Somebody I know (from my local hackspace) has been setting up a workshop in a shipping container. He's renting a patch of land on a farm I believe quite cheaply and he bought the container. He's fitte...

Here's my thinking. I want to build an acoustic (actually I want to build several over time, such as a smaller bodied model and a nylon string, but I need to start somewhere). The problem is that my b...

@markbaileyI was looking at the existing threads on it, where people asked the question when it would be available! Been a bit busy to watch livestreams.

Did I miss a post saying that this jig is now available in the shop on this website? Because it is

Having just watched yet another Brad Angove video where he mentioned his love of Behlen products I did a quick google to see if you could get them in the uk. Well the company that used to import them ...

From the fact that you wrote "low odour" I'm guessing that this is Solarez's "I can't believe it's not lacquer"? That's very hard to get outside the US because the the international distributors seem ...

I think I'll be taking your advice and buying one.But after your bit about the masking tape for the centre line, my first thought was "why don't they laser a centre line on to the template?" The text ...

@darrenkingYour CNC may let you specify hole positions to the micron, but I'm pretty sure it's not placing them that accurately. Not even a Kern Milling Machine promises that (and it would be pointles...

Wow, that is a great price assuming it's accurate which I guess is mostly down to the quality of your CNC. The plywood should be pretty stable but I can put a finish on it.I have a Crimson Guitars fre...

@darrenking I know what you mean about the laser flare,plus you mentioning that reminded me that the laser was marginally skew on our cutter last time I checked (not enough to be noticeable in isolati...

If those templates are less than 9mm thick I could laser cut any scale length I wanted at my local hackspace (we have an A0 laser cutter).

I think between us all here in this forum we can come up with a short list of acceptable products to use. That's along the lines of what I was thinking when I asked the original question. There's a f...

@darrenkingThat's a very interesting range (some of the text in the English descriptions is quite amusingly bad, but I can work out most of what they mean).Being in Spain is good, at least until the e...

I use Spray Max 2k and 1k rattle cans. How many cans do you find you need, and how long does the 2k remain useable? I know it starts going off as soon as you break the seal, but do you have to get al...

Posted by: @markbailey We use our CureUV system but realise it is prohibitively expensive... The Solarez products look like a great solution for the home luthier Since they don't need specialist UV ...

@rocknroller912My first acoustic probably won't leave the house, but my electrics will need to survive the real world of gigging in pubs (so might a future acoustic, but I'll deal with that when I get...

@rocknroller912 "What are you finishing acoustic or electric guitar?" Hopefully both, but I'm primarily asking with regards to electric at the moment, because I'm envisaging the first acoustic I build...

@mezy2K rattle cans are one option I'm considering, Brad Angove seems to manage a good finish with them (though of course, that guy has lots of experience with different spray methods).

I'm looking for a gloss, fairly durable clear coat that I can apply at home with no specialist spray equipment.It seems like pretty much everything that is showcased in YouTube Luthier videos (Crystal...