Beautiful craftsmanship @clinton. 🎸🙂🎶🙏

Hi Everyone, Finally got around to posting my finished build. (couldn't have done it without Mark's excellent courses) The finish believe it or not is black milk paint which is totally non-toxic and F...

Ah I dont hve the circular cutter yet, but the router parts are on order, I am making my own as designed by Paul Sellers 🙂 Speed is not always needed, I can buy perfectly squared wood, but planing and...

@nsj I had 2 planes (No4 and a 9 1/2 type of block plane ) for the last 2 years, now I suddenly have 38 😬 😎

I viewed the CNC - at least the design part of the process - as being another learning exercise and opportunity to develop new skills. I viewed it as a more reliable method as the CNC has been less p...

@russ Don't get me wrong, I do use power tools too, I just think it is great to develop the skills to not be dependent on them to finish a task. Also, it is nice to be able to do some work in silence,...

Admirable patience 🙂

@clinton that pattern in the wood is really lovely 😍

Somewhere I've got some single topE strings. Somewhere ... Attachment : 20230104_144703sml.jpg

@tv101 Hello,and thank you. I built them both together. I figured if one went wrong I could keep on going with the other. 🤣 I like the feel of Coco Bolo over the Zebrano fretboard. The Zeb...

I now have two new guitars. Yahoo! The online course works like a charm. Attachment : C7172952-64FF-467E-AECF-AC4F86AC7CFC.jpeg Attachment : 65D69668-2437-46FA-9AED-8E246001D280.jpeg

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Thought I'd add a bit more detail for some of the builds I've done so far. This is the black limba neck through, first neck through, first floyd. Started with this Attachment : 20220905_164353-01....

Made a back plate for the control cavity and a rough cut for the tremolo back cavity this weekend.. Attachment : IMG_20221002_184109575.jpg Attachment : IMG_20221002_184111998.jpg

This is the top getting some CNC attention ... Attachment : 20221127_151412sml.jpg And those are the string-thru holes drilled from the top. Did they match up??? I struggled with getting the...

Attachment : IMG_20221018_083201523.jpg Attachment : IMG_20221018_083331813.jpg Testing the alignment and installation of the Gotoh FR trem... Woohoo everything lines up perfectly. Next ste...

Spent some more time in the finishing chamber today. Rubbed back the top with some 0000 wire wool and then added a very thin coat of Liberon. Left that to dry for a few hours, and then out came the w...

Didn't neglect the back - it's had a couple of coats of polish too (as have the sides) Attachment : 20221106_134926sml.jpg With luck, I'll get some time next weekend to do some assembly. By ...

Posted by: @swepri Attachment : 20221016_154038.jpg Attachment : 20221016_153922.jpg Ingenious, and a nice piece of tool design. I've never tried using one of those - always just filed...

Posted by: @boo @tv101 and this one, including mistakes and resolutions. 👍 No such thing as "mistakes" Boo - just opportunities that you took to expand your knowledge and skills. 😉 Althoug...