Hard to tell from a photo if its a crack or not. I'd clamp the heel in a vice and give it a good bend and look to see if it opens up at all. If it breaks, then glue it back together and I reckon it'll...

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@nsj 1 year per inch thick for drying is what I understand Oh well, thats going to take a while then. I did say its going to be a long term project. Meanwhile, I've got a nice bit of mahogany thats...

@brie You're probably right with a couple of years, I think I've read that somewhere. As for cutting it, I visited the Clydebank Mens Shed yesterday and was made very welcome. The guys there are pred...

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It's been some time since I've posted anything, been a bit busy in my new house. Settled in now in Clydebank but haven't got a workshop organised yet. I've got a flimsy 8'x6' shed but its too cluttere...

That's clever thinking @boo

@somethingnicer . I think that’s my move. Thanks for talkin this through with me! Your welcome. It'll work out just fine.

@somethingnicer Actually, now that I look at it, this doesn't seem too horrible..... I think the may be the easiest method to reshape on this line. Does that jive with you? That would certainly be ...

@somethingnicer That's an interesting idea. So to do that I would cut out a pickup shaped piece of wood and glue it in and sand it down? Exactly that. Use an offcut from your body blank, you might ...

@somethingnicer Or, you could fill in the bridge pickup recess and route a new one closer to the neck pickup. The bridge would maybe cover most of the filled in piece.

@somethingnicer Maybe you could reshape the body by cutting the end of the body back to let the heel protrude a bit and keep the crucial 25" scale length.

@somethingnicer Can I ask, which part doesn't match your drawing, the body or the neck ?

@koendb That is impressive work, I can imagine how frustrating it must be getting all those curved edges to match up.

@tv101 might need to be a short scale proper acoustic?? She does prefer the acoustic, I just need to strum it and she crawls over, climbs up and joins in.

@jamesbisset The edges glued well, with no gaps, but of course the back moved when I wasn’t looking. It’s cosmetic, because without a centreline you wouldn’t know but grrrr... If the misaligned cen...

@tv101 I'm trying to workout what mishap occurred that needed the "decorative hole" at the top as a fix??? I'm guessing that it might have been a nail hole.

I think my next build is going be a ukulele, my granddaughter has taken an interest. Attachment : 20240504_152717.jpg

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@bjarni If you're paying for premium membership then you should have access to all the courses, email Carol@baileyguitars.co.uk and i'm sure she'll sort you out. If you're paying supporter membership...