I think the main reason the wood ended up splitting is because I might not have had a big enough pilot hole. The drive tip on the auger bit acted like a wedge and put a 2mm wide split in the side goin...

"We don't make mistakes- We have happy accidents" - Bob Ross Nothing like some accidental inspiration. It gives it a very unique look and your fix will make it even more distinct. Maybe you'll want to...

Awesome! That top looks nice

Posted by: @russ Nice work. Did you profile it by eye or did you use a template? 🤔 🎸🙏🎶🙂 Thanks @Russ! 1. Drew the shape - simple drawing package 2. Transfe...

Posted by: @tv101 But as a test ... here's a wooden "knob blank". Hi @tv101 Nice work. Did you profile it by eye or did you use a template? 🤔 🎸🙏🎶🙂

Now, suppose the same shape of the knob was "outlined" by an inlay in the body, around the knob? Hmmmmmm ... A couple of bits of scrap, waiting for a purpose Attachment : 20221024_172304sml.jpg ...

Finished work on time this evening, so grabbed an hour in the workshop. This is a bit rough - I had to use a bigger cutter than I wanted to because the bit of scrap was thicker than I needed it to be....

Get something of better quality. @igeorgebot Yeah I was even thinking of replacing the pickups too. I didn’t really need the expense at the moment though, I’ll just get it painted for now. 👍

I have never seen a pot break like that. I would choose to replace it. Maybe even replace all 3 of them. Get something of better quality.

@norriemac Beautiful wood, always great to read about a 'fix it'

Coming along nicely @norriemac. Great work. 🎶🙂🎸🙏

Those are some tasty looking woods there. And a great save on the headstock too. 👍

Thanks @siddharthmehta Since the last posts I decided to correct it with the suggestion of @jamesalexandermcmillan It worked well, only a thin line can be visible from the sides, but it is almost invi...

I've also been testing out the Liberon Easy French Polish. I'd not used anything like this before, so I thought I'd better test it out on some scrap before deciding whether or not to use it on this g...

The stain on the back / sides has now built up nicely. I rubbed back - lightly - after the first coat and then added a couple more coats on the back. Attachment : 20221022_092212sml.jpg Atta...

@thepath slot88 appears to be making some random contributions today. Has the layout of the forum changed in the last couple of days, I don't see the option to like posts anymore?

@robin Got it - cheers! Check latest announcement...

Posted by: @russ Thank you for having moved the wee thumbs up 👍 to the bottom of the posts Mark. It does make it much easier for my small brain. 🤣 So it did get moved! I thought I was...

@markbailey. Thank you for having moved the wee thumbs up 👍 to the bottom of the posts Mark. It does make it much easier for my small brain. 🤣 Cheers, Russ 🙏🎸🙂&...

As soon as I logged in I thought to myself "oh, wow. New design!" I like it. If I hadn't read this post I probably would have spent a minute or so looking for the lost "like" button haha.