you mean you buy a new one whenever the blade on…   Read more»

@koendb love nice old hand planes, last year I started with none but by the end of the year I had over 10 lol

@koendb No, only use the frame saw for cutting bookmatching tops and bottoms. Primarily for acoustics but with several kerfing plane sizes that I built I now can cut from 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick on any body…   Read more»

@koendb I’m fairly competent with a plane as I’ve jointed a fair few body blanks, 2 an 3 pieces probably spent more time sharpening and setting up the no 7 plane than it took to get the pieces ready to…   Read more»

Wise words @koendb

@koendb thanks, I think I’m probably going to try eBay 1st then if you’ve done ok with it… Don’t want to waste loads of money buying really expensive wood till I’m sure I can actually build necks with a fair…   Read more»

@tv101  @koendb well who would have thought it, how nice to know you were thinking of me….thank you I hope everyone had a great Xmas and will have a great 2023…. So, I got off my arse and guess what?…   Read more»

@koendb Thanks!

@koendb I was thinking of using it to do the majority of the carving on the back of the neck with it but still leaving a bit of wood for final filing, shaping, and sanding. Just trying to make things…   Read more»

@koendb I have a couple of these, a 12″ and a 9.5″ router bit. Works good if you are careful. It is important to get the fretboard centerline exactly parallel to the router table surface. I built a little jig/sled…   Read more»

@koendb 
from the product description on Amazon for the 14” radius but
 

@koendb the guy was doing it on his router table before profiling the neck. Lay it on its side with fretboard facing the bit and zip. Turned it over and ran the other side, second zip. And that’s his method….   Read more»

@koendb looks amazing!

@koendb 
Yes and I made the body width a bit too wide so the top only just fitted 

@koendb 
Yes I used what was free at the time but not the greatest to work with. I will also have to varnish the inside as the chipboard made some small scratches on the wood which need sanding.

@koendb  Got the back on as well now but I need to modify the mold a bit as it’s too wide in some places. The rubber bands catch on the edge and don’t put enough pressure on the guitar. Made…   Read more»

@koendb nice guitar it is

Posted by: @koendb
🤣 😆 😉 😋 I do like you very smart design feature, 

Thanks @koendb
 
On the one hand, I’ve made a lot of cock-ups.
On the other hand, I’ve learned a lot in putting them right!!

Posted by: @koendb
Ah man that sucks!

You mean you don’t like my special design feature???
😆

Posted by: @koendb
Woohoo everything lines up perfectly.

That was lucky!
😉
 
nice work Koen