@tv101 Apparently, the application I use to generate the toolpaths (and do the design work, though I've really only done 2D stuff), says that it can import STL or DXF files - and a whole load more b...

Well this has progressed, body cut out, pickups and control catvity routed, belly carve done and neck on it's way to being done. Tomorrow I'll be carving the top, mostly filing due to the knots lol ...

Got the carve done today and the recess for the controls, after a lot of sanding I wiped down with white spirit to have a look. Looks awesome! Attachment : 20230516_173348-01.jpeg

@nsj Yes, that does look good.

Got the fretboard radiused and markers in, 6mm aluminium tube with sawdust and superglue. Get the frets in tomorrow Attachment : 20230519_233716-01.jpeg Attachment : 20230519_233659.jpg

The method Mark uses for carving the neck is so quick using mahogany, took me less than an hour to crave the neck, heel and do the volute. Got the frets in earlier before carving. Attachment : 2...

Frets all levelled, crowned and polished. Side markers done, everything sanded to 240 grit. Something went slightly off somewhere so the neck angle ended up a bit off so I made a shim that goes from a...

All of my larger presses (4m3 per hour and upwards) have a built-in vacuum adjustment knob so the pressure can be slowly increased. This is a technique that only applies when using a slow cure UF resi...

You mean this stuff: Diethylene glycol monoethethyl ether. I bought a coupl of 2.5l bottles of it from a lab supplies company 15 years ago and I;ve still got some. The one I have is made by Merck but ...

I'm back!! Took a while to clear up after all the wild parties, to recover from the celebratory events, and get back to the UK, but I think I can safely now say that I am young-no-more. Obviously not ...

Welcome Emma, wow Uganda, we are a truly international community!!👍😃🎸

Welcome!

Welcome along

Hii Everyone Myself Emmanuel Katto (Emka) From Uganda... I love to joining the Guitar Making Community.. 😊 ❤️

I was passing by, having not been here for a while, and just had to check out all the builds (especially acoustics). I must admit that I was gobsmacked (really impressed) by your guitar. You've done a...

Great work. Acoustic builds always seem more "skilled craftsman" to me compared to electrics - it's the main reason I've never tried one. So, congrats on that. The back wood looks pretty wow - that's...

Got some routing done today, just the control cavity then it's drill the wire holes. Hopefully when it comes time to string up it all looks good! Attachment : 20230506_175246-01.jpeg

@russ baddumtish! 🤣

@nsj Looks like you had a close shave with this one Neil. 😉. 🎸🙂🎶🙏

Got the frets in yesterday and today I got on with side markers, carving the neck, volute and heel a bit and also got the neck pocket routed. I was thinking of adding a tiny angle to the heel so I cou...