Posted by: @rocknroller912
A black day for guitar making

@rocknroller912 Better than 50 shades of grey. 🤣

Posted by: @rocknroller912 I had forgotten about @eddie6string that’s an impressive collection and it looks like he has some painting skills too @rocknroller912 Yes he makes some very nice instruments and the paint doesn’t look too shabby either. Good man…   Read more»

Posted by: @rocknroller912 i’m not sure how moisture meters work but I have relative who is a tree surgeon and he assures me that they do. @tej @rocknroller912  We have a resident tree surgeon here in the forum and he…   Read more»

Posted by: @rocknroller912 Moisture meters  I’ll have a look at some of those, concern from the 5 seconds I looked at them for is that they’re only measuring things from the surface as opposed to through the wood so not…   Read more»

@tv101 @rocknroller912 thanks guys, my answers are mostly “I don’t know” will be visiting in a few weeks so will know what I’m dealing with then. As for what I’m planning to do with it when I mentioned laminating perhaps I’m…   Read more»

Posted by: @tej @rocknroller912 thanks, I’ve also found a different set, still from hosco but sizes 010″/.026″, .013″/.036″, .017″/.046″ which are probably a better selection! I’m presuming here that there’s really no issue using a 0.010” file for a 0.009”…   Read more»

@rocknroller912 thanks, I’ve also found a different set, still from hosco but sizes 010″/.026″, .013″/.036″, .017″/.046″ which are probably a better selection! I’m presuming here that there’s really no issue using a 0.010” file for a 0.009” string!!

@seanf @rocknroller912 Yeah, I saw it years ago and I never get tired of laughing at it. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

Posted by: @rocknroller912 When you move find a house with a workshop space. @rocknroller912 That is definitely one of the criteria for our new house. I’m willing to build one if the house is right but hasn’t got a garage/workshop. 

@rocknroller912 thanks, for what it’s worth the use of imperial measurement was solely down to the strings and files being measured that way! Thinking about it the .008 set is on a guitar with a floating bridge and lock nut…   Read more»

Posted by: @rocknroller912
Decided it’s my next song to learn now that live music has started again.

What a laid-back performer @rocknroller912!

@rocknroller912 And, it will give me a chance to practice and improve my own burst painting on guitars.  A gravity fed gun is a must I would say. Buy the best you can afford (to use Mark’s ethos) and try…   Read more»

Posted by: @rocknroller912 I’m planning a 3 colour sunburst body sometime probably after the winter unless I can find a good way of heating my garage up to temperature, so I might need to pick your brains. I have yellow…   Read more»

Posted by: @rocknroller912 Your impact is very positive for sure. I had never heard of isolator paint before, although I’ve done a lot of wood finishing. @rocknroller912 Thanks. I guess isolator is one of the products I’ve brought over from…   Read more»

Posted by: @rocknroller912 Thanks for sharing this, it’s giving us all a free masterclass in painting @rocknroller912 No probs. Painting is like voodoo black magic sometimes and it’s just finding the right chemistry to make it work. There is no…   Read more»

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You should change your web handle to slow hand, or is that one taken already.

Not a bad idea @rocknroller912. 👍😁 
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Posted by: @rocknroller912
Ive made a very rough sketch of how I would estimate the finished taper in wood.

@rocknroller912 Thanks for that, makes perfect sense 🙂

@rocknroller912 I’ll give that a go and see how I get on. I’ll likely need a cabinet scraper to finish it as I don’t have anything to do that with and my plane is only about 40mm wide.