Welcome @riccardo. I've been a part of this community for 8 months now and I am currently in the middle of my second acoustic guitar build. The entire build process seems very daunting but Mark has th...

@russ Pull your finger out and get on with it man. 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍 The planets are almost aligned @boo........I hope. 🤔🤣 🙂🎸🎶
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I've been signed up here for nearly a year now and still haven't started building.... @russ Pull your finger out and get on with it man. 🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

Welcome @riccardo you will find all the help you need to build your own guitar here. I don’t know about Udemy codes but following Mark’s courses and talking to people here in the forum will soon get y...

Welcome @riccardo. Enjoy the learning. I've been signed up here for nearly a year now and still haven't started building.....but I'm learning a lot from Mark's online courses and everyone here on the ...

Thanks @Robin. I'm really looking forward to it. I'm holding back starting though until I really understand what I'm going to be doing.

Thanks @Rocknroller912 I am apprehensive but keen to get started. Thanks for the links to the vids, I will watch those. On the course intro it mentions drawings/plans that you can download from this...

Hi there @riccardo , welcome to the group. I don't think you need to be particularly talented with carpentry, just follow Mark's instructions and before you know it, you'll be playing your own hand bu...

@riccardo Welcome the the forum. Guitar building looks daunting but Mark Bailey explains it very well in simple steps so you are in the best place to learn. I suggest watching his free utube videos fi...

Hi. I'm Riccardo, based in Northampton and looking to build my first guitar. Played guitar and bass for years and keen to learn something new. Ventured into this territory when I changed the pots, ...

@boo If you have already sanded it with 400, sand those scratches out with 600 at least and apply more clear coats. . I think 400 is a bit too coarse, use 600 or 800, otherwise you will see those 400...

@robin If you have already sanded it with 400, sand those scratches out with 600 at least and apply more clear coats. Be very careful not to sand through your sealer and into your colour stain/dye. It...

Thanks for the great advice. I've only put two coats on at a time so far and scuffed it with 400 grit after the first two. Its been fairly high temperatures and low humidity the last couple of days, I...

@boo Thanks for the great advice. I've only put two coats on at a time so far and scuffed it with 400 grit after the first two. Its been fairly high temperatures and low humidity the last couple of da...

I am using rattle cans, but not nitro. Its Plasikote clear gloss lacquer that I've got. @robin Oh, I see. I haven’t used that before so I’m not sure. I would read about the application method on the ...

@boo I’m assuming you are using nitro in rattle cans, is that right? I am using rattle cans, but not nitro. Its Plasikote clear gloss lacquer that I've got.

I'll try to be patient and keep piling the coats on. @robin I’m assuming you are using nitro in rattle cans, is that right?

Keep going with more coats yet Robin, you need at least 10, I would say. Thanks @boo, I'll try to be patient and keep piling the coats on.

How many coat should I put on to build a decent thickness? @robin Keep going with more coats yet Robin, you need at least 10, I would say. You will be flattening and polishing some of it off so you n...

@mattbeels Thanks Matt, my wife is doing well for now, just recovered from her first round of chemo but not looking forward to the next one.