A couple of days ago, I started to bend one of the sides, which was still a bit too thick. ( 2.4 ~ 2.5 mm ) It took me quite a while, especially from the waist into the upper bout. Since it took so lo...

@markbailey @bpower Thank you! No need to panic then, since it is easy to press it flat. We have experienced cold and dry weather in Sweden for a few weeks, but the temperature may have fluctuated a b...

If you can press it down flat easily by hand, then it will be fine. If not - might be a good idea to let it settle for a while - then level the gluing face. Warping is usually caused by rapid change...

Posted by: @bpower these forms are awesome. I really appreciate the advice. @bpower These forums are good and they work well because we support each other, even if there are differences of opinion....

A straight longitudinal crack in a dark, stripy wood is going to be VERY difficult to spot afterwards if you follow the advice already given, and it will have very little, if any, effect on the overal...

Posted by: @wolframmalukker Cut the fingerboard all the way through the misplaced slot, lay it on a sheet of wax paper, and glue the two halves together, then proceed as it were a single piece. I am...

Posted by: @mario Do you recommend me a way to "recycle" the first fretboard. When something similar happened to me I used the damaged fretboard to repair the mistakes I made in the next one! ǹ...

@bpower You may have seen me use this when I make those Barncaster guitars but the principle is the same for what you need. The Barncasters are intentionally left a little rough looking but I fill any...

Looks perfect. It is always worth checking with the manufacturer though, that a product such as this can be used as a structural adhesive as it may have been primarily engineered with a different set ...

@darrenking I use this stuff to get some great results. Attachment : 43A8A337-A919-4C82-80D4-2120CD7F595F.png

Hi @boo I seem to remember the original Araldite as being a fairly viscous creamy/yellow colour and this might suggest that it is/was an acrylic based product. They do loads of branded adhesives now s...

@darrenking Would that be an epoxy glue or (like @bpower is suggesting here) an epoxy resin? What is the difference? I know my dad used to use good old Araldite to fix a myriad of broken items. I see...

@bpower Good advice from @darrenking I would follow it

Hi @bpower, Firstly, you really want to have the stripes up the middle, it is so much prettier that way. Secondly, if you are going to have a go at fixing this I suggest that you used an adhesive that...

@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!