@brie 
Ive found it cleans easily with thinners but if the wood is not sealed it will get into the grain 

@rathius 
Hope you can read this, it’s hard to capture a round tin 

Meant to post this a while ago and forgot. Readily available in the U.K. cost £21 for 500ml and works well. I tried it on a recent Telecaster style build lining all the control and pick up cavities including…   Read more»

Glad to see you are doing an acoustic Robin, it’s looking good so far. 

@kalimar
From memory it think it was more about the headstock angle. Think it was 11 deg

@tv101 
Will you use your cnc to make the frame. Flat sawn wood will take a curve more that quarter sawn i think as it warps naturally to a curve over time so you will just be accelerating the process.

@tv101 Steam box would be the best way to soften wood to make a difficult shape but I think 3 mm will be a bit thick. Some makers only use a steam box to shape the ribs, them clamp to…   Read more»

@jamesbisset 
I always thought you had the hump about something just couldn’t work it out, so I’m clear on what it is now thanks 

Great version of a Neil Young song
 

@tv101 
We are all fired up for Carol having fibre broadband.

@tv101
Happy birthday and that’s a nice looking guitar by the way. Hope to see you on the video chat tomorrow night.

Having said all that I do sometimes drill a series of holes in say a pick up cavity before plunge routing as the dust doesn’t fly as much and it’s easier to clean up. I don’t have a dust extractor…   Read more»

Surface routing bit similar to what and engineer would youe to skim a cylinder head or engine block. Needs to have the router supported on rails either side of the wood. Can be used if you don’t have a planing…   Read more»