@tv101 you could try shellac. It s easy to apply, its easy to fix afterwards and it does not feel sticky. moreover, it works together well with almost any other finishing and or coloring method.

@tv101 Lemon oil ? 🤷🏻‍♂️ 🙂🎶🎸🙏

To complete this thread ... I found the spare top E string, and spent a day or two (on and off) tweaking the set-up, adjusting the truss rod as the nut settled, fine-tuning the intonation (with a tu...

Any hints and tips? What's the best finish to use on a solid Ebony neck? It's beautifully smooth, with some nice grain pattern to it, so I'm thinking just to oil it, but any other thoughts, or do / d...

Yes, a traditional f-hole would probably look strange with that bodyshape.

Beautiful piece of wood there, and the finishing certainly does it justice. And great to see an "F-hole" that doesn't look like it's come from an seventeenth century violin 😉 (I much prefer...

Or the next Hendrix, Blackmore or Clapton could abandon guitar playing before they properly got started because they didn't like this homemade old guitar they were given ... 😆 😆

We *definitely* like videos 👍 👍

@koendb thanks, I think I'm probably going to try eBay 1st then if you've done ok with it... Don't want to waste loads of money buying really expensive wood till I'm sure I can actually build necks wi...

@dave If you just type in 'tonewood' in google, you'll find tons of suppliers. I bought wood via Ebay here and there and I am pretty happy with what I got so far. But I prefer to buy from other place...

@swepri nice work man! I like it.

Thanks! Without amplification I would say they sound about the same. Maybe the solid one has a tad more sustain. The solid one has a brighter sound plugged in, but they have pickups of different make ...

Nice work @swepri. All these headaches are great learning experiences........ for you and us. Thanks for making the mistake first. 😂 🙏🎸🙂🎶

Wow that wood grain is super beautiful! How does it sound in comparison with your solid body guitar? 😎 Cool shape on the body and headstock!

@igeorgebot Awesome work! They both look cool 🙂

@igeorgebot It's definitely proper etiquette to post as many videos as you like 👍😁........ either building or playing. 🎶🙂🎸🙏

@russ Thanks very much! Very kind! Out of curiosity, is it OK to post a short video on how the guitar plays? Not sure what is proper etiquette here on the forum. 😬🤣😎🎸...

This one took time and gave me some headaches along the way. I had to sand back the first try with waterbased laquer, because I sanded througt and ruined the stain. So now it is Danish oil instead, ex...

Very true @tv101......but you could see the next "Hendrix" , "Blackmore" , "Clapton" playing one of your guitars. 🎶🙂🎸🙏

Welcome @dave The folks that @tv101 recommends are the usual goto places and of course here at Mark's shop. You can sometimes stumble across someone local to yourself who might have some good pieces t...