@steveadams This should be a link to the video, I was wrong, that bit (refered to as the truss rod thing) isn't welded. At about 5 mins in, Mark is tightening the nut, I cant see anything to stop i...

@steveadams I haven't built an acoustic yet, so can't comment on the angle. I do rembemer watching a video of Mark making that type of truss rod. I'm not sure, but maybe the bottom rod should be welde...

@poco7 I'm also finding out that international A4, is slightly different than USA Letter size we are 8.5" x 11" where international is 8.25" 11.75" I hadn't realised that you dont have A4 paper si...

@poco7 Try printing to A4 but with your printer set to "print actual size" , it may be set at "print to fit page" and upsetting the scale.

@boo Just a B500k I think. I was up in Lochgilphead a couple of weeks back, all around that region, I love it. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I'll put that in the po...

@boo I forgot to say that I did look for a pot in my spores box but don’t have one sorry I've got some used B500k pots that I got as a job lot, I'll send you one of these, or a pair of A&B, or a...

@tej I’m presuming you’d mix it with the later coats of dye once you have the colour pretty much deep enough for your tastes, I think that once you're happy with the colour then there no need to add...

@clinton I like the idea of hand sawing, but I don't think my lung capacity is up to the job anymore, I will be making a router sled though. This morning I visited the factory I used to work in, they...

I've just been and picked up some mahogany this evening, 150mm square x 960mm long. I think I'll try to make a thru neck from one of these, once I've figured out how I'm going to cut it. Attachment...

@tej I've been using various sizes of aerosol cans as sanding blocks for the curves. I did find it difficult to get it smooth inside the curves on my ash body, I get dips at the soft bits and bumps ar...

@steveadams Oh, you look so disappointed, just pull yourself together and think of the fun you're going to have finding a way to fix it. I can't offer you any advice as I haven't built an acoustic ye...

@tej Your carving is looking good. As for removing fingers, I've tried it and wouldn't recommend it.

That sounds like a plan @tej , carve off a bit at a time until it looks and feels right. The real skill is to stop before you take too much, because you can't put it back on so easily.

@tej My current buid isn't a bandsman, but is a similar shape. With the belly carve I've gone to almost half the body thickness. I hadn't intended carving so much out, but I was trying to get rid of a...

@ndakota 22/06/2021 7:45 am That's beautiful! That is what i would like to get! Is that still pine or you combined 2 types of wood? If it is still pine how did you get that color? No that's...

@ndakota I quite like the white colour of the pine, the other side is brown though. Attachment : 20201113_165902.jpg

@ndakota This is the finish that I got on pine with Danish Oil, I think it was three coats. As for disposal of the oiled cloths, I layed mine out on a concrete slab to dry, once they're dry you can bi...

@blake A nicely carved neck joint there, a good job well done.

@tej . I’ve managed to clean it up fairly well but now the wood is lighter on two frets where I’ve sanded and scraped. Were you sanding across the grain to get close in to the fret wire. Try sanding...

@tej Dent, what dent Dent gone, as if by magic. Well done.