The fretting jig is genius design, and superbly made.

Aww schucks guys, you're making me 😊 😊 😊 Funnily enough, I have just been running a new batch of slotting jigs and templates and have now expanded the range of templates to inc...

My technical design eye loves the neatness and precision of it all! I'll pass on the banjo/bouzouki option for now though @darrenking - I've got a few other builds ahead of that on the priority queu...

Oh yes, for anyone paying attention, there's another body blank in the first pic. I've just glued that one, but doubt it'll make it into a guitar this year. But whilst the clamps were out ...

Got me some wood Attachment : 20221112_104232sml.jpg Go me some jointed and glued together wood Attachment : 20221112_111824sml.jpg Depending on heavy it is, I might do some chamberi...

I'm really trying *not* to rush the pretty blue build (the one with the interesting design feature), so while I'm giving the finish time to fully harden before putting it together, I thought I'd start...

@bpower Looks like one of those real twangy bluegrass models

@tv101 Banjo players are usually poor cause nobody want to book them

The poor Banjo player is often maligned @rocknroller912 But never without due cause.

@tv101 here’s one for you Attachment : 65699A60-2B7F-4A7A-9A0E-274FB2B344FC.jpeg

Didn't neglect the back - it's had a couple of coats of polish too (as have the sides) Attachment : 20221106_134926sml.jpg With luck, I'll get some time next weekend to do some assembly. By ...

Spent some more time in the finishing chamber today. Rubbed back the top with some 0000 wire wool and then added a very thin coat of Liberon. Left that to dry for a few hours, and then out came the w...

Thanks BJP @bpower! Final coat of today; Attachment : 20221105_195819sml.jpg You can see the shine starting to build up now Attachment : 20221105_195830sml.jpg That's it done for tod...

Posted by: @tv101 So, next update probably in a couple of hours. I actually waited the full 3-4 hours! Here we are with coat #2 applied. It's starting to build up a nice sheen, though you can't re...

As it's now (just) afternoon, I thought I'd learn from my less haste more speed mistakes, and hasten on. This is it, now as smooth as a baby's bottom (if that baby had also had its bottom smoothed wit...

Posted by: @russ Nice work. Did you profile it by eye or did you use a template? 🤔 🎸🙏🎶🙂 Thanks @Russ! 1. Drew the shape - simple drawing package 2. Transfe...

Posted by: @tv101 But as a test ... here's a wooden "knob blank". Hi @tv101 Nice work. Did you profile it by eye or did you use a template? 🤔 🎸🙏🎶🙂

Now, suppose the same shape of the knob was "outlined" by an inlay in the body, around the knob? Hmmmmmm ... A couple of bits of scrap, waiting for a purpose Attachment : 20221024_172304sml.jpg ...

Finished work on time this evening, so grabbed an hour in the workshop. This is a bit rough - I had to use a bigger cutter than I wanted to because the bit of scrap was thicker than I needed it to be....

Posted by: @koendb 🤣 😆 😉 😋 I do like you very smart design feature, Thanks @koendb On the one hand, I've made a lot of cock-ups. On the other hand, I've learned a l...