@boo Thanks for the info very useful. The scaffold plank I have has bad warping across its width so I’m planning to cut it down the middle and join the outside edges together. I will need to add something for…   Read more»

@ boo Thanks I found the other Barncaster builds ok. I looked at the photos first and was really impressed that you had made a skunk stripe neck, then read that you had bought it on eBay ! Is soft…   Read more»

@boo
Ive been asked to make something similar from an old scaffold plank and am not sure how to start, so I will watch yours first and see how it goes.

@russ
Ive just read the sad news. She was one of my favourite writers/players who I only discovered about 10 years ago.

@jmcmi93888
I would say it’s worked very well. I started like that with no fancy tools and violin callipers which are not long enough to reach the middle, so it was a guess on thickness.

@jmcmi93888 Remarkable progress considering what you started with. One quick method for hollowing is to drill holes inside with a depth stop on the drill, then rough out till the hole marks disappear. Big makers use CNC or copy routers…   Read more»

@tej Titebond is very permanent which can be good but it’s a nightmare when doing repairs as the level of heat needed to soften it is bad for the wood in my opinion, particularly on acoustic instruments where the wood…   Read more»