My neck heel carving is done now, that took forever to get to a shape that I'm happy with. I had to take off a bit more than I had intended, due to my first saw cut going a tad too deep. Attachment...

@Eddie6string There's a Dry transfer paper available (Developed in Japan in 1980s) that just leaves the ink + microlayer of adhesive. I've just had a google at that, looks like a better option than ...

Did you spend hours mulling over which font to use........ I've spent months over it and still can't decide what to go for. @Russ, I certainly did. I tried hand writing, I had pages of my own signat...

@Russ Hey Robin, did you write your logo by hand or use a decal? Hi Russ, the logos were done on the PC and printed onto inkjet waterslide transfer paper. It took a lot of coats of lacquer to build...

@cheesewhisk Direction is very important - go counter clockwise - the opposite way that the router is spinning Just be careful with your direction. When you're routing a control cavity for instanc...

There are those that make wooden truss rod covers but they’re strong enough. I’ve seen the wooden ones (Taylor for example) split along the grain. Sure they look good and add a nice touch but they ult...

@cheesewhisk I think I might practice a bit on some scrap That's a good idea. Most of my cockups were with me getting carried away with the router. Having said that, my bit of practice scrap turn...

@markbailey, you asked for a photo of first build headstock with the veneer covering the horror. Attachment : 20201020_125656.jpg Attachment : 20201018_173811.jpg

I was 99% persuaded to have a go at a self-build acoustic I was thinking that I'll build one more electric and then an acoustic, but I obviously haven't got the right environment for it. I think I'll...

Hey @deej how's things going?

All looking good Boo. 🙂 I hope you enjoyed your haggis, neeps and tatties. I missed my usual Burn's supper the last two years because I wasn't well enough to eat and drink the required quantit...

Hey Dave Lol yeah.... Definitely a little too far! The plan is to compensate with a nice cover... Put a veneer over it, the mess just disappears. Attachment : 20201020_125656.jpg

Your experienced opinions would be very much appreciated Hi Dave, I can only offer an inexperienced opinion. If you've been working to Mark's dimension I don't think you need to concerned about the t...

Route out a fake skunk stripe? Stop just shy of the heel. Adding a fake skunk stripe would be the best disguise, but I'm not sure that routing more material out of the neck would be a good idea. Per...

Try drilling with your 9.5mm then open it up with a bit sandpaper wrapped and stuck onto a dowel.

Your airbrush system looks interesting Boo, we'll all be keen to see the results.

Thanks for sharing your calculations. I've already routed my control cavity and still got 7mm thickness left, so I could still carve it beyond the pots, I'll have to give it some careful thought.

Routed the body shape now, the temporary neck socket filler worked a treat. Just a couple of little dinks into side as I was routing round the horns, but they sanded out easily and there's another one...

Thats looking good Edwin, how deep did you decide to make the carve ?

“A router is not dangerous so long as the person holding it is not dangerous”. You're absolutely right Boo, all the routing errors on my first build were entirely my fault, not the router's. This tim...