@russ yeah, even better ‘in the flesh’. It’s one of Mark’s new tonewood laminates. Keeps the cost down, increases stability, but still allows for a really heavily figured finish.

Lovely piece of wood for the back @alanlush. 🙏🎶🙂🎸

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

Posted by: @wayne_f I tried both corded and cordless drills and also my drill press but none of them could drive either bit through anything I use a forstner bit , but I never try to go through in o...

@powerful awesome! that is looking pretty good to me. Cant wait to see the next stages 🙂

I've hit another speed bump. Yesterday I bought a small set of auger bits. I did a test on some scrap and the bit jammed up almost immediately. Today I went back to the store and bought a 7/8" spade b...

After four electric builds (2 at Bailey’s), it was time to take a shot at an acoustic. Split over 2 weeks separated by 6 months…. Man it was hard to walk away from the workshop and leave things like ...

Coming along nicely @powerful. 👍😁 🙂🙏🎶🎸

I don't think you need any additional strength in the neck just a longer scale length.

Thats a cool design. Nice job.

@powerful looks great. We'll done. Acoustic rock. 🙂

That's great work there @powerful I'm looking forward to seeing this progressing.

Second attempt at posting. Soundboard and back braced and carved apart from the x braces. I’m leaving those until the sides are done. There’s more involved with this stage than meets the eye it’s NOT ...

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@alanlush That looks amazing ! Nice job

@alnlush Looks like a bit more than a few mods

On the plus side, it’s gorgeous to play.

@rocknroller912 24 frets (it was supposed to have 24 but I messed up) change the cut away chamber the body (it weighs a ton) - maybe even make it semi-hollow. A nice crescent ‘f hole’ around the scr...

@russ 🤣. You’re the second person to point that out.

Very Progrockish @alanlush. Very nice. 🎶🎸🙏🙂