Well. That is the end of this story. I used sanding sealer and cellulose aerosols to spray the instrument then 400 and 800 grit sandpaper for the elm which gave me a sort of satin finish. I was origin...

Finally I got all the paint defects sorted out and it’s back in black. Nitro goes on differently than other paints I am used to and as it dries, it becomes flatter, less orange peal. I may sand it a l...

Wow @boo. 🖤 🙂🎶🙏🎸

Hi Tej It does cost in time though! This Sycamore was tight & straight grained - so I was able to thickness it green, albeit 6mm oversize, to allow for warping. It dries quicker when thinner &...

@boo I'm very knowledgeable about things I haven't forgotten! Varies from minute to minute

I finally got it out of a state of just hanging around to a state of getting all the hardware on it and getting some strings on it. I’ve done a quick setup and it plays beautifully. All I need to do n...

I finally got this thing finished off. I made a nice black plastic control cavity cover for it @tv101 😁👍 Attachment : 509E768A-74D1-4296-8C15-1126102193FB.jpeg Attachment : ...

@boo Attachment : 20211102_123509.mp4 When it stops losing weight, there's no need to wait!

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 ...

Thanks all, went with the .010 set, not likely to get to building an acoustic for a long while yet so certainly no point in the larger ones.

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...

Posted by: @markbailey They fixed the edit button! Hooray and jubilations...now just Covid19 and Brexit to sort out Be fair, got to get priorities in the right order. 👍 [edit] 👍 &#...

They fixed the edit button! Hooray and jubilations...now just Covid19 and Brexit to sort out...minor issues in comparison... Cheers folks!

@boo Brilliant! Just sent the Aldi Lidl song to some of my family and they loved it also (quite a few Irish relations) 🙂

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

@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 float...

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 ...

@seanf I also converted the box room in the house into a small indoor workshop, it’s great in the winter. I stripped the room of everything, decorated and used the top off an old wardrobe to make a wo...

@seanf Just to give you another bench idea or two. In my garage/workshop I took an old pallet, screwed some legs to it with strengthening braces and put a big piece of MDF on top. This was all scrap ...

@rocknroller912 , @tej Thank you for your insight! I certainly will keep in mind to ask questions when they come up around tools also. Luckily I have sourced someone with a Router I can borrow initial...