Looking good @koendb! How did you keep the cauls from slipping around on the body while gluing up? I forgot to include a photo of my headstock templates. I also had a Hamer style control cavity done. ...

Today I glued the body blanks. It is not 100% straight unfortunately, there is a slight level difference from back to front, but only about 0.5 mm or so. Oh well a little bit more sanding work later o...

Today, I had the opportunity to visit a guitar building friend. He recently acquired a jointer/planer and I had some wood that needed to be cut, planed and prepared for glueing. Very handy having fr...

Looking forward to seeing this one @koendb. 👍😁 🙏🎸🎶🙂

Nice @koendb! I’m a huge fan of the V and will be making some soon (hopefully!) I also really like dark fretboards so that would be my choice. crazyparts.de is a cool store, they are the right place f...

It does need to be an exact replica It does NOT need to be an exact replica! However, we DO need a working edit function here 😝

And It has begun! Attachment : Gibson-FlyingV-1958.jpg This is roughly where I want to go with this. It does need to be an exact replica, but I really want to catch that vibe. Attachment : ...

back in the olden days people could meet other people, shake hands, hug, chat face to face sat next to each other. Sometimes this even happened indoors, amongst the company of unknown but socially inc...

You mean, some people have *real* friends, not just virtual ones?? @tv101 Yes, back in the olden days people could meet other people, shake hands, hug, chat face to face sat next to each other. Somet...

You mean, some people have *real* friends, not just virtual ones?? It appears to be occurring.

a non-virtual friend You mean, some people have *real* friends, not just virtual ones??

@tv1 It's my design. Maybe a non-virtual friend will make one for your 60th birthday...

Nice work - of course - Marcel. What that your design, or something your friend designed? Not had my 60th birthday yet ....

@marcel A very nice guitar indeed and well built too. I bet your friend is very happy with it, such a nice thing to do for someone.

Very Nice @marcel. 🎶🎸🙂🙏

That’s a pretty sweet gift for your friend @marcel, great job on the guitar!

This week my good friend Ab will celebrate his 67th birthday. That reminded me of making a guitar for his 60th birthday 7 years ago.

@darrenking Thanks I see now what I’ve been doing wrong and it should be turned like a hand scraper blade. It didn’t come with any instructions and I’ve been trying to get a normal edge. It’s my rough...

Hi @Rocknroller912 The key thing is not to sharpen it like a normal plane. Yes the steel will be softer that you may be used to but it needs to be, otherwise you would stand no chance of turning the e...

@darrenking Thanks for your comment. I’ve found the blade very difficult to sharpen even with a small roller jig and a diamond stone, so would be grateful for any professional tips that you can pass o...