@mattbeels 😴 😜

not sure in duty from Europe now @tej, yeah thats why I prefer mainland Europe companies lately. I do buy from UK/US based luthier shops on occasion, but only if I can't find it here. Nothing to do w...

what’s your plan with the ferrules then, settled on that yet? Not sure what your plan was with the filler but wanted to let you know I’d tried to use filler in the past and if you try to drill near ou...

Excellent @koendb! Looks like this one is done! Almost @Mattbeels! Almost, still need to do the roundoff , fix the dings, and finish it. I just finished experimenting with mixing wood filler and stai...

Hard to see from the pics ... are the edges of the scratchplate straight or bevelled? @tv101 They are bevelled, but not enough to my liking, I think I should have used a 45º routerbit instead of a ...

I get much of my tools from Guitars and Woods in Portugal and TLC guitar goods in the Netherlands, My fret puller and fret cutter are from G&W and pretty cheap . I believe I paid 32 euros for thes...

Attachment : IMG_20210501_110725669.jpg Attachment : IMG_20210501_110714318.jpg This morning I ve made a pickguard template and an almost perfect fitting pickguard, using a jigsaw for the ...

I will probably wait on a good deal/opportunity to buy a bandsaw. Until then , the jigsaw or a friends bandsaw will have to do. I am in no rush

Soud advice Grr I wish the edit function would work properly! I meant 'Sound advice' of course.

Don't rush to buy something almost-good-enough now Soud advice. I now did a couple of builds with nothing more then a jigsaw and a router. I t works, it just takes longer. With the jigsaw, you just h...

Hi James, you're music reminds me of the early 80's alternative Scottish music scene.....Orange Juice, Josef K, Aztec Camera and the like. Yes! It definitely had that vibe from the 80's! What is a co...

f you were able to use a step drill you could drill the 8mm and 10mm at the same time and guarantee concentricity. @Robin I also thought of using stepdrills, and I have some of those laying around. T...

just a thought about this the ferrules I had, had a lip round them so you’d need to cut a wider recess too with a larger bit if you wanted them flush. Thats indeed the issue, the shaft of the ferules...

@Tej, The router is actually a good idea! You just need to be very careful and have a right sized bit I guess.It is ideal, because you can really accurately place it and almost no chance of tear-out. ...

Only clean solution I found was pointed out to me on a different thread @Tej Yeah I know of that solution. It's not what I wanted for this project though. I have not yet decided which way I want to g...

Nice work @Boo! I had to do a similar repair a few days ago too, placed my bridge in the wrong spot.. I never learn 🤣

Man this build... Everything that can go wrong goes wrong multiple times it seems!So while the neck has its issues with badly seated frets and perhaps not perfectly shaped.it is the body I am struggli...

Wow @eddie6string nice work! and nice stash of wood too ! 😍

Logo applied and tuners installed! Attachment : IMG_20210422_124843841.jpg Attachment : IMG_20210422_125414110.jpg Attachment : IMG_20210422_124715117.jpg

have you made laminated necks before, No @tej, I have only started working on wood just recently, so everything I do at this moment is a first. Since I dont have scrap wood to practice on, I decided ...