Show time! oh and if you wonder: this instrument is unbelieveable light, only 600 grams   Attachment : 80FF7FC2-1E79-48D8-978B-43ADA8581D80_4_5005_c.jpeg Attachment : 0C2AC5D7-3CCC-452...

Almost there! Cleaning up the shell, oiling the fingerboard and neck,... Attachment : 35C65B77-DD29-47E4-9B9E-37A41A6D1FAD_4_5005_c.jpeg cleaning up the little ridge at the headstock Attach...

I made these little pins that will be placed at both sides of the fingerboard, around where the body meets the neck. Attachment : 3E89EC18-9F5C-45DC-8073-94355D81763C_4_5005_c.jpeg And cut out ...

The soundboard gets glued to the shell! I first start by making tiny blocks, that will help supporting the top , so the top would not fold and crack when applying masking tape with some decisive forc...

It s time to prepare the top to be glued on the body. First I position the body and mark the bracings for the cuts. The braces should really fit tightly against the side of the body.We dont use any ke...

I then shape the back of the bridge, I fold it inwards with a sharp chisel, so there is only a little 'roof'just above the string holes. This will help keeping the strings in place when we tie a knot ...

Woah! I completely forgot about this forum and the fact I did not finish my build report here.more than 1 year since an update , djeez...Well here we go starting where we left off in december 2024 &#x...

In the meantime, I finished the rosette, turned the tuning pegs and fitted them to the pegbox. I also carved the lower inside of the pegbox for better string access Attachment : 5A018EEA-CAED-4218...

Wow! That looks stunning! 😍 Only two springs? no issues with tuning stability?

This is a bit like how drums are tuned ( top higher or lower then the bottom skin ) If you would tune to the same pitch , they would start cancelling each other out, thus sound quality and volume decr...

Nice build! especially as it is your first! You cant go wrong with a P90, and your logo is very elegant . Up to the next one.

Yeah amazing build ! great skills! 😍

You definitely want one with proper dustextraction. Mirka is a reputable brand in this segment of power tools.

This has been on the table for quite some time, but I never had the time to actually start building my bass. The design is of my own , and derived from my guitar body model, just enlarged for the la...

On with the lute build! I glued together the pegbox Attachment : 7DE8CC32-35B9-4784-9990-1DF8422194B2_1_105_c.jpeg Attachment : A6AAF9BF-5168-4790-850A-6E8F9095D8B9_1_105_c.jpeg Cut an a...

I realized, I havent posted something in quite a while. Let me get on with the Lute build I started last year... This piece of spruce will become the neck Attachment : 0B00CFE2-A608-4F1D-98F8-DB...

So I finally have a video of my renaissance guitar been played!

@brie I never sand joints, I use a hand plane only. ( OK and maybe a scraper card on the odd occasion ) It is quicker, once you have passed the learning curve. And a lot less labor intensive. You sho...

Hi all, sorry, I have been inactive on the forum for quite a while now. Mainly because of time issues , too many things to do and new stuff to discover. My second year in lute building class has finis...

Nice @rathius 🙂 You must be over the moon 😊 👍