@robin Sorry I can help, I’m allergic to acoustic guitars. 😂

@robin I agree with @tv101 removing the name label will leave a worse mess and the wood underneath will be a lighter colour as sound boards darken with exposure to UV light when the instrument is out of the case….   Read more»

Posted by: @robin
He’s also asked me to remove name label which look like self adhesive aluminium plates

Hi @ronin
I saw this stuff from Stewmac. 
https://www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-and-supplies/supplies/sanding-and-polishing/buffing-and-polishing/kovax-tolecut-finish-repair-system/ 
🙂🎶🙏🎸

Posted by: @robin The bridge appears to be pop riveted on rather than glued. So I’m thinking just remove the saddle and fill the crack with superglue and clamp it closed. Any advice before I dive in. I’d say be…   Read more»

@robin Thanks Robin..I just wish that I could have put aside a couple of weeks and done thr whole build in one go..it can be frutrating stopping and starting..but even after building a few Teles the acoustic build has really…   Read more»

@robin @russ
you both go top of the class…and obvs earn total respect…
see if there are any more guesses before I reveal..
cheers
Steve

@robin  Good point it depends on whether or not the handles get in the way of the de rusting and polishing, dip the metal in rust cleaner and clean the wood on a lathe. Some people like to preserve old…   Read more»

Posted by: @robin Thats just too cool, and the matching pickups are a nice finishing touch. @robin Thank you. I planned the paint colours around the pickup colours right from the start. I already had some bright red pearl and…   Read more»

Posted by: @robin
she’s not impressed with how I can twirl a G clamp,

I reckon she’s just pretending about that.
 
 
Or you’re not twirling it right.
😉

Posted by: @robin
Scewfix have 25m coils for about £43.

Thanks @robin. I’ll take a look. 👍 
🙂🎸🎶🙏

Posted by: @robin I’ve got an armored cable plugged into that, with the other end permanently wired into the sockets in the hut Cheers @robin. I’m hoping to eventually get armoured cable fitted but the shed in about 25 metres…   Read more»

Posted by: @robin Does anyone know what this gouge with the strange handle would have been used for I’ve no idea. Probably not something to have in your pocket when you’re heading off to the pub though!   (Although, perhaps,…   Read more»

Posted by: @russ Hi @robin, Have you ever run your cable out to your shed on a very wet day and have you found that it’s safe enough?  Or … have you ever found that it’s NOT safe enough??

Hi @robin, Have you ever run your cable out to your shed on a very wet day and have you found that it’s safe enough? 
🎸🎶🙏🙂

Okay, I ditched the “amateur” rattle cans (nearly) @robin 😂
I did use more of the isolator (rattle can), let it dry and sanded it back, ready to take some nitro primer. 

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Posted by: @robin
@boo   Is that you using an aerosol can, just like us amateurs do.

🤣 🤣 🤣 

Posted by: @robin I hadn’t thought about the screw holes being out of alignment, we so lucky to have helpful people in this group. @robin I’d have considered that, admittedly just after I’d put the first screw back in at…   Read more»

@robin I have maple or mahogany, could use the mahogany which would match the neck, I’ll mock one up and see how it goes.

Posted by: @robin
Is that you using an aerosol can, just like us amateurs do.

@robin It’s not done me much good in this situation though. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Posted by: @robin
Is that you using an aerosol can, just like us amateurs do.

@robin It is, even the pros use rattle cans in certain situations. 😉👍