@bpower I would worry about pulling the crack open with a plane, but a good sharp blade and thin shavings should be ok. In theory it shouldn’t be any different to planing over the centre join.

@bpower The crack looks like it will split all the way along the board. I think the ends should have been sealed in wax to stop it from drying, so you might have some claim on the supplier. It’s very ...

Finally did some work after a lot of thinking. Had to use a plane to reduce the rough-sawn fretboard blank to straightness and size. I really would like to have a thinckness sander thingy. I had not u...

That’s the subject of a bonus lesson in the build your own electric guitar course. Months ago I found a font I liked and have been printing my own water slide decals. Color laser, no ink jet. Anyway t...

Well Peeps, Still haven't managed to get the humidity and temperature in the shed under control so I decided to sign up for a college course where we're going to build a small acoustic guitar over the...

Awesome work @koendb!

Yesterday I took the sides of my guitar to a friend to thin them down on his thicknessing planer to as close to 2.2mm as we could. While we where at it, we also reduced the thickness of the fingerboar...

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@bpower looking real nice!

Posted by: @bpower while engaging a high level of pucker factor from the southern region Sounds sensible!

Looks good , great work men ...keep it up...

Posted by: @bpower @rocknroller912 I wasn't aware that, if they were set up correctly, that would help them sound better. 🙂 Setting up a banjo is very similar to setting up a guitar. But there's one...

@bpower Nice Work man!

@bpower Yeah I agree with @robin your chisel rack and work area looks so organised. Mine always starts out like that but slowly descends into chaos. 😜✊ It’s looking good, keep going.

@bpower All looking good, and you're so organised with your chisel rack there.

@tv101 When does it start. Sorry I should have read all,of your post not just the first bit. Multitasking of course, not my strong point.

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If I have time, I'll be there!

Hey Blissers @rocknroller912 @jamesbisset @koendb @russ @bpower (guess the times might be difficult for you) @anyoneleseIcantseerightnow As Carol is taking a little Bliss-break, SteeveeDee & I j...

@bpower thanks