@kevin-turvey  I think one coat of sealer should work for both as it’s thick but each piece of wood is different so instructions are not always 100% accurate. The important thing is to have a smooth mirror finish before you…   Read more»

@tv101 
Yes tap tuning. Some makers also tune the sound board after the sound box is assembled by tapping and listening to the vibrations. Then they scrape away shavings on the outside until they are happy.
 

@tv101  People often tune the back and front to a set interval, say 5th apart, C for the back and G for the front. Some use an electronic tuner and some do it by ear. Removing wood lowers the frequency…   Read more»

Brilliant film. I was multitasking but had to stop everything else to give it my full attention. Love the headstock carving with hand tools. Also the use of egg white to seal the soundboard was interesting, similar to traditional artists…   Read more»

@tv101  I haven’t posted progress on any builds as I’ve been busy with non guitar stuff although I have been spraying a Tele neck earlier this week and doing an oil finish on the body, which isn’t good enough to…   Read more»

@tv101
The forum has been very quiet recently, since the live streams finished people don’t seem to be posting as much. I guess people have had to go back to work and not spend as much time guitar making.

@norriemac You don’t need a jig to do any of the things you describe. People use them for routers which are a fairly recent thing. Mortise and tenon jigs and binding can all be cut by hand tools and have…   Read more»

@kevin-turvey 
Yes you will waste a lot of top coat if you don’t seal first.
 

@tv101
Here is one you might like
 

@tv101
Is the photo the piece with the split ? I can’t see anything 

@kevin-turvey  This is a good sanding sealer that will work and is available easily on the internet at not too much cost. Danish oil does work under nitro but is a lot of hard work as a grain filler. Chestnut also…   Read more»

@kevin-turvey  I think it will work. I’ve used sanding sealer over Danish oil, but from what you describe using oil as a filler probably isn’t necessary. From memory Liberon sanding sealer is quite thick so it will act as a…   Read more»

@kevin-turvey  I should have explained better. After a few coats of oil I wet sand with oil and abrasive paper along the grain and let it dry. Then I wet sand with water making sure to keep the water clean…   Read more»

@norriemac 
It might have been badly dried causing cracks. Was the olive wood hard to glue.