nice work mate. I like the guitar with the blue inlay. @roel Thank you, the inlays are coloured epoxy resin. Any holes or eyes in the wood I just filled with epoxy and sanded flat when cured, it’s qu...

@johnnierox-boo nice work mate. I like the guitar with the blue inlay. cheers

@eddie6string I like your "CR8" that looks good. I quite like the idea of a whisky barrel top body and trying to keep the original print.

@robin This Electric Lady "CR8" guitar was the first completed project on my return to Luthiery. A Thank you to Hannah at SEMIFYE for producing my music video. A lot of fun! Olde floorboards made int...

@rocknroller912 Alder is used in River/Stream bank revetment as it endures well once submerged

My maybe-mahogany cover plate photo has appeared in the "My Media" section. Attachment : 20200911_221647.jpg

Iv'e seen others using wood to make a rear cavity cover. Iv'e not got any plastic, so I thought I'd have go using an offcut from my maybe-mahogany cap. It turned out well and is a nice contrast to the...

@robin I think it's a bit like greenheart which is used in sea water piers because it doesn't rot.

@tv1010101 Yes, your wood database link sums it up and agrees with my own findings on the keruing. So not suitable for musical instruments. I'm not going to use it on the boat either with it's stick...

they just knocked apart with wee tap of a hammer this morning That doesn't bode well. 🙁 There are some attributes detailed here - wood database - which suggest it might not be the best wood for gui...

@rocknroller912 Just as you said, the keruing is very hard to glue, I had left a couple pieces glued and clamped for 24 hours, they just knocked apart with wee tap of a hammer this morning. Also, i...

@rocknroller912 Thanks for that information, that's just what I needed to know to stop me doing something stupid. This particular piece came from where I used to work before retiring. It's used for t...

Whoa! A guitar fretboard that makes your fingers go septic! Awesome! Sounds like the kind of present that V. Putin might give to someone!

Keruing is a species of tropical type hard wood which is impervious to rot because of its oily content. It's used in outdoor applications where there are extremes of climate and rough wear eg the mili...

@tv1010101 Keruing is maybe just a general name for various species, I might as well give it try, somebody has to be the first. At the very least I can use this trail to make and delvelop the jigs ...

Has anyone else used Keruing? Not to my knowledge! Some timbers have all sorts of different names though, so never entirely sure of what I've got, or used in the past ...

The clamps are off and the cap routed to the body profile, I'm really pleased with the nice clean joint line. The remaing stained nail holes wiil disappear with the humbucker cavity. Attachment : ...

Rutlands have sales periodically. One time that they did, I bought "a few" clamps of different types & sizes. I've not run out since ... in fact, some are still in their boxes waiting for the day ...

@robin Like guitars....there’s always room for one more!

@david-johnson09 Thanks Deej, and thats my entire collection of clamps.