Attachment : parts 1.jpg Attachment : parts 2.jpg To some this just looks like a pile of wood... to us this is a new born guitar in raw form. Now that I think I have all the pieces I need, ...

guitar building group @jonhodgson now isn’t that something you’d loved to have stumbled across in the past 🙂

Thanks guys. @darrenking I'll be in touch about that soon, need to chat with a couple of the other hackspace woodworkers about what we need. I'm also trying to get a bit of a guitar building group hap...

Hi Jonathan, let me know what you need and I’ll workout a price. I buy, use and sell this material all the time.CheersDarren

By all accounts Baltic birch ply is the way forward as it’s slow grown and won’t have voids in like you’ll find in standard hardware store ply. Regular and certainly store bought marine ply will both ...

Hi guys, I've got a bunch of jigs I need to make, some guitar related but also general woodworking ones for my local hackspace. 18mm ply is probably a good solution in most cases, but I'd like somethi...

That's nice! I think I'll give it a bit of colour more cause I like the brown rather than that white.. though the effect seems good and with some coats more and good sanding it can also become more sa...

@ndakota This is the finish that I got on pine with Danish Oil, I think it was three coats. As for disposal of the oiled cloths, I layed mine out on a concrete slab to dry, once they're dry you can bi...

@ndakota there's a video where Chris from Highline Guitars talks about how he handles oil soaked rags (or, more precisely, "handled" as he now uses alternative finishes when he wants the oil look). Yo...

One warning with oil finishes is to be careful with your application cloth/paper disposal. The curing is pretty exothermal and apparently, it's not unknown for things to catch fire if you just lob the...

@jonhodgson yes I’ve been warned about that before, no idea how likely it is to actually happen but not worth the risk to find out !

One warning with oil finishes is to be careful with your application cloth/paper disposal. The curing is pretty exothermal and apparently, it's not unknown for things to catch fire if you just lob the...

@ndakota I’ve got some of this I’ll be using: Have a look on YouTube as there was a product demonstration/tutorial for it somewhere. From the reviews 3 or 4 coats would leave a nice satin sheen on it...

because in a Lap Steel the neck is never touched. I think the problem is stability of the neck ( twisting /warping ). But perhaps someone with more experience can discard my concern?

Thanks @koendb! I've never done anything like this, so I'll try Danish Oil on some scrap wood that was left over the build to try it on, unless I'll get any other more suggestions from someone more ex...

Hi Everyone! I did some experiments during the lockdown and built up a lap stell from some scrap wood I had in my cellar. Started to be only for fun, but I kinda like what came out! I was looking onl...

@ndakota Looking good so far! looks indeed like pine. I don't know if those knots will be a problem or not on a lap steel. On a regular guitar or bass neck, you don't want that. Concerning the finish,...

@cheesewhisk ok, see what you mean, I’ll pay extra attention when I get to the same bit.

I’m still trying to get a wood order from Belgium that I placed in November 2019 2019??? I would request a refund 😡

@koendb Brexit has made life difficult for guys like us. I’m still trying to get a wood order from Belgium that I placed in November 2019 for which I paid Belgian VAT and no doubt I will have to pay U...