Thanks @Rocknroller912 , hopefully we'll get some better news tomorrow when we go for my wife's results tomorrow. Meanwhile, grain filling and sanding will keep me occupied.

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@tej Yes it is transparent, the stuff I've used is called "Sand and Seal". This is the first time I've used it, so can't vouch for its suitability or longevity yet. It's water based and I've tried add...

@koendb @tej @russ Thanks for your kind wishes and thoughts, I'm sure Gina is going to fine after her treatment. Yes the grain filler is to try and get as smooth a surface as I can before lacquering...

Hi guys, I've not posted for a while, real life has got in the way and guitar build gone on the back burner. My wife was diagnosed with breast cancer a couple of months ago. She's now had surgery twic...

@tej There's always a way.

@tej Try a junior hacksaw blade to clean out the fret slots, it worked for me. A normal hacksaw blade might fit if you sand the sides off the teeth.

@louis123 Well done Louis, you're young with your future ahead of you. Only you can make your dream come true, go for it.

@koendb Thats indeed the issue, the shaft of the ferules is one thing, but for me, what screws it up is that little lip that you need to cut out, to make the ferrules sit flush with the body. for me ...

@tej Has anyone a good idea for clamping said tube hard enough to tap the thread inside of it without distorting the tube? Drill a hole across the diameter of the tube. Drill a tube size hole in a b...

@mattbeels Why do you weirdos guys call it a skip? Its delivered and removed by a skip loader, therefore its a skip.

@markbailey Apologies for any inconvenience - thanks again for your amazing and continued support - it has literally kept me going. Absolutely no need to apologise, family should always be top prior...

**UPDATE** CLAMP OFFER AT AXMINSTER I’ve just got a delivery with some new clamps. Axminster have a 2 for 1 offer on (UK). The offer is still on. Go get clamped I think I've got enough clamps, pleas...

@tej If you want to see the build, its all documented in "First practice build" , mostly showing how to overcome the things that went wrong.

@tej I had the same thoughts as you before my first build and started working on scrap pine and mahogany just to see if I could do it. These pieces of scrap wood are now my favourite guitar. Build...

@darrenking Ok, so could the repair patches/blocks be made of birch or poplar plywood? These would be pretty cheap and cheerful (and strong) and a capping of solid could be added by the maker to matc...

@boo I missed out on the whole Imperial thing, I was brought up on metric thank goodness. I was very lucky that in primary school it was all imperial, in high school it was all metric. On my first ...

Do you work in imperial measurements? I was reading something the other day about Gibson factory setting for string height. Being American, the dimensions are in imperial, which I haven't got a probl...

@cheesewhisk Any advice on the volute? As @TV101 says, watch how Mark does it, pay attention to where he carves the facets and where the bump should be relative to the nut, copy that and the volute ...