Nice work there Blake.

@jonhodgson No, it wasn't a full can, there wasn't a lot in it. The piece of ash is an offcut from the body that I've got ready for finishing. Yes, I raised and sanded the grain, then filled the grai...

@jonhodgson I'll be watching for your test results worh interest, I'm doing a similar thing but in a much limited way. I've carved a bit of ash, sanded to 320 grit and applied grain filler and stain....

@ deej So pleased to hear that you're on the mend🙂

All looking good Dave, I like that curly top horn. Good luck with the carving that you've got marked out there.

@boo Do you think black hardware or chrome? A straight forward answer, I think the black looks better.

Thanks @mattbeels, the body is going be yellow/amber in the middle and blended through orange to red around the egdes, at thats the intention. The neck I think just amber.

Inspired by the finishing course and boo's latest creation I need to add some colour to my current build. So I've had a little experiment with water bsaed stains. The colours on my test piece looked a...

@boo I would depend on whether it’s a rotary or orbital. Cheap car buffers are normally orbital and crap. If it’s rotary, get it. Its a variable speed 600 to 3000 rpm. I might as well give it a try....

He used to use the same polishing system as I still do (a hand held car buffer and liquid compounds). It works well but obviously but it can be a bit scary sometimes when the hand held machine (two ha...

@russ I've still got mine, I haven't got the hair I had back then though. Attachment : 20210225_101742.jpg

@boo Thats looking amazing

@sperciavalle I'm very proud to present my first creation Quite rightly you should be proud of it, did you just jump right into the deep end and build an acoustic without building an "easy" electric...

@Rocknroller912 That sounds like serious stuff with your hand. Take some time off and let it heal, I know how boring that can get but don't be taking chances with it.

Thats the armrest drawn on the correct side now and the diamonds added. Attachment : 20210221_190753.jpg

@markbailey Thanks Mark, I'm sure there will be a lot of interest in bevelled armrest.

@markbaily @tv101 @mikeyrjiom Thanks for all your comments. I'm not planning on fitting any pickups, I only play guitar (and I use the word "play" quite loosely) to amuse myself, so I don't need lou...

@markbailey Thanks guys - that was one of the most terrifying livestreams so far.. That went very well today Mark, you made it look so easy, there was so much that could've gone wrong.

@markbailey I've added the soundboard braces to my drawing now if anyone would like to cast a critical eye over it and offer an opinion. Attachment : 20210220_125321.jpg

@darrenking That whole thing looks like a neat solution. I had been wondering how you were going to couple the polisher shaft to the motor shaft. Now that I've seen your drawing that is clear now. I'm...