Posted by: @rocknroller912 This is a great move for you I think. Sharpening hand tools is a good way to learn woodwork. Most people rely on machines these days which takes all the fun out. Don’t get ...

@rocknroller912 I am planning on using my hand plane to thickness it as my homemade sander is out in the shed and it is not just cold in there but it is "friggen" cold. That being said, generating hea...

Rosette glued in and the shape cut out. Now to start on the braces. 🙂 Attachment : 20220111_221816.jpg Attachment : 20220112_191915.jpg Attachment : 20220112_193827.jpg Attachm...

top is glued. 🙂 Attachment : 20220110_210903.jpg

Posted by: @rocknroller912 I’m just finishing a banjo repair I’m glad I didn’t distract you from that important task. The world needs more banjos.

@rocknroller912 Thanks. Me too

Tidied up the headstock on sanded all around again and now it’s much better. Still needs final sanding etc but fitted to body it’s looking ok. I think the next job is fretboard kennelling and dot mark...

Hi @koendb, You definitely don't need to fill these gaps. Great looking guitar, you're doing a fantastic job! Cheers Darren

Posted by: @rocknroller912 I don’t see any need to fill the gap in purfling. I’ve never seen anyone else do it. Posted by: @darrenking You definitely don't need to fill these gaps. OK Then! Than...

I have the SM nut spacing rule @rocknroller912 and I wouldn’t slot a nut without it. It’s a bit fiddly but it works well and it covers every spacing for nuts and bridges that you would ever use, indis...

This morning, I sanded the rosette flat, which took only a few minutes, since I did quite a good job with the mini planer and chisel ( That curved chisel I bought from this shop is awesome! I can reco...

Today I spend all day getting better at sharpening knifes, plane blades and chisels..For the rest, I just tested my cute little flat sole mini plane. Practicing arching bracings on a left over piece &...

Posted by: @koendb Therefor, if you can, buy from Mark and Carol! ( Unfortunately they cannot send some woods over to EU mainland anymore due to brexit Brexshit strikes again. 🤬 This Tory g...

@rocknroller912 thought you had fallen off the planet I did actually and man was it tough getting back on…

Posted by: @rocknroller912 This is inspiring. I’m helping my broth in law to build his first guitar at the moment from a scaffold plank. I find soft wood a challenge. @rocknroller912 Yeah soft wood ...

I know I’ve built a few Barncaster type guitars from pallet wood now but this guy has just inspired me to try harder and do better. Wow! ✊🎸 I feel a new challenge coming on in the new y...

Posted by: @rocknroller912 I won’t be surprised to find a few blood stains in my next parcel. @rocknroller912 It wouldn’t surprise me either, it’s insane.

Posted by: @rocknroller912 Man nearest the camera puts his hands right up to the saw blade. @rocknroller912 What crazy fools. 🤪

Fixed it. Barely any gap there, and what is there will fill out fine when I go to paint the body. (Wish I could get my neck joint to look like that-about the top 3/32" is gappy!)

Continuing on, the bandsaw makes short work of roughing out the body shape. I actually used two different bandsaws-the big one can't get into the tight spots well, and the little saw still didn't get ...