Cheers @russ 😅 I think it was planned as part of the fabled finishing course Mark was working on. Don't think I'll be able to provide mark's level of detail and if you don't hear anything, I'v...

Hey Dan, Welcome! I've followed your same route in to guitar building, and I have a sneaking suspicion partscasters are the gateway drug to all this! This forum is excellent and the members great. Ch...

Hey folks, I'm thinking of giving faux binding a do on a current build. I've done a bit of research and I'm looking for any advice from those with experience. My plan is to sand body up to 320. Lea...

@clinton, looking good! What wood are you using for the body?

@tyreman thanks for the suggestion!

@swepri thanks mate. I should have spent a bit more time researching before asking, but really appreciate you answering. Looks like I can get at 8mm collet for my router, after a bit of digging. I'll ...

Hi @swepri These have just come back into stock. It says they have an 8mm shank, my router has a 1/4. I'm wondering if these will fit my router as 1/4 works or about 6mm? Cheers

I got my blank from David Dyke I'll check out reid too, assists on the look out for interesting timber (even if I can't afford it!)

Hi @brie, I've not used it myself, but Poplar is pretty commonly used. My understanding is it's easy to work. If you're looking for light weight, take a look at obeche too. It's pretty cheap and very ...

@robin interesting! I'll look out for your thoughts. I've got the crimson water based wipe on finish to experiment with, but not tried it yet.

@robin looking good! What finish are you going for?

@brie good work! I often look at the acoustic course, but find myself building 'just one more' electric!

Cheers @robin! Maybe I'll look into bending the sides myself, I think a mate has a bending iron and his badly can I need up making the moulds?!😅 No shame in getting a pre made fretboard!

@robin looks excellent! Did you buy the acoustic build kit available in the shop? I'm thinking about pulling the plug on it, but would have to buy the sides bent and I'm not sure how long they'd keep ...

That makes sense!

Hey @swepri, My experience of jazzmasters and jaguars is that they often need a shim in the neck pocket too create a better angle at the bridge anyway. Bridges sunk into the body, beyond just the ferr...

Hi @darrenking, Doesn't sound like a bad idea to me, but generally I don't know until I *uck about, then I find out. For what it's worth, I really like a trapeze on a guitar or something like a bigsby...

Happy new year, folks! As I've bored you with the earlier parts, I may as well show the final product 🤷 Fully shielded and finished off with a bone nut, gotoh tuners and a set of Seymour Dunca...

Love this, thanks @robin!

Thanks @robin for taking the time to pull that all together, it appreciated. Seeing some of the steps undertaken had fleshed out my thoughts. I think your confirming what I'd initially thought, in tha...