@koendb. Nice. A side bender is on my short list of the next tool I want to buy. I have my "heat gun in a pipe" and it works but it would be nice to use something that doesn't heat up the belly when i...

Thanks to Carol and Mark for your help with this. Just a heads up here. Always use 1/4” cutter and not 6mm as it will be too tight and this happens. Cheers Attachment : 557062B0-2F0B-4A3F-9AE7-45B...

Thats great work @wayne_f Not sure what is the hardest part - but there is so much going on with the neck, with sizing and shaping and its the part of the guitar that you touch the most while playing...

Nice wee video @wayne_f. Keep them coming. 👍 🙂🎶🎸🙏

@robin Well, "hardest" meaning the most strenuous. I know there are still plenty of opportunities to screw it up haha.

@wayne_f, @koendb, @robin, @boo, @Bpower Well, I'm enjoying the fact that you are working ahead of me..lol, it gives me some extra confidence to know that as we go, we hit little hiccups - like fillin...

Well, "hardest" meaning the most strenuous. I know there are still plenty of opportunities to screw it up haha. @wayne_f Yes, I totally agree on both counts.

Nice video @wayne_f , I'm not sure that making the neck is the hardest bit, but I do enjoy it though.

Here's an overdue progress update video:

@cheesewhisk That's awesome! The feeling of seeing your hard work pay off must be one of the greatest things and I can't wait to see mine sitting on a stand in all it's glory. Congratulations on (near...

Yes @koendb, that roller thingie is a honing guide and they are essential unless you’re really good at doing it by hand. Make sure to buy one that’s wide enough for your biggest blade and has a wide r...

@koendb Thats the one make sure you have the blade securely held

@boo is it the case you need to build it up slower leaving more drying time?

@koendb You have the same block plane as me with adjustable mouth which is great for avoiding tear out. A sharpening roller guide for holding the blade and getting the angle correct is essential in my...

@koendb You need good quality to start with. It’s impossible to get an edge on soft metal. Do you have any particular brand names or a collection of older ones.

More coats applied and I’ve got sinkage and cracking so more repairs needed. I’ll let it fully dry before sanding back before applying more filler. This may look bad but all it’s doing is showing me w...

@darrenking Oops you can tell I didn’t do metalwork at school. I should know the difference though and you were correct. Learning the correct way to sharpen the blade was a game changer.

@koendb You won’t be surprised if I say that Mark has a video on it

all brass construction Don't under sell it @Rocknroller912, it's made of bronze! Cheers Darren

@koendb This is a photo of the scraper plane I use. It’s an expensive model as I chose an all brass construction to avoid rust problems due to not having any heating in my work area.I struggled with g...