Hi @mario hope you are doing well. I think using veneer is the best option.

My semi hollow Bandsman has a single big cavity….. Attachment : 151A568C-8668-4FB1-A310-734D67E5EF5F.jpeg Attachment : CC7552AD-AA2D-437C-A688-6E6D4D37D679.jpeg

Thanks mate for sharing this idea, really appreciable.

Thanks friends for sharing this idea... i 'm very thankful to you.

@tv101 Holy crap! This build of yours is looking amazing, I’m in awe. Finishing is always troublesome but I’m sure you will get it sorted. Just keep going, you are impressing me. I feel very envious...

Less haste, etc. I spotted a blemish in the side of the guitar, so got the sanding bits out again to remove it. And the finish obvs. Then tried to build the finish back up too quickly, so ended up wi...

Posted by: @koendb Woohoo everything lines up perfectly. That was lucky! 😉 nice work Koen

Today I've finished the prep work - deepened the control cavity, added the other potholes, drilled the jack socket hole and done a load of sanding. And added a coat of white stain on the back Attac...

Hey @TV1, you forgot to do the roundover on the front edge before staining!! Attachment : 20221015_200149.jpg Well, actually, no I didn't forget! I'm going to finish staining the top & s...

I am still moving on with this build, but it's at the stage of add-a-coat-of-stain-wait-a-day-for-it-to-harden. So not many update pics to share. A tin of Liberon Easy French Polish arrived today, so ...

@tv101 snack and the to do list. I'm an overachiever. 🙂

@boo I have several builds that I intend to complete before the years end all with no finish. Trying to attempt a different lacquerless approach. Will be back at it again real soon. Did some scrap tes...

After some nervous procrastinating, I finally attempted applying stain to the top. Never done this before, so it might be a bit over the top to try the burst look. But I did... 😛 I am trying ...

Posted by: @tv101 Posted by: @swepri A (partly failed) brass powder inlay on the headstock Looks like I can't multi-quote in a reply 🙁 That comment reminded me of something I was planning on try...

Posted by: @swepri A (partly failed) brass powder inlay on the headstock Looks like I can't multi-quote in a reply 🙁 That comment reminded me of something I was planning on trying. It looks like a...

Posted by: @swepri A thin top laminated to the body (resawn on the bandsaw, also a first) Congrats on managing to do that. You need a well set-up bandsaw and a decent blade to get that done succe...

@tv101 You are absolutely right. Here are a few pictures. The body is european ash and curly birch (very old, from my aunts farm). There is a weight relief cave in the "upper" part of the body, but no...

Welcome back @swepri 🙂 Puppies are important - time off for them is allowed! Show & tell some more on the build. I tried freeze-framing the video in a couple of places to get a better view on the...

Attachment : 00001_x264.mp4 Had a lot of other stuff to do, including getting a new puppy and building a greenhouse. But finally, here is the unclamping of the neck glue-up on my second build. Now...

@clinton How did you get on with this? How did it turn out? After moving house and country, I’ve not had much chance to engage in this forum so I’m not up to speed with everything. I finally have an...