@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 exper...

@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 ...

I’d hoped to be finished this one a while back but, as they say, the best laid schemes O’ mice and men. Anyway here it is, what we have is a Poplar body with a London Plane cap, the neck wood is myste...

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

Great work Neil, really like that yew and resin body cap, looks ace!👍😃🎸

@benjaminschwillens82gmail-com Hi Benjamin, I suppose some tuners with longer shafts will be meant to be used on thicker headstocks, so it’s wise to consider the shaft length when buying. If the shaf...

@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 👍&#x...

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 (...

@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. I’ll see if the...

Attachment : neck heel.jpg Spent the afternoon sanding the neck and noticed towards the end what appears to be a crack in the heel area. It may have been there all along or may have appeared as a ...

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...

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 t...

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 re...

@liebe I think you’re being too modest!!😃 However, if it was luck.....stay lucky!!🤣😃👍🎸

All three of them look great Dan, you’ve obviously put a huge amount of work into getting the finish looking so good.👍😃🎸