@rathius Wow, I’m seriously impressed with the amount of carving and shaping you’ve done on that body, bet that was a good workout 🤣 Looking forward to seeing the finished article 👍😃🎸

Great job Chris, well done😃👍🎸
More photos please😃
 

@antokkun Hi and Welcome, Your guitar building journey starts here, be warned it can be addictive!!🤪 It affects some of us worse than others, as you will see🤣🤣 Mark’s courses (available if you have a Premium Membership) are excellent and…   Read more»

@boo Thanks to you and @robin for your replies. I put it in the vice and gave it a bit of a wiggle, couldn’t see any evidence of the crack opening up, so I’m going to leave it for now….   Read more»

Nice one Neil, up to your usual very high standards!!

Welcome Benjamin, enjoy your guitar making journey. Mark’s courses are really easy to follow and give you confidence and your fellow forum members are ready with helpful advice, don’t be afraid to ask.😃
Brian👍😃🎸

Robin, that sounds great, I’ve said before on these forums that Mens’ Sheds are a great place to get help and the use of equipment and I’m glad you’ve found a good one locally. You’ll also give them the benefit…   Read more»

Hi Robin, I’m no expert but without kiln drying, you’re probably looking at a couple of years for a big lump like that to dry. If you manage to get it cut into slabs, then drying time would be much…   Read more»