Hi Dan, I can understand your frustration with the limitations of a 35mm plunge depth, it makes those deep routs quite challenging. For what it’s worth I have two routers, the elder of the two is a PR...

Hi folks, I've got a decent powered router, but it's plunge depth is only 35mm, which is severely limiting competing the control cavity. I've been looking at the DEWALT DCW604NT as I've got the matchi...

You've done an excellent job of those sides @robin for a first-time......or even a second, third, fourth or umpteenth time......and those are extremely impressive moulds too. 🎶🙂Ἳ...

Not much time today but I did my usual upper fret access carve using a bowl and dish router bit. Attachment : 20231122_173511.jpg

Ok, couple of things. First, I'm a plonker lol. String height is actually less than 2mm at the 12th which is perfect and also when I did a demo in my vid I wasn't using a bass amp plugin, I was using ...

Got the neck pocket done today, sorted most of the shaping around it and also did the neck heel Attachment : 20231121_161854.jpg Attachment : 20231121_173226.jpg Attachment : 20231...

Here's with the clamps off Attachment : IMG_1945.jpeg Still more to clean up. Next up is locating and routing the pickups.

Headstock sorted and main neck carving done, I'll sort the heel once I've done the neck pocket. Attachment : 20231118_161349.jpg Attachment : SquarePic_20231120_17180973.jpg

Nice work there @boo. 🙂🎸🙏🎶

@robin I know, I’m only kidding. I’ll probably beat the hell out of it over time. 😂 I will treat the top with several coats of poly though, to protect it from too much staining.

@swepri 😂 Nope, it’s going to be encased in a glass cabinet. Oh, just realised I need to build a glass cabinet. 😂

@robin 😂 Brilliant! I bet your wife loves that. It must seem like everyone apart from her, to her.

@robin Hahaha….. Nice one Robin, that’s really cool. I love the fact that your wife saw rubbish and you saw a bending iron. I’m exactly the same, I never want to throw out the stuff I find.

@boo Nice! Built with love and care. Do you dare to actually use that fine bench when finished? 😀

@wolframmalukker 😳 😳 😳 wow, uh no I’m not kin to either of those that I know of. In the BG area, I’m kin to Runners & Richards (😂 R&R 🤣). My 1st cousin ...

@nickkuk Sounds like you have everything under control, I agree with all of that. Yeah I think that when things are rough cut, it reminds me of Ceefax graphics from the 80s and 90s. 😂

Used a small router to hog out the majority to the waste, then fine cut the rest out with chisels. Glued one in and left it overnight. I’ll plane it down today and sand it flush. Attachment : IMG...

Made my butterflies in inlay along the joint. Attachment : IMG_20231119_142651_resized_20231120_103550803.jpeg Attachment : IMG_20231118_155506_resized_20231120_103551820.jpeg Attach...

It's morphed a little from the original design. Originally it was to be a 27" but then became as 28.625" 7 string. The mahogany was replaced by walnut and wenge. It's also been pretty much a hand tool...

Used a straight edge and my circular saw to cut a groove for the Cherry strip. Attachment : IMG_20231116_144236_resized_20231120_103422232.jpeg Attachment : IMG_20231116_144224_resized_202...