@nsj I had 2 planes (No4 and a 9 1/2 type of block plane ) for the last 2 years, now I suddenly have 38 😬 😎

Cheers Neil. If I wasn't so Techstupid I could give it a go. 🤣😂 🙂🎶🙏🎸

@nsj That burl guitar looks amazing. @tv101hindsight is fantastic though isn't it? So useful! NOT! Lol I once told an old managing director that my ambition was to develop my foresight to be as goo...

Attachment : image.png Very nice @nsj 🙂🎶🙏🎸

Spalted wood is beautiful. This is one I am working on at the moment ( well just need to finish it really ) ( spalted Tamarind ) Attachment : IMG_20221018_083201523.jpg

Yup, I imagine there would have been some interesting features in that tree. But, we’d just moved in, knew no-one in the area, and just needed the tree gone before any more bits of it fell on things ...

A tip for drawing curves freehand … rest your hand on the surface on the inside of the curve you want to draw, and sort-of-pivot your hand as you draw the curve. And do it in one flowing motion rathe...

Don’t often see these out in the wild.

@nsj Very nice Neil. Did you draw it out by hand. Very neat lines and curves. I'm trying to do some designs but I'm using compasses and french curves. My freehand drawing skills are not the best.
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We had a large (diseased) Ash tree cut down a few years ago. Rather sillily, I didn’t keep any of it for guitar wood 🙁 “here’s a guitar I made, from a tree I grew!”

Attachment : IMG_5821.MOV After a year on the shelf, I kniw pronounce you body and neck.

Here’s a few seconds Attachment : 657DD329-5E18-459B-BD55-01B38E6D2873.MOV

This one took time and gave me some headaches along the way. I had to sand back the first try with waterbased laquer, because I sanded througt and ruined the stain. So now it is Danish oil instead, ex...

I now have two new guitars. Yahoo! The online course works like a charm. Attachment : C7172952-64FF-467E-AECF-AC4F86AC7CFC.jpeg Attachment : 65D69668-2437-46FA-9AED-8E246001D280.jpeg

With that hammer, I’m not sure that you’d even need to cut slots!!

A before & after comparison to show the effect of the finishing on this one; Attachment : 20230104_094017sml.jpg Attachment : 20230104_094029sml.jpg Now waiting for the rear string...

So, which shape shall I set the machine on cutting next? 😋 I do want to try a more extensively / noticeably carved top. This one is really more of a stretched or flattened round over rather...

Waxed & buffed Attachment : 20230102_190653sml.jpg And first coat of the French polish on the back Attachment : 20230102_191248sml.jpg I think the back is a piece of bicolour Ash...

This has had 3-4 coats of the Liberon Easy French Polish applied, and I used some 0000 wire wool to smooth it out this morning before applying what's - hopefully - going to be the final coat of the po...

Attachment : 1942 Finished.jpg Happy New Year folks! I finished this job with the Eko Ranger in October but didn't get round to posting a picture yet. If you want the full story and more images, ...