I’m alright, thanks. You? Pretty busy with the shop so that’s fine (except for…) @mattbeels I’m good thanks. Glad things are going well for you, apart from….. 🤣👍

No one need ever know. Bonus pic of first coat of danish oil @cheesewhisk Hey Drill Sergeant, how are you feeling about things today? Must better I bet? It’s gonna look superb this guitar, I can’t w...

I can see small swirly scratches shining through the lacquer when I turn it in the sunhine, I don't know if these would polish out or not but I think I'm going to leave it as it is, I'm delighted with...

@whyte Hello Pete, welcome to the forum and a life changing experience. Prepare for skill building, for mistakes to be made, for solutions to be found, for the highs and lows, and feeling the ultimate...

No one need ever know. Bonus pic of first coat of danish oil @cheesewhisk Yeah! Nice work! See, walk away, come back and fix it. Boom! Looks great. 👍

Routing the headstock angle revealed a defect exactly at the edge of where the headtock will be. Maybe I can get some grain filler to fix it. @wayne_f It may not be a problem, just keep going and see...

So now that I've joined the 'Drilled Right Through the Back of the Guitar Club' I can really share your pain. @mattbeels Hey Matt, how’s things? Not seen you for a bit, how’s the shop? Sorry to hear...

Can’t thank you enough for replies though.Ive left this for now, did a bit of finiting then walked away and poured a JD & coke medicinal like 🤣 @cheesewhisk That’s the spirit! 😉&#...

@cheesewhisk Whatever shape(s) you go for, just remember that when you are routing the depth for the cover plate, set your router depth gauge to 2mm, not 42mm. 😉 Just a joke! Too soon? Ƕ...

@cheesewhisk How about this? Just one big one, you will have to make a custom routing template and cover plate though. Attachment : E9A32182-574F-4BC7-B2CA-94373376E508.jpeg

Don’t worry about what shape they are, they don’t have to be symmetrical. There are some weird and wonderful cover plate shapes out there and some can even be comical. Get creative and have fun! Rock...

@cheesewhisk You could even make them join up to sit right alongside the other one. Look at these two, one for the trem and one for the controls. Attachment : 26717399-2426-4704-8F07-AFD7E9AC7D96...

The easy (and probably only) fix: a coverplate - ditch the fancy battery box this time - who will know? We won't tell... @cheesewhisk Actually, yeah that’s a good way to deal with it, just make a big...

On the fourth the flag on my drill but must have moved up with each of the other three hole. I practised on scrap but now I just want to cry @cheesewhisk Oops! Step away from it for a while, do somet...

Time for my least favourite job, a spot of soldering. Attachment : 2FEC7C94-80AA-45AF-83C5-91BE37F8BB5F.jpeg Attachment : AC93C644-54EA-410A-8429-56A504B4FB60.jpeg

I also couldn’t help firing the burner up and a very early mince pie. 🔥🔥🥧🔥🔥 Attachment : 1B81E2C9-C149-4D0C-B3A5-D793C7E8427E.jpeg Attachment : 0374E...

I couldn’t resist another test fit. There is no matt lacquer on the body yet and I need to do a final route of the neck joint once it’s glued in. Once I’ve glued the neck in and routed, I’ll fill any ...

@bpower A very nice guitar well made and a great little video from you wife. Congratulations to both of you. 🎯💯👍

@robin Very nice work Robin, it looks great. I like its offset appearance and the colour blending is wonderful. I like your attention to detail with the truss rod cover and headstock decal, as well as...

Another top job. I noticed you have a heady 14.3 deg temperature, hope you’re not expecting it to be as warm as that when you move North. @rocknroller912 Thanks very much. I am totally ready for col...