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@clinton I like the idea of hand sawing, but I don't think my lung capacity is up to the job anymore, I will be making a router sled though. This morning I visited the factory I used to work in, they...

@Robin. Good old hand saw and make a router sled to plane and flatten. I do at all the time.

I've just been and picked up some mahogany this evening, 150mm square x 960mm long. I think I'll try to make a thru neck from one of these, once I've figured out how I'm going to cut it. Attachment...

A lot of good hard work going on there @clinton. 👍😁 🎶🎸🙏🙂

@clinton shaping up nicely!

Welcome @hudsoncustoms I'm sure you are going to have some invaluable experience for us all as well as learning some new skills. Cheers, Russ 🎶🙏🎸🙂

@hudsoncustoms Welcome!

hammered dulcimer @hudsoncustoms I had to look up what that was, curious instrument! Welcome to the forum anyway, what did you have in mind to build?

Though not a stranger to the world of building custom musical instruments "from scratch," I am relatively new to the custom guitar building realm. I grew up building high-end hammered dulcimer (of all...

Welcome @powerful. Enjoy the ride. There are a lot of experienced folks here who will happily help answer your questions. Watch Mark's course all the way through first. Then go back and follow it thr...

Welcome @powerful !

Thanks Tej

@powerful Welcome, there are a few people at different stages of acoustic build who I’m sure will share advice and help out if/when you need it! Enjoy!

Hi everyone. New member here from Ilkley, West Yorkshire. I intend to take out a premium membership in the next few weeks and take advantage of the Dreadnaught build course. Never built an accoustic b...

Hi @tej I got some of their Trade G clamps a few weeks ago in their sale and they are excellent quality. I would imagine that these parallel clamps will be fairly decent quality too. They are still hi...

@russ have you got any of their clamps?

Hello Peeps, Just incase anyone is interested...... 🙂🎸🙏🎶

mighty quiet in here of late!? Yes it is really quiet the last couple of weeks. I guess life is catching up again 🙂

@koendb v4 for me 😬 If you still had an asymmetrical end but took the curve from the lower wing through the neck end into the top wing I think that might look best, to me at least. So it would...