@robin yes I sealed lacquer over danish oil. Works really well.

Here is a link to my Bandsman build journey

Hi thanks all. Everyone here has been very inspiring. I got myself a Bailey design Bandsman!!!

Meet Blue Jean Maple Carve Top Mahogany Body Koa Neck Ebony Fretboard Kaish Piezo Pick Up ABR Tune O Matic Bridge Wilkinson Bridge Humbucker with DPDT switch for series/parallel option 2 Tone 2 Volume...

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@boo Thanks, it has been quite a journey. A few first time trying out new things incorporating Mark’s course and you tube live streams.

@robin Well, just did that. Could not do it earlier because of the hidden tenon. Gotta glue the neck first then put the cap on but before that, I had to actually finish stain dye it first due to the h...

@tv101 Thanks, bridge holes and humbucker cavity just got done. I am dreading the fret job today.

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Haha!!

Welcome

@robin glad you made the live stream.

@robin Speedy recover. For sure you will have simething to look forward too once you are up and running.

@tv101 Yup that too. I got 5 of them. One for thicknessing, with a big baseplate permanantly attached. A small palm for binding. A big one for excessive material removal, I do a lot chambering hollow ...

Oh one thing I found that scraping with a scraper or a blade with very little pressure slowly removes the bumps. Just be sure to keep your scraper as square as possible.

No scratch plate. My first attempt on a hidden Tenon. Kinda neat. Learned so much, figured out how. Attachment : FA2EC0E6-A0D7-496A-ADA7-4CEF6BCA7209.jpeg

Got another bandsaw from a garage sale. Works perfectly fine. A starbucks ice blended drink costs more than what I paid for. No more switching blades. It could be such a drag to do so. Attachment :...

@jamesbisset Haha! Good one.

Use mdf as masters, a bit easier on the sanding. Sometimes too easy that you need to be weary on oversanding. Spindle sander is the most ideal tool but handsanding blocks works just as effectively. On...