Welcome @wayne_f I hope you enjoy your stay, gonna head over to the showcase to see what you’re up to 🙂

@robin Drawing has been posted in the showcase

Welcome @wayne_f! You found the right place.. You'll find a very positive and encouraging vibe here 🙂

Welcome to the group @wayne_f , what are you planning on building? Post a photo of your drawing and let us have look.

Welcome @wayne_f. Good luck with the first drawing and build. Post some progression pics along the way. 🙂

Welcome @wayne_f. Enjoy the experience. Looking forward to seeing how you get on. 🙂🎶🎸🙏

Hi everyone. I've been a premium member since March but just now getting around to making this post. I suppose I could tell you a little about myself: Well, I'm 37 and a lifelong resident of Michigan...

Hope your Mum recovers and you get to see her soon Mark. No need to apologise - except maybe for making us obsessed with building guitars! Take care Rich

@rocknroller912 It’s a tricky one as generally people only experience glueing by practice/experimenting, rarely have I met someone who was taught what “enough” glue looks like and what “enough” clampi...

@tej Titebond is very permanent which can be good but it’s a nightmare when doing repairs as the level of heat needed to soften it is bad for the wood in my opinion, particularly on acoustic instrumen...

@rocknroller912 makes sense, the guitar I worked was given to me to play with ultimately so it didn’t matter if I happened to ruin it entirely it wasn’t an issue. What’s your issue with titebond, this...

@tej I would agree with you about fixing broken instruments for education but you have to know your limits and not cause further damage or try to over repair something valuable which can ruin it. Fac...

@rocknroller912 that’s true but I think they’re an invaluable learning resource. My first significant effort at fixing a guitar was when I was given one with a ruined truss rod. Removing the fretboard...

@mario Repairs are difficult as no two are the same. You can demonstrate basic principles but in instrument making schools repairs are an extra after two years of new builds.

I suggest a course about typical repairs on a guitar. The other side of a luthier job when he is not constructing guitars. Thanks.

And if we are really lucky we get to experience both personalities of @tv101 He’s an odd guy @bpower 😆

No one need ever know. Bonus pic of first coat of danish oil @cheesewhisk Yeah! Nice work! See, walk away, come back and fix it. Boom! Looks great. 👍

Attachment : CC49CFBC-23A1-41E5-BD7B-CE6B1F6EA946.jpeg Attachment : E492D8FA-BC0C-4EB1-87A6-7C42E9627585.jpeg No one need ever know. Bonus pic of first coat of danish oil

@whyte Hello Pete, welcome to the forum and a life changing experience. Prepare for skill building, for mistakes to be made, for solutions to be found, for the highs and lows, and feeling the ultimate...

@whyte. Welcome Pete. Enjoy the ride. There's a lot of good people and great advice around here. Keep us posted on your journey. Cheers, Russ 🙂🎶🎸🙏