@peebee This video is for positioning the wraparound bridge in the correct place and to mark where the post holes are to be drilled.

Inspired by the finishing course and boo's latest creation I need to add some colour to my current build. So I've had a little experiment with water bsaed stains. The colours on my test piece looked a...

A bit more carving this morning. I gave my dad's old Stanley plane a good sharpen, it cut through the ash body so easily. Attachment : 20210216_131639.jpg Attachment : 20210216_134039.jpg ...

Belly carve done yesterday. There was a tiny flaw in the body blank and I'd positioned the body shape on the blank so that I would remove this little blemish with the belly carve, or so I thought. The...

Another little bit done. I made a guide fence for my bandsaw and got a 3/8" blade to help cut in a straight line, the 1/4" blade wandered a bit. My control cavity cover was just a wee bit too big at i...

Success with redrilling the tuner holes today. Glued the plugs in yesterday and sanded flat today. Plunged a 3mm hole with my dremel the drilled with a 4mm to 12mm step drill. I drilled each step from...

What’s up with your fingers? @mattbeels Just edited out my finger prints. I’m so paranoid these days, identity theft. Someone with some fancy software could digitally lift fingerprints and potentiall...

@robin, Attachment : IMG_3518.MP4 Simple temporary jig but effective. It will wear out eventually. Just simply make another. Just make scraps are square to start.

Hey @robin. When you did your practice build, can I ask how you got your body and neck blacks to the right size to work on? Hi @russ, depends what size you're referring to. The neck was a planed pl...

My neck heel carving is done now, that took forever to get to a shape that I'm happy with. I had to take off a bit more than I had intended, due to my first saw cut going a tad too deep. Attachment...

Routed the body shape now, the temporary neck socket filler worked a treat. Just a couple of little dinks into side as I was routing round the horns, but they sanded out easily and there's another one...

Control cavity routed now and body shape cut, I'm impressed with how square the bandsaw can cut. I've wedged a temporary piece into the neck pocket to prevent me knocking lumps off when I route the bo...

That's the humbucker sockets and neck pocket routed now. I also made the mistake of taking the humbucker sockets to their full depth before doing the neck pocket. I routed very carefully where there w...

I've been putting fret wires in today, this has been the most awkward part of this build so far. The wire I bought wasn't pre bent, so I had to make roller. The roller I made wasn't great and as I had...

Another satisfying moment carving the vellute today. I watched the course video again last night, then followed Mark's instructions and the vellute miraculously appeared. Attachment : 20210106_182...

Does the magic of carving a neck ever wear off ? Attachment : 20210105_164402.jpg

I've made a little bit of progress, not a lot as its too cold to be out in the garage for long. The headstock is shaped and thicknessed, still going to plan so far. Attachment : 20201230_162323.jp...

20/12/2020 7:00 pm Started making sawdust today and am very happy to report that the router behaved itself today, no mishaps at all. Attachment : 20201220_171508.jpg

Hi Peebee body shape is the tough bit, well after the headstock of course Thats the headstock designed now. Attachment : 20201217_175358.jpg

Body shape decided and 22 frets. Attachment : 20201216_193913.jpg