@robin agreed. That is part of what I like about working with wood. No project is ever the same. They all have little problems you need to figure out. Keeps it interesting. 🙂

@boo step one... find some tight pants/shorts to put on... step two.... muscles. 🙂

@koendb beautiful work. Well done. 🙂

Update on the crack.... I have used epoxy and I think that it worked absolutely fantastic. Can not see that there was ever an issue and seems perfectly strong. I am confident in it so now I can start...

@koendb that is looking fantastic. 🙂

@boo My daughter was sitting beside me while I was scrolling down looking at the paint job. She kept saying... ohhhh.... pretty. 🙂 Oh.. and she loves the purple. At the end she said... well... I reall...

@koendb that's looking really nice. Getting closer to closing the box in. 🙂

@rocknroller912 I kinda wonder if it would be the other way around. I've been doing a lot of reading and watching others making their laminated sides and I've seen a few that, when they are done lamin...

@swepri. I would think a warp in the fretboard would not matter at all. Once it is glued down to the neck it will stay as straight as the neck is. There is so little wood left in the fretboard that it...

Thanks guys. This has been extremely helpful. I will be trying the epoxy. I might look at it tonight. I'll let ya's know how I make out. ps.... these forms are awesome. I really appreciate the advice...

Thanks for the feedback @darrenking and @rocknroller912. Darren.... I really.... really want to use it with the stripes in the middle. I'm very glad you mentioned about the epoxy. I really did have mo...

@rocknroller912 I am planning on using my hand plane to thickness it as my homemade sander is out in the shed and it is not just cold in there but it is "friggen" cold. That being said, generating hea...

@rocknroller912 That is my worry and belief as well that it will crack all the way down the board. I can push the crack all the way closed and you can't see it is there. I am really leaning towards pu...

So... I need an opinion on an issue I just seen. I ordered a rosewood back and side set a while back and have had it stacked in my shop for a few month to allow it to get used to my shop. I pull it ou...

@tv101 I have a brand new bending iron and some nice straight grained sides. So... I'm planning on using that while engaging a high level of pucker factor from the southern region. On the course mark...

thank you @petervirdee. 🙂

@tv101 I knew there had to be a trick to make them sound better. 🙂

@rocknroller912 I wasn't aware that, if they were set up correctly, that would help them sound better. 🙂

Thanks @robin and @boo. Only parts of my shop are really organized. Certain things have their spot. It is not a big area so I need to keep it semi in order or I get buried. It is surprising how little...

Rosette glued in and the shape cut out. Now to start on the braces. 🙂 Attachment : 20220111_221816.jpg Attachment : 20220112_191915.jpg Attachment : 20220112_193827.jpg Attachm...