No it's pretty horrible stuff, I hate it! 🤣 Attachment : SquarePic_20221103_16493983.jpg Attachment : SquarePic_20221103_16494885.jpg It's mad stuff, changes colour depend...

You don't want to use that old Brazilian mahogany. Get yourself some decent new stuff. I'll do swapsies if you like. 😆

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PS - if you got the Bagpress fret slotting jig, that is indeed a beautifully made work of genius. 👍

You'll cut the sides based on the centreline, rather than work out the centreline based on the sides (if you get my meaning!). Work out the rough middle of the board at both ends, and draw a line betw...

Well today was a lovely parcel day. I got my neck and fretboard blanks and my fret slotting jig... The slotting jig is excellent quality, well made and came really well packed and protected only minor...

I think so @jamesbisset - it's a definite improvement over an oiled finish in terms of shine and, perception, protection that it'll give to the guitar. It's what I'm going to use for future builds. W...

@tv101 This Easy French polish looks like it might hit the sweet spot between hardcore violin varnish and Danish Oil. Question: does it leave a ring on the guitar when you rest a nice, hot cup of tea...

I've got enough old brazilian mahogany to do a neck through and another body plus old northern ash for necks, also there's a tree trunk down the track where I live that I'm waiting to aquire. Farmers ...

@tv101 as long as I avoid putting them through my thickness planer! 🤣

I have a similar problem … spot a nice piece of wood and think “that’ll do nicely on a build” and grab it. I’ve probably got enough of those nice pieces to build all the guitars I’m ever going to buil...

Thanks guys. From the comments, I learn that there are *many* possible best finishes!!

You could use the old nails as frets 😉

I quite like using thinned down oil based polyurethane varnish on necks, gives nice protection but feels superb. I use satin stuff. I've heard ofusing boiled linseed oil etc but was advised to thin ...

Got my ebony boards all stacked properly at last, now I just need lots of neck and body wood plus a shop full of parts! 🤣 Attachment : 20230108_202220.jpg There is one on top that'...

Welcome Dave, not long joined myself. My first neck was made from old floorboards, mahogany and maple, still perfect now after a couple of years. Old wood can be good as it tends to have finished do...

@rocknroller912 I've got plenty of time on my hands, spent the last few years learning to build bodies so leveling and squaring stuff up has been a big part of that. I've built a slab leveling jig so ...

@dave Welcome to the forum. It’s true what Mark says on his course that getting wood flat and level is the hardest part, so stick to buying fro people who are makers like Mark or David Dyke It will ...

@tv101 Yes it can be pricey but works well. Rub in a small amount with a soft cloth. Good for ebony where hand sweat leaves a deposit over time as it’s mildly abrasive, but not so much to wear away t...