@bpower top job!

Well I finally got the finish on, I cleaned up the fretboard etc but think I'll let it sit another day before assembly. Attachment : 20230725_230832-01.jpeg Attachment : 20230725_230853.j...

You’ve had a busy couple of days Russ!

@james-chacewatergmail-com-2 Hi James, you could carve out a small part of the rosette and inlay a small graft as a feature. 🤔 🎸🙂🎶🙏

I've got a little bit more done. It took me a couple of attempts to join the top, after the first attempt, a split appeared about 3mm from the joint, so I cut it and tried again. The top is stika spuc...

@bpower That all looks great, I really need to be getting on with my acoustic build, seeing this is helping to spur me on. I like the way you're getting your daughter involved, my daughter gave me a ...

Attachment : PXL_20230421_140633910.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230421_140653945.jpg Peg holes for the machine heads drilled 🙂🎶🎸🙏

Attachment : PXL_20230330_092721967.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230330_101440484.jpg Cut off the wings and carve the rest of the neck Attachment : PXL_20230330_103458420.jpg Attachment...

Attachment : PXL_20230324_131908383.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230324_135421592.jpg Then got on with a bit of carving Attachment : PXL_20230329_143542314.jpg Attachment : PXL_2023032...

Attachment : PXL_20230323_100806246.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230323_135707969.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230324_115654487.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230323_141840032.jpg Next, I roughly...

Attachment : PXL_20230323_111649732.jpg Then I drew out the headstock shape using a template. This headstock is 163mm long. The peg holes are 12mm in from the edge. The first is 43mm from the nut....

Attachment : PXL_20230322_153249154.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230322_143452017.jpg Next I marked out the dovetail onto the heel end of the neck. Attachment : PXL_20230323_093612635.jpg ...

Attachment : PXL_20230322_093207624.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230322_101104810.jpg Plane down the edges of the veneer flush with the headstock and cut the edge of it straight against the front...

Attachment : PXL_20230317_112131444.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230317_112551504.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230317_112202764.jpg Then I glued the veneer onto the headstock. Clamp it down, app...

Attachment : PXL_20230302_135042668.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230302_134309860.jpg Next, I prepared the headstock veneer. Planed and scraped it smooth to a thickness of 2mm.

Attachment : PXL_20230309_140313579.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230309_113146313.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230309_140619152.jpg Next, I routed out the truss rod channel. The access for this ...

Cheers @clinton. Much appreciated. 🙏🙂🎶🎸

@russ top job!

Attachment : PXL_20220929_113151658.jpg Attachment : PXL_20220916_124945432.jpg Next, glue the 4 pieces together to form the heel then glue the heel to the neck Attachment : PXL_2022122...

Attachment : PXL_20220922_143507180.jpg Attachment : PXL_20220929_101927609.jpg Once the glue has set the headstock can be planed flat to the 14mm thickness. 🙂🙏🎸
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