@boo I’ll then sand it all flat again and then apply more coats of clear and then sand it flat again before assessing whether to polish it or apply more clear and then..... you get the idea. It’s a l...

@peebee however, the error was not full depth or that long That'll be the truss rod slot learning curve that you've routed there. I'm fairly sure that we've all got one of these hidden under a fretb...

@boo Good choice of location, west is best, I wish I could be there now but looks like the caravan sites are going to be staying closed for now. I totally understand your "free to move" statement, my ...

@chrisot Yes its approximately 105mm at the end of the lower bout and 85mm at the neck end. Thanks, that's encouraging, I'm drawing my first acoustic right now and want to make it quite slim, I was ...

@boo What part of Scotland are you planning on moving to boo? I've done my share of looking after elderly relatives, I hadn't really thought about how much time it takes up and how it wears you down ...

@tv101 I had a look at the Taylor website and thought the auditorium size looked reasonable. I've gone for in between auditorium/bootlegger but just a little shorter. If I can manage to make a bevell...

Thanks again @Rocknroller912, I'm thinking of about 100 to 105 for the depth, I'll look into the brace carving nearer the time.

@Rocknroller912 Thanks for your input. Apart from the scale length, comparing mine with the bootlegger, I've only really reduced the body length and lower bout width. I can decide on the depth furthe...

@TV101 I've also got a set of reamers on order for my dremel. have you got a link to that? Here a link to same thing on ebay but from a different seller. They're listed as wood carving bits. This ...

@TV101 I've also got a set of reamers on order for my dremel. have you got a link to that? I got them on ebay, I can't see them on there any more, I'll have another look later. I can't vouch for the...

@TV101 Nice workspace extension@Robin... won't be long, and you'll have "re-purposed" the whole garage There's plans for change if lockdown is going to continue and I can't get back to my west coas...

That looks great @chrisot , can you tell me how deep your body is?

@mattbeels I really like your body shape @robin, it looks great! Also that sweet piece of ash. "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's ash." 😇

@boo The metal flake looks really good. As well as looking good, will it have a bonus of acting as shielding too, just a thought.

I don't have any exposed corners on my bench due to it being built in with shelves. So I've bolted a beam where my big engineering vice used to be, perfect for clamping to. Attachment : 20210216_1...

A bit more carving this morning. I gave my dad's old Stanley plane a good sharpen, it cut through the ash body so easily. Attachment : 20210216_131639.jpg Attachment : 20210216_134039.jpg ...

Belly carve done yesterday. There was a tiny flaw in the body blank and I'd positioned the body shape on the blank so that I would remove this little blemish with the belly carve, or so I thought. The...

@jonhodgson Taylor GS Mini 113 mm Emerald X7 114mm Lowden S 105mm Wee Lowden 100mm Thanks for that John, thats just the kind of information I've been searching for.

I have a shop bought guitar of the same size as Mark builds on his course, I find this is too big to be comfortable for me. Mark discussed smaller bodies on the livestream yesterday and suggested I pu...

@Rocknroller912 Museum of Antique Instruments in Edinburgh. I'm just along the road from Edinburgh, I must go and visit the museum sometime.