Attachment : 8ACF3996-A7E6-48EC-B457-03F621E844C2.jpeg 8 coats of Poly after and 3 weeks of stagnation, I think it is finally ready for buffing.

PS - if you got the Bagpress fret slotting jig, that is indeed a beautifully made work of genius. 👍

I use a handplane to sort the edges of the board, need one good side then work from it. Centre doesn't have to be exact centre of the board as there's usually room to have the fretboard off to one sid...

@tv101 just ha a look at the feel-good wood page/shop on eBay and there's some really nice wood on there going to have a good browse through all the listings and see if I can find neck and fret board ...

@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 t...

Hi @malte-krausgmx-de As luck would have it I've just been doing a stress test for various glues. Both titebond and hide glue came out with virtually the same results. Titebond is an easier glue to us...

@malte-krausgmx-de. On all of my acoustic builds I've used white pva glue for the neck and bridge. It cleans up easily and if it ever needs to be removed it is decently worry free to do (ps.... I've h...

Not a situation I've ever encountered, so this is opinion rather than experience ... I don't think the setting time is really a factor. Titebond Original will give you enough time to make sure ever...

Hello, I'm about to reglue the Bridge of my 1984 Höfner Blue Grass 12 String and I'm a little unsure what Glue to use. After whatching everything helpful I could find on YouTube and following the usua...

@steveadams Great to see you back Steve. It seems like yesterday since you were last here but for me the time has just flown by. Life has been so busy. Looking forward to seeing how you progress with ...

@steveadams. Well done steve. Great to see you back at it. An inlay to fix the gap on the heel will be neat to see. I've had that on all of my builds so far. I, like you, forgot about it while undercu...

@robin … Steve’s post reminds me … how’s your build going?? 😆

@steveadams Good to see you back Steve anb another great video, I'm looking forward to seeing progress. You've prompted me to look at my current build and I'm embarrassed to say that I haven't made an...

Damn that pesky @tv101 - he just can't leave well alone. Good to see you back Steve, and to see you getting back in the workshop. Time to cut off the heel overhang: 20 seconds Time to set up the d...

Hi Guys I've replied to a post from TV101 but also thought I would do a new post too. Happy New Year to everyone. I hope last year was good for you all but being so busy with work last year was a down...

To complete this thread ... I found the spare top E string, and spent a day or two (on and off) tweaking the set-up, adjusting the truss rod as the nut settled, fine-tuning the intonation (with a tu...

Only if I fail to learn from my mistakes @Russ. So, quite probably 😆 😆

Looking great @tv101. Are you going to keep the wee notch as you makers signature on all future builds? 🤔 🙏🙏🙂🎸

Any hints and tips? What's the best finish to use on a solid Ebony neck? It's beautifully smooth, with some nice grain pattern to it, so I'm thinking just to oil it, but any other thoughts, or do / d...

@tv101 Lemon oil ? 🤷🏻‍♂️ 🙂🎶🎸🙏