My lovely aldi sander is doing a great job! Took me by surprise 🤣 
 

Well f**k! I am one super happy chappy! Massive thanks to Mr Bailey and his really helpful vids. Copied what a watched and tada!
 

 
Bit more sanding to do but yeh, I am seriously chuffed right now lol

@russ cheers bud, never been accused of being conventional, annoying but never coventional lol

@boo 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

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Well stage one is complete! I’ll watch the next bit of Marks vid tonight then onto using the gouge.  

And of course here’s the belly carve. (Although I think it’s a rib carve, designed when people were thinner…   Read more»

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Made a start on the carve top, just stopped for food because I’m fading lol   Got to say though, I’m thoroughly enjoying myself filing away in my own little world!

  Done a belly carve and routed part…   Read more»

@robin yeh I did wonder, bit more room to play on a solid body. But, I think just rounding off the hard edges etc will look spot on.