NI is just across the water, regardless of brexit, Northern Ireland still exists. @robin Doh! Of course it’s Northern Ireland, I was thinking it was an American state for some reason. 🤣

Welcome @stephen. Enjoy the ride. 🎶🙂🎸🙏

Hi @stephen and a welcome from me in SCO to the group. Post us some photos of what you've done so far. Just one question: Where and what is “NI”? Boo @boo NI is just across the water, regardless ...

@stephen Hey Stephen, welcome to our guitar making community, glad you could make it. Yep, it’s a very typical story, I played in bands and then had to get some real work to pay the bills too. ...

This one made me laugh. 🙂 Attachment : FB_IMG_1629810002798.jpg

All the curves in all the right places @russ Thanks, that’s what she said. 😜

All the curves in all the right places @boo. 😁 🙏🎸🎶🙂

A bit more refining and it’s starting to look good. Attachment : 5CA21597-0AC5-46C1-92DD-453FA8A66C36.jpeg Attachment : C7CBB503-F40C-498B-BF65-88EDC78F6609.jpeg Attachment : 98AAEE...

I used a variety of carving tools and got to work. Attachment : F5409F46-38AE-40CC-B2A3-359E5D3F48DF.jpeg Attachment : 09737430-960F-4DAC-994A-077ED98E394E.jpeg Attachment : 1E72B35...

I marked up the neck for carving to give me some guidance. Attachment : 4B193076-605F-4656-8E33-CB9CCB0CFDA4.jpeg Attachment : D5769071-B989-4C95-9F82-9FFF30FA1749.jpeg Attachment : ...

Gorgeous!

Clearly the *correct* choice is black pickups. Or chrome covered if you have to. Zebra? Nahhhhhhhh 😀 I'm doing some intensive catch-up reading here, so just read through the thread from sta...

Hi All, I've finally decided to take the plunge and connect with a community with an interest in guitar making! I've been playing guitar and bass (mostly bass) since I was a teenager, joined some ban...

Looking forward to seeing you complete this one @tv101. I thought you might be up to something along these lines. It'll be a while @Russ - I've had too many other demands on my time over the past fe...

What's the reason for the pallets having to be Heat Treated. Is that so they don't burst into flames when you blowtorch them, or some other reason? @tv101 The HT pallets haven’t had any chemical pre...

Just catching up on this - and lots more besides. Interesting work as always Mr Boo. What's the reason for the pallets having to be Heat Treated. Is that so they don't burst into flames when you blow...

Ahhhh - that makes sense! Not got any blue pallets here, they're all just plain old wood. Not that I'm planning on making any pallet guitars just yet.

@koendb I like the stripe design all though the middle. Think I will try that one day. I get your point about the string break angle on an electric bridge also.

@koendb That looks amazing, great work. 👍 It would look even better with zebra pickups. 🤘😁🤘🎸

that looks amazing! Awesome job @koendb Thanks very much, I’m still building up the coats of oil. 👍