I really appreciate and value the time you take on these various finishing threads to share your knowledge and give us all the guidance from your experience. Big thanks from me, mate. 👍 Hear,...

If the weather doesn’t allow, you will have to wait unless you have an indoor space you can use. Nitro is one of those paints that actually melts together when you spray new paint onto old paint so yo...

@boo I really appreciate and value the time you take on these various finishing threads to share your knowledge and give us all the guidance from your experience. Big thanks from me, mate. 👍

On the back of Mark's new finishing course, I decided to have a go at the burst style of finish on my latest creation. So:- PRS Style carved top electric guitar. Flamed maple on mahogany back finished...

Pinecasters Douglas Fir Pine Body, Poplar neck, Walnut Fretboard. Attachment : F7FB92C5-8568-4BC3-8C7C-211D0E7C04A5.jpeg Attachment : AC1D47CE-1332-403A-9345-80BE98D36A4D.jpeg Attachm...

Bugger! My wife found my secret stash of credit cards used exclusively for guitar making related purchases!! 😂😂😂 Attachment : 605A4631-88B2-48EA-88D8-D2FD2268A8B9.jpeg

I also had some runouts, when I had the spray can too close to the body, I sanded those away this evening. But I wonder, what my options are to remove this little imperfections. Do I need to get rid o...

@Boo Thanks for so much detailed explanation, seriously appreciated! So I started by sanding it down with 400, as I did not have any 320 left, in some spots I went through the primer, but that s ok. ...

The flame didn’t match up very well side to side Remember that the flame is always going to be a negative book match ie one stripe will look light and the corresponding, opposite stripe will look dar...

As in the Rolling Stones song "It's all over now". A year has passed and what have I got to show for it. Thisle 2 the archtop. All nicely polished and strung. Still got the fine intonation to do once ...

Progress thanks to the bad weather. Making the ancillary bits and bobs and have ordered all the parts to finish the guitar. Decided on stain colour. Not green!!!! Attachment : IMG_20200211_154844[...

Oh Wow excellent John. Favourite colour for an archtop has to be heritage cherry red. Attachment : es-335-2016-hd-4-111129.png

Previously posted under "Return of the Thistle" I have been making slow progress. Main problem was the hand cut dovetail neck joint which is now complete and done with very sharp chisels, a digital mi...

I have been off line for a while but am still alive and kicking. I refinished the face of the acoustic to get rid of a crazing effect and bothe are sounding good despite my playing abilities. As poste...

Mark (and others) I have been watching your tutorials for ages now. It inspired me to buy a pre cut fret board (July 2020) and attempt my third guitar build in 40 years.......bit of a delay from num...

@rocknroller912 @boo Daaaaaamn, you guys have got your spring cleaning all lined up I see! Woo hoo hoo, have fun!!!

@russ Also used are “spray out cards”. We test spray coloured paint onto them to test certain things about different paints, not all paints are made equal. You can have the same paint, made by the sam...

My advice for what it’s worth is not to make one unless that’s the style someone wants to play, or unless a pick up is being added to give volume. @rocknroller912 That’s kind of a funny statement, I...

Hi @louis-kerckhove Sorry I’m late to the discussion. It’s looking good but sorry to hear you have had a little hiccup. I drilled the side dots and went through the front of the fretboard on one of t...

this forum is the most useful thing I’ve ever found I agree @rocknroller912. It's been a revelation. 🙂🎶🎸🙏