Plane across the grain to take the thickness down to close to final, leaving about 0.5 mm depending on tear out.Sand or scrape the last part smooth.

I found also in books of lutherie mentions of these toothed blade, I've never used them, but maybe I will try. Thank you @russ

@mario Hi Mario, Sounds like you are doing all the right things. It is just very hard work doing it by hand with a plane. Rosewood is renowned for being difficult to plane because of the high risk of ...

Well this turned out nice, sounds great, plays great but I'll probably get a green arm at some point lol Final video will be up in a day or two on my youtube, NSJGuitars Attachment : SquarePic...

Cut my first ever f hole today and glued the plate on the headstock Attachment : 20240513_122858.jpg Attachment : 20240513_145225.jpg

Thanks for all the tips folks. I used the smallwonder-music.co.uk black CA with a tooth pick on the first pass. I’ve got some micro-tip applicators but they were far too fine for the cavernous gaps I ...

Hey @jamesbisset I find using whip tips to control the speed/application of ca glue a game changer and helps prevent bubbles.They often fit directly onto the bottle, but you can also decant a bit of ...

@jamesbisset. Little tips for looking after your super glue, James. Keep it in the fridge inside a sealed plastic bag upright so all the glue sits in the bottom of the bottle. Before you put it in t...

Some pictures of the creation process of the bridge. We start off by shaping the piece of pearwood to the profile of this little part of the plan. Notice the small indent on the left side. We will nee...

Today I finished the little bridge, lots of knife carving 😊 The little flowers are 7x7mm , just to give an idea how small and finicky this bridge is I m sorry but the photos are not in chrono...

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@russ Great piece of ingenuity there @robin. What did you use for the metal struts? The metal struts are from cheap Aldi ratchet clamps that broke, I seldom throw anything in the bin. It was also ...

Attachment : AA453BD3-A60F-4DBA-A6C6-FA1436FC6095.jpeg Attachment : AFE479BD-6020-4C88-B7B1-D77A85EC9069.jpeg Well I suppose there’s no going back now, made my first sawdust of the build t...

@poco7 It was not from a plan. I actually just used the radius template that I made on the course and copied the arch on the long rails. I just cobbled the rest of the jig together from scraps. As lon...

So got to my mates today and got the sycamore sawn up. His self made gadget worked a treat! Attachment : VideoCapture_20230301-155209.jpg Attachment : 20230301_155005.jpg Attach...

Well... I thunk it's time to start another build. I just had some parts come in. Not everything I need yet but most if it. Just want to let it sit in my shop for a bit before starting the project to l...

Posted by: @koendb Time for your next build now 😋 😊 😎 Probably well past time! I've got some windows to finish repairing and then paint today though 🙁 Got to get those jobs ...

Those are some tasty looking woods there. And a great save on the headstock too. 👍

Headstock veneer glued, just need to get a reamer for the tuner holes, after that it's onto leveling & radius the fretboard. It's incredibly cold in the workshop so keeping it hidden from my son a...

I think I have sorted the headstock now. Olive wood thicknessed to 2mm and I have also thicknessed a piece of walnut which matches the neck. With both together I think it will work out when I get to t...