@tv 101 Are we playing music yet or just chatting

@tv101 The following Tuesday is ok with me.

@boo Tesco

@boo Veggie haggis is available

@boo Ive read about this method in a book by Irving Sloane on guitar repair. He calls it over size fret wedging and describes how it was used in the Martin acoustic factory in the days before Martin u...

@darrenking Degree subject for sure

@koendb No worries you have a very smooth looking set of sides and I think it’s going to be a great guitar. I might not make the video on Tuesday as I’m being pressed to do a booking for Burns Night a...

@bpower My understanding is that thicker wood dampens sound vibrations, however I’m not sure how this affects the sides. I think that you are correct in saying the thickness is for bending. I’m leani...

@koendb Its a hard learning curve by yourself. I went through it many years ago and have never actually done a guitar making course, only violins. You can show us on the video call next Tuesday if you...

@koendb I wonder if the bass side will have a muted response due to it being thicker. Difficult to sand it once the body shape is made but not impossible. Are you building on a flat board or using a m...

@powerful Looks like a great job

@koendb Which side will be thicker, the treble or bass

@koendb Side bending is best done in one go. The longer you leave it the more the wood will dry and become brittle.

@tv101 Are you still doing the jit.si virtual pub tonight

@marion I meant to set the veneer in loose but gluing would probably be better, leaving a small gap at the ends to fill with dust and glue. This can be made to look invisible with care. I would make ...

@mario Wlll the fretboard have edge binding. If so and you have spare material in the length then you could cut it through at the 15th fret and make the fretboard in two pieces discarding the mistake....

@bpower Good advice from @darrenking I would follow it

@bpower I would worry about pulling the crack open with a plane, but a good sharp blade and thin shavings should be ok. In theory it shouldn’t be any different to planing over the centre join.

@bpower If you can close the crack don’t use superglue. I would go for Titebond it’s more reliable in my opinion. Are you thicknessing with a drum sander. If so think of the heat generated which may a...

@russ 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 carried away though, t...