Hi Everyone, I just finished carving (I should say my CNC just finished carving... lol) a neck blank (from what WAS a dead flat piece of maple) and the neck has developed a back bow. (while not entire...

Beautiful craftsmanship @koendb. 🎶🙂🎸🙏

Wow Koen. Wow!

That looks great!

@koendb Stunning work mate. 🙌

@swepri I can only apologise. If it was up to me, this would not be happening. Maybe one day, and if the UK can stay together, we will wake from this lunacy.

@manofgresley Sorry Ray, I’ve not been around for a while and I’ve just found this thread again. I’ve used paints from NW Guitars, Tonetech etc. They sell nitro paint in rattle cans or in tins ready f...

Last week I finished the carving of the rosette, well the major part of it. Next up is gluing parchment and cutting the refined details for the rosette in the parchment. But that is for in a few weeks...

@russ cheers bud

@nsj All looking good Neil. 👍 🙏🎶🎸🙂

It is annoying for us living outside UK too. I used to shop some tools and stuff, even the odd guitar, from UK. But not that much anymore.

@rocknroller912 Yeah I found this website by chance a few months ago, it looks great, not bought anything yet.

@koendb Yep, as we live in the dumbest country in Europe, we have to pay extra costs for European products. The isolation of the UK is a reality for us, even in Scotland where we still want to be Euro...

@robin cheers mate

Cheers mate My lovely aldi sander is doing a great job! Took me by surprise 🤣

@nsj That looks wonderful, I’m chuffed for you mate, seriously. With all that sanding to do though, you could do with a Mirka. 😂

Well f**k! I am one super happy chappy! Massive thanks to Mr Bailey and his really helpful vids. Copied what a watched and tada! Attachment : 20230221_181629.jpg Attachment : 20230221_181...

@tv101 The barrels are not full of whisky, I never said that. 😆 However, I would still have the last laugh watching someone trying to get one of these barrels into the boot of their car. &#...

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There you go - that was obviously the "decent, expensive brand" that I couldn't remember 🤣 (It's going to bug me now, until I *do* remember!!)