@russ nah, it's only small pieces of wood that put my back out, I'm fine with big bits lol

Operation f**k this is a go! Ooft that was a heavy beast! Taking it to a mates tomorrow to slab it. Attachment : 20230228_164809.jpg

First coating of hard wax oil is now on, got to leave it till tomorrow to add more. It's a satin clear. I'm going to be using wax over the top to create more sheen. I suspect I might not have used eno...

@tv101 yeh it's an awkward shade of wood to stain but I think I'm getting there lol

@timc not yet bud, I'm using their stain though but I want to check out the hard wax oil after watching youtube vids. I normally just finish with matt lacquer because it gives a really even oil finish...

@swepri going with a hard wax oil, it's like 8 hours between coats then probably something crazy like a week to cure! I'm going to need patience lol

Well I can't say I'm super happy with staining but it's my first time so I'll let it slide lol. I've sanded it right back twice today and now I'm leaving it. Can always have another go at it in the su...

@timothy-caldwell8bigpond-com looks great, by the time it's all carved and that it'll look even better!

With this one I cut to deep when cutting out the neck, I thought oh well, cut another 2 lines to make a triangle then filled with ebony dust and superglue lol Attachment : 20230224_220255.jpg ...

I'd glue a plate on the back, 3 or 4mm thick, make it a feature. Maybe add a bit of shape where it joins the neck, make it look on purpose.

@tv101 I'm an addict! 🤣

@boo me too bud! Getting a proper high building this one

I think that's me done the finish sanding now, been going back and forth looking for scratches to remove. Carves for the pots etc are all smoothed off too. And also got the holes drilled for the locki...

I've just done the dish method for my carve top today. I put something flat inside the cavity then used a vernier gauge to check the depth of the holes and routered the cavity till the holes were abou...

Today I got on with doing the recesses for the controls aswell as the jack socket. I like using the barrel jacks, I fit a wedge of wood in the cavity so the nut can sit flat and be tightened easily. W...

My first neck developed back bow after carving, single action rod too! Anyway, week or two later when it came to fret levelling etc it had sorted itself. Stewmac actually makes a jig for the issue, ...

@boo stuck all my social media links in me profile, nowhere to stick an email though and no way to message members? But yeh, I'm on pusbook and IG

@russ cheers bud

@robin cheers mate

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