@tv101 I've got a bosch, some makita clone and a ferrex from aldi, the ferrex thing is a sweet tool. so smooth and fairly quiet. Bosch is great with the fence for doing the trussrod and for bigger job...

@tv101 That looks like a cracker of a tool, if I didn't have 3 already I'd consider it but I'm routered out my nut lol

@tv101 here's a free les paul template, very easy to print off. Just select the body then you can check it against yours for size. I think the carve I did on this one is only 5 or 6mm, nothing dr...

@tv101 all the bits were in bags in a box but at some point I'd taken the trem out to check alignment with the new neck and that's when it must've fallen out. I pulled the pickups incase it was stuck ...

@koendb ordered last night as soon as I knew it was lost! Still curious as to where exactly the missing one is lol

Carve through the top and let the body wood show? Could almost make it look a bit like a binding maybe. But yeh, I was going over my early builds, it's great. Taking the experience and what I'd lear...

Was reassebling this fella with it's lovely new neck Attachment : 20230206_001254.jpg Then I noticed this! Attachment : 20230206_001248.jpg I know it's in my little room somewher...

Today I got on with the neck carve and headsatock refining and of course the volute. Followed Marks method this time, soooo much easier. I've always used a facet method but one that involved a fair bi...

Spot of radiusing this afternoon, only took 20 - 30 minutes with the lovely long beam and 80 grit. Attachment : 20230203_170301.jpg

@tv101 bet his cakes are awful 🤣

Got a bit more done today, headstock all shaped Attachment : 20230202_171840.jpg And a lot of the neck shape roughed out, carving the back and radiusing the board next I think Attachme...

Meant to say too that my new file arrived, I have a couple of iwasaki, shinto etc but liked the look of the Mark Bailey special! I'll be trying it out on the neck carve. Attachment : 20230130_13...

Got the pieces all planed so they line up nice Attachment : 20230129_154303.jpg And got a lot of the excess chopped off the neck section, glued a couple of extra bits on to fit the headstoack s...

Used a bit of amber stain mixed with the thinned down polyurethane, just enough to make it pop Attachment : 20230130_134116.jpg

Operation new neck is almost done, a bit of finish sanding then onto the actual finish. Abalone fret markers, hosco glow in the dark side dots. Got the frets in last night. Attachment : 20230128...

@tv101 don't think it'll need much, trees been standing dead a while and I've burnt the higher branches already. Give it a couple of months in the house I reckon.

Hurt my back properly getting this chunk out from behind the shed lol. Still, there's a guitar body in it. Hoping the fact it splits into four gives some interesting grain. There's a holly tree and th...

@russ no extras bud, they maybe charge UK vat when buying. I noticed Thomman and other EU shops do that too. They charge the correct vat and you get no extra charges. The radius beam cost me just unde...

@koendb yeh I've seen his comments on the live streams, such a liar ain't he 🤣

I think black limba looks gorgeous on it's own but if wanting to use the top I'd pick something a bit plainer. Maple and sapele laminates on the neck could be nice, weight wise I don't think it'll be ...