Hi Rathaus, I remembered your post about problems with veneering while I was watching this video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5lFoUAKkYWU The guy talks extensively about different glue types and their properties in regard to veneer applications. Thought it might be of use to…   Read more»

Just another thought on he diagram Dan has posted. I see that the direction of rotation of the bit is ANTI-CLOCKWISE but shouldn’t it be CLOCKWISE, in which case the start and stop points and direction of moving the router…   Read more»

@liebe That’s a great photo Dan, I’m going to copy that for future reference 👍😃. Glad to hear that you’re body is a temple, with arrows drawn on it🤣🤣🤣
Brian👍😃🎸

Hi Chris, I had a similar experience on my last build and, from what I can see in your photos, the breakout was in much the same positions on the body as on mine. In these areas the direction of…   Read more»

@nsj Thanks Neil, Yeah the neck wood is some kind of “mahogany “ and my best guess is Gabon mahogany (okoume) but not at all sure.👍😃🎸

@liebe Yeah Timberline have some nice stuff, not cheap mind you and the prices are before VAT, so it’s a nasty surprise when the tax isadded!!🤣 If you’re seriously going to buy a bit foe experimenting on, go for the…   Read more»

@benjaminschwillens82gmail-com Thanks Ben👍😃🎸

@russ Thanks Russ👍😃🎸

@liebe Thanks Dan, the London Plane came from a company called Timberline shop.exotichardwoods.co.uk they call it Lacewood but proper lacewood is totally different. They have it as bookmatched guitar body caps, as used in this build and also as box…   Read more»

Nice one Dan, looking forward to seeing the other two finished products in due course 👍😃🎸