That looks like it could be a fun thing @rathius – what do you use it for?

@rathius go british, pants (underwear) and flip flops and carry on lol

@rathius they’re so cheap now for a home kit, you can start off small and expand it as you go too. Bigger area, more powerful laser, air assist etc. This one set me back £320 but if I was happy…   Read more»

@rathius It might do the trick, I tend to start with thinned down oil based polyurethane which adds a tint, then shellac sanding sealer and finally regular 1k matt clear, car stuff. Looks like an oil finish but very even.

@rathius  I’m in Kentucky, USA and it’s Summer. That means it’s hot here, and high humidity, plus I don’t have A/C in my garage/workshop. Come to Scotland, we had our summer last week. We got up to 32°C where I…   Read more»

They made a LOT of things better back then. Well made them to last not…   Read more»

@rathius some people would pay for that kind of sauna experience bud! LOL

@rathius That’s frickin cool! I think they just used really good wood for handles in those days hence why they last

Here’s what I use most. 😁

I think Mark has something like this he mentions being his fav too. This one is…   Read more»

@rathius   I need to stop the center of the bit at the nut but that seems too far. Any suggestions, thoughts, cautions, etc? Or maybe just some very helpful advice? I think you would want to stop with the centre…   Read more»

@rathius put the rotuer down and grab a shinto saw rasp lol
 
I love hand carving the neck
 
But, sometimes like with doing the truss rod channel I’ll use a clamp or clamp and piece of wood as a stop.
 
 

@rathius 

So remember this big scary radius bit?

You’re a brave man, good luck with that.

@rathius I know it sucks but you’re learning, I learnt mostly from making mistakes but now I feel so confident, know exaclty what I’m doing and don’t get so stressed. Carving the edge of the fretboard is ok as long…   Read more»

@rathius you have to dribble it into the slot before banging the fret in, you can use wood glue like titebond original too, cleans up with a damp cloth. The glue doesn’t so much hold the fret in as fill…   Read more»

@rathius This time you will make it! Maybe a simple checklist with the right sequence plus all dimensions and cautions noted would help? I find it very easy to miss a step or forget which measures are the most important…   Read more»

@rathius I use regular car matt 1k, so simple, dry sand very lightly after to remove any overspray or that but there’s none of this wet sanding or polishing. I ALWAYS sand through gloss lol   Look at the sheen…   Read more»

@rathius I sat a 12 radius block on a 16 radius board, the gap was les than 0.2mm! Took me by surprise, there’s so little in it. I do 12, 14 and 16 though, basically whatever the bridge is. I…   Read more»

@rathius seen a jackson guitars reel on insta earlier, they use a wire hook through a tuner hole and hang the neck through up.   When I did mine I stuck a cup hook in the rear strap button hole…   Read more»

@rathius Well, I’m glad that my idea was useful to someone. Have you made yours yet? It’s been months since I last logged on here. I hope that large router bit didn’t give you any trouble.

@rathius satin for me, I’m a fan of satin or matt because it’s to easy which I like lol