That's the neck glued in and post holes done, stil a bit more sanding then onto finish. Attachment : 20230523_172052-01.jpeg

Frets all levelled, crowned and polished. Side markers done, everything sanded to 240 grit. Something went slightly off somewhere so the neck angle ended up a bit off so I made a shim that goes from a...

Welcome to the builds. It does not disappoint. It is very gratifying!

Welcome @kalimar You've picked a great course to get you started. Enjoy the ride. Looking forward to seeing your guitar develop. 🎸🎶🙏🙂

Welcome along

@swepri Thanks so much. I have access to a lovely maker space here so I hope to put the tools and myself to work this week! I'll try to post photos here, but I'll definitely have them on instagram _ka...

Welcome @kalimar! The course is a great starting point with the build process described in small steps. If you stumble into any questions or problems, the crowd here will gladly help with advice.

Hello friends. I just signed up for mark's course on building electric guitars. Looking forward to it

All of my larger presses (4m3 per hour and upwards) have a built-in vacuum adjustment knob so the pressure can be slowly increased. This is a technique that only applies when using a slow cure UF resi...

You mean this stuff: Diethylene glycol monoethethyl ether. I bought a coupl of 2.5l bottles of it from a lab supplies company 15 years ago and I;ve still got some. The one I have is made by Merck but ...

The method Mark uses for carving the neck is so quick using mahogany, took me less than an hour to crave the neck, heel and do the volute. Got the frets in earlier before carving. Attachment : 2...

Hi @Robin - that is (a) most kind and (b) would probably save me weeks of trying to understand 3D modelling! Apparently, the application I use to generate the toolpaths (and do the design work, thou...

Got the fretboard radiused and markers in, 6mm aluminium tube with sawdust and superglue. Get the frets in tomorrow Attachment : 20230519_233716-01.jpeg Attachment : 20230519_233659.jpg

Probably @rocknroller912 - just because I've got one to use 😉 I should design it properly. Get the span dimensions and curves properly modelled, for maybe 3 or 4 horizontals and maybe a cent...

@tv101 No no, I got the trussrod and headstock plate off it lol

At least it's not wasted.

Well, a small fire can be cozy in the evening. 😉

I second-second it. A great book that covers a huge amount of ground. Also, sign-up for his weekly emails for more free, but really useful/valuable, content. Gerry seems to be one of the good guys...

I second that. Anyone playing around 'under the bonnet' so to speak, should definitely have this book by their side.

Looks like I'm a bit late to this welcome party. But, welcome @stephen-hayes - good to have another traveller on this journey.