@robin We don’t know which part yet but we want to get there before Scotland wins it independence! I have been taken to many parts of Scotland on family holidays as a child and I continue to explore different parts….   Read more»

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I think it’s a bit like greenheart which is used in sea water piers because it doesn’t rot. 

@robin I have no idea what NGC is. I think autocorrect has been at it again. It should have said PDF!
 

@robin Like guitars….there’s always room for one more!

Crafty design work @robin! A question … I wonder how the f-holes being out of alignment (and is one smaller than the other?) will look on the finished guitar.  If you’ve moved the lower one just to position it over…   Read more»

@robin I think that would work! I did something similar on this LPJr build … https://guitarmaking.co.uk/community/hints-tips/lp-jr-hiding-a-neck-join/ Took a photo of the neck join area, photoshopped it to extend the body grain pattern over the neck tenon (ie the neck tenon…   Read more»

@robin And if the grain is running at an angle through the plank you can cut two pieces and glue them so that the grain forms a “V” on the end. Its all about trying to make sure the neck…   Read more»

@robin Check the direction of the grain as you want the neck to be a close to quarter cut as possible ie the running perpendicular to the fret board. If your plank has the grain running across the board then…   Read more»

my router was falling into the cavity doing the larger bit, I’ll need to make a wider router base plate soon. @robin I struggled for years with the same problem with my router.  It was watching one of Mark’s livestreams…   Read more»

@robin I’d give up sailing and cutting your grass ASAP if I were you! eBay is a great way to get rid of unwanted ‘ex-hobby’ items for when you need to make space for the things that really matter!!🤣 🤣 

@robin Yes I’ve had that problem before, I bought a much bigger piece of Perspex to solve the problem. I look forward to seeing how this project of yours turns out, I love reusing/repurposing wood (or anything for that matter)…   Read more»

@robin That is some nice routing, very neat. 

I’m not in a Brazilian forest, but at Knapdale forest a bit further up the scottish west coast You lucky man @robin (well, apart from the midges and the rain!) – that’s one of my favourite parts of the country. …   Read more»