Next, I levelled the frets, recrowned, polished and dressed the ends. Then I applied Liberon finishing oil to the neck (6 coats) and the top of the body (8 coats). I thought that the oil might make th...

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@stephen-hayes Really like that walnut cap, straightforward and attractive👍 Nice one!!😊🎸

@jonhodgson Totally agree with Dan's comments and would just like to add that routing the headstock shape can be tricky, maybe better to cut close to your template lines on the bandsaw then use belt s...

@scotty Wow that’s a tremendous amount of work but very worthwhile for the effect. I’ve seen something similar done on a smaller scale using pencils/coloured crayons. I can imagine that the prospect o...

Hi Scotty, I think your father in law will be a very proud man when he gets that beautiful guitar. I love the body, can you tell us how you achieved the pattern? You’ve obviously put a lot of time and...

@clinton I’ve just started using water based Stunning Stains Shots from Crimson Guitars, they come in various colours, are mixed with water and can be blended for custom colours. They cost £5.50 for 1...

@nsj Nice one Neil👍😃🎸

Hi Scott, and welcome to the forum. There’s plenty of experience you can tap into here and we’ll look forward to you sharing your experiences with us. If you are in a position to enroll as a Premium m...

Hi Ben, I will be interested to hear what some of our more experienced members have to say about this one but it seems to me that Picture 1 shows the body to be essentially wedge shaped, rather than t...

Well done Ben, fine looking guitar. Now that’s done, what are you planning for the next build? All the Best, Brian👍😃🎸

@darrenking That’s a very generous offer Darren, you’re just a bit far away from NE Scotland🤣🤣👍 Have you looked to see if there is a Men’s Shed close to you, they would probabl...

Fine work Neil, sounds awesome👍😃 Keep ‘em coming👍😃🎸

Nice work @clinton but what’s a piano?🤪🤣🤣🎸

@nsj You should try it, especially with some soap, YEAH, wire wool and soap......its BRILLO!! 🤣 🤣

@rathius That's the spirit!! would hate to see good veneers go to waste, stick to your plan but not to anything else!! 🤣 🤣 Have a good Christmas. All the Best, Brian.

Nice one Chris, keep them coming!!👍😃🎸

Really interesting to hear all your views on this subject. Does the ebonised cherry not smell like a bag of chips though!!🤣🤣 Walnut neck vodka sounds interesting 🤪 There’s a go...

@nsj That’s great Neil, sounds awesome!! Have a great Christmas and New Year 😃👍🎸