Jitsi...have I missed something. @Boo & I tried it after one of the livestreams. It's a (free) VC system, like Zoom et al. I thought it might be a useful addition to the discussions in the lives...

Thanks @mattbeels, the body is going be yellow/amber in the middle and blended through orange to red around the egdes, at thats the intention. The neck I think just amber.

@robin It can be done either way but if it were me, I’d glue the neck on first and then deal with the finish. Are you going to use different colors on the body and neck?

Inspired by the finishing course and boo's latest creation I need to add some colour to my current build. So I've had a little experiment with water bsaed stains. The colours on my test piece looked a...

but for 10 solid carbide burrs for less than a tenner its difficult to be anything other than happy. True @darrenking - thanks!

@TV101 I've also got a set of reamers on order for my dremel. have you got a link to that? Here a link to same thing on ebay but from a different seller. They're listed as wood carving bits. This ...

Try these. They took a while to arrive but for 10 solid carbide burrs for less than a tenner its difficult to be anything other than happy. I’ve bought other cutters and drill bits from Ya Tools and a...

Thanks @robin.

@TV101 I've also got a set of reamers on order for my dremel. have you got a link to that? I got them on ebay, I can't see them on there any more, I'll have another look later. I can't vouch for the...

There was a tiny flaw in the body blank and I'd positioned the body shape on the blank so that I would remove this little blemish with the belly carve, or so I thought. The deeper I carved, the bigger...

. Gets top marks from me. Anyone who takes the time and trouble to make the back look good like that gets my vote. I *hate* using cheap bits of black plastic as cavity covers!!

I've also got a set of reamers on order for my dremel. @Robin - have you got a link to that? (Sorry for all the individual posts btw - I'm catching up on your thread, and posting replies as I get to ...

Simple temporary jig but effective. It will wear out eventually. Just simply make another. Just make scraps are square to start. Ingenuity 👍

I had to take off a bit more than I had intended, due to my first saw cut going a tad too deep. Rubbish @Robin - you've carved an easy-access neck joint heel there - great design improvement ...

@mattbeels @robin 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

@mattbeels I really like your body shape @robin, it looks great! Also that sweet piece of ash. "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's ash." 😇

@boo ooops, sorry! 😂😂😂

I really like your body shape @robin, it looks great! Also that sweet piece of ash😉 @mattbeels Stop flirting, it’s all about guitars here you know. 🤣

I really like your body shape @robin, it looks great! Also that sweet piece of ash😉

A bit more carving this morning. I gave my dad's old Stanley plane a good sharpen, it cut through the ash body so easily. @robin That is a spectacular bit of carving there Robin, it’s looking great.