@russ Glad you are enjoying the courses – We’ll find a balance between the live and edited stuff…but it is all good fun – thanks to your support and the others hopefully much more to come!!

@robin To sharpen an ‘incannel’ gouge (internal bevel): You can use a section broomstick to make a round sharpening stone by sticking wet and dry to it – if it is really bad I use a dremel with round grinding…   Read more»

Bump! This is a great Q…
I too would love to know 

What clear coat finishes are people in the UK using?

We use our CureUV system but realise it is prohibitively expensive…

A fretboard should be Quartersawn – aside from that if you like it – try it…for those who missed it here is the recommended advice from the course where I answer the basics:

Wood and Parts

and more in depth:

Wood: Part 1 – The Neck

Happy hunting 🙂

You know what I’m going to say…
…KISS
More knobs = more potential for trouble and added weight…
just like life really:
Always aim for the least number of knobs to get the job done.
interpret that however you like 🙂