire the skill level even...

My favourite song today:

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

Indeed very nice repair! good job @wolframmalukker

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

Posted by: @tv101 But - probably for the best - decided against it! Yeah. Best not to go there @tv101....... memories!?!?😬 🎸🙂🎶🙏

Great choice @marcel. 🎸🙂🎶🙏

My favourite song today:

Fixed it. Barely any gap there, and what is there will fill out fine when I go to paint the body. (Wish I could get my neck joint to look like that-about the top 3/32" is gappy!)

Welcome @fkbur. Get chiseling and enjoy the ride. 🙏🎶🙂🎸

Thank you for the warm welcome!

Posted by: @russ This is My Favourite Song For This Moment..... beautiful I did think about trying that for an Acoustic Bliss. But - probably for the best - decided against it! From me today, pr...

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

Welcome to the group @fkbur , I stumbled on to this site by chance too, now I'm building my third guitar, its a great place to be.

Welcome to this incredible community @fkbur !