Well I can't say I'm super happy with staining but it's my first time so I'll let it slide lol. I've sanded it right back twice today and now I'm leaving it. Can always have another go at it in the su...

@poco7 Thanks for posting this. I’ve been asked to make a lap steel acoustic and am thinking of doing a conversion similar to yours, only fitting a new top to an existing body and not have the old so...

@swepri those look great, my intimidation is that I'll screw up the soldering of the pickups... that cabinet looks about 36" long, maybe? nice various sizes of drawers...Man... I'm trying to carve ou...

@poco7 Here is a picture of my builds. The one on the left was built first and the other one was completed just a few weeks ago. Both of them had some minor mishaps during the process, but that's how ...

@swepri that's awesome, Brosky...I'm working on my first electric build...mostly to get reacquainted with woodworking to intricate plans...i used to frame houses, lol...my boyz will want me to build ...

@robin Yippers...eventually , thanks for the encouragement...

@swepri What projects are you working on? Is this new for you...I'm new at building and repairing - Retired to Luthier from career in Land Surveying/house framing in 2018. Attachment : FB_IMG_147...

@poco7 Thank you! One more fun project to put on my bucket list.

@swepri on EBAY, around $65 [USA currency] for a good complete set [6 pieces], ...from a knock-off company; the best would be from a company called 'Beard' at $65 and $35 each piece - didn't go with...

Clever idea to convert a cheap guitar. 👍 Where did you get the resonator parts from?

@tv101 I'm an addict! 🤣

@robin I made a new comment listed under my name [leaderboard list]- on the sidebar, in which i lament on not remembering how to create a topic and/or add pix? is there an instruction link somewhere ...

Attachment : NewReso_Final.jpg Well mates,as most of you may well remember, i had surgery on my playing hand [right-handed] in January…a much needed surgery – my hand was aching all the time. Agai...

@robin that actually looks amazing, that's going to have to be included on my 'to do' list..i'll bet it plays as well as it looks. Poco7

Ask away - you'll get heaps of answers here. Some of them may even be right ... 😆 😆

@swepri Good advice, cheers

@nsj cheers for that

Thank you both for you advice, as this is only my third build I will probably have heaps of questions, Cheers

Wow! You don't hang around once you get started! It's looking really good 👍

@boo me too bud! Getting a proper high building this one