Is the glue used for laminating compatible with normal wood glue I would always recommend that a repair patch of the type we are discussing be bonded with an structural adhesive such as epoxy rather ...

And what about dimensions? Std pickup cavity +5mm all round? But what about bridge post or trem ’alterations’? What do you all think? @darrenking I think the concept is great. From my own experience ...

@darrenking Ply patches work ok for this type of cavity repair as long as they are good enough quality to stand up to being routed with home equipment. Sometimes the cross grain causes tear out, remem...

Maybe what's required would be a pair of inner and outer templates. Most makers would have offcuts from their body blanks to cut a patch from, although it would be awkward routing a small patch. @da...

@darrenking Ok, so could the repair patches/blocks be made of birch or poplar plywood? These would be pretty cheap and cheerful (and strong) and a capping of solid could be added by the maker to matc...

@darrenking Yeah I guess you could use ply. Don’t forget if it’s a repair that is going to be painted over, it doesn’t really matter what wood it is. Unless you get a really stuffy, fussy old traditi...

@tv101 Yes risk assessments are very familiar territory for me. At work we had workshops with vehicle maintenance, wood machining/assembly and metal work/welding. I did all the risk and related assess...

Don’t forget the COSHH, Manual Handling and Power Tool Vibration Assessments (calculator for the last one is at www.hse.gov.uk). ps don’t use a dust extractor, it will need a fire risk assessment. I ...

@steveadams Don’t forget the COSHH, Manual Handling and Power Tool Vibration Assessments (calculator for the last one is at www.hse.gov.uk). ps don’t use a dust extractor, it will need a fire risk ass...

thanks @cheesewhisk and @rocknroller912 I can send you my 23 page H&S assessment including the individual COP sections...perhaps the most important being "risk of spilling tea on top of layout dra...

Love it, the videos are great @steveadams

Oh it’s a good day in the Deej household. 🤘😝🤘🎸

Looks like it's in kit form?? 😋 😋 😋 😋 😋 😋 😋

Hope your Mum recovers and you get to see her soon Mark. No need to apologise - except maybe for making us obsessed with building guitars! Take care Rich

No apology necessary Mark, best wishes and take as long as you need.

Sorry to hear that Mark, that’s awful all around. Last year my father-in-law had a brain bleed and at first it seemed as if he would not recover. It was difficult of course but with therapy he has mad...

All good Mark. Take care of fam. We’ll always be here for you.

@markbailey Apologies for any inconvenience - thanks again for your amazing and continued support - it has literally kept me going. Absolutely no need to apologise, family should always be top prior...

I wasn’t going to mention jazz banjo again but @darrenking already did it so here’s a photo for you to try making. Got one of those already @rocknroller912 ... 😆

daft behaviour alongside sound information makes for a good forum. That is so true @boo!