It has arrived @darrenking. Price almost doubled thanks to freakin VAT and greedy parcel services ( UPS charge another whopping 15 Euros to 'handle and fullfill customs payments on my behalf' ) But...

@bpower aah man that sucks :-/ Hopefully you can recuperate it and finish the build. Positive side... you now have a name for your guitar: 'Titanic'

@poco7 I would opt to cleanup the surface , including the location for the nut , since it looks like it is also affected? Then you could go for a headstock plate ( veneer ) all the way to the fretboa...

Posted by: @petejb Unfortunately my sweet wife seems to think it's a good place to put Christmas hams and holiday turkeys. I should have put a padlock on it. Less room for beer. You really should m...

Posted by: @petejb Here's an open question for the forum: Of all of the unique tools that Mark sells on his site which ones do you most recommend as "must haves"? For me it is the curved chisel. Dur...

Welcome to the community @petejb! lot's of good advice and positive vibes here

@Darrenking, I just ordered one via Ebay

Posted by: @tyreman but have drawn out a few full-scale plans including the 12 string, so not sure yet. I want to build a 12 string too, well at least it is on my bucket list, but first I hope to ge...

Posted by: @darrenking thanks guys, I’m feeling the love! Which reminds me.. I Still need to order one of those neck pocket routing jigs of yours.

Posted by: @bpower I would set all the adjustments first. Get the truss rod and action at the nut and saddle proper before looking at the intonation. If the action is too high then just pushing the s...

This is the result so far Attachment : IMG_20220222_194417154.jpg Attachment : IMG_20220222_194428479.jpg Attachment : IMG_20220222_194445394.jpg

Posted by: @boo What scale length is it? Is the bridge definitely in exactly the right spot? Just try measuring from the nut to the centre of the 12th fret, it should be exactly half of the intended...

Meh guys, I think my intonation is going to be off , I just tested with the both E strings and I am getting -10 cents on the low E and -8 on the high E at the 12th fret. I'll see what happens with the...

Autch guys! I do suffer from carpal tunnel and I should definitely get surgery for that, but I ve been postponing this since at least a decade if not longer. Other then that, no injuries so far

Sanded and polished the soundboard and removed the masking tape. I did not realize how much shellac I put on there.. I t is a surpiringly thick coat! And I was scared to sand through it. Seems I was s...

@clinton oh waaw man! that looks soooo good! @boo said it better then I can !

I am going to call this back done. Went over it with 1000, 1200 and 2000 grit, then rubbed menzerna rough cut twice, again 1200 and 2000 grit to get almost every speckle out, then again Menzerna 400 ...

Posted by: @rocknroller912 I think there is a 335 course planned and several people have shown interest. Yup ! I am definitely interested in that

I think I am getting closer and closer to where I need to be.12 coats of shellac ( max 3 coats a day ), sanding back, shellac, sanding back.. etc..Especially yesterday, after starting to wet-sand ( Th...

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