First attempt at making a sound hole ring cut from a flat sheet salvaged from the off cuts of acoustic sides and joined together. After it was scraped down I decided that it needed purfling either side, so I’m cutting…   Read more»

@tej
Its always difficult making a one off design because a lot of time is spent refining the process then it’s never used again.

What’s this in the post – a tube for a tube. Ok it’s just my new rasp for body carving from the Bailey workshop. Great timing Carol.
 

@koendb
Yes it’s hard to find a balance that feels good and a neck that’s too thin can be hard to play I find, as well as being unstable.

@tej I get your idea now. I usually align the neck with a straight edge along each side of the neck and make a pencil mark on the body from the outside of the straight edge. Then I measure the…   Read more»

@tej 
That sounds interesting but I cant imagine what it would look like. Have you got a plan.

@robin
Good finish, Danish Oil is my favourite and good point about the cloths. I know a violin maker who burned his workshop down by throwing wet cloths in a bin full of wood shavings

@tej looks like you are getting the hang of guitar building now, making your own jigs. In the past I’ve used a neck template that was slightly bigger than the pocket template so it doesn’t quite fit in. This allows…   Read more»