@ boo Thanks I found the other Barncaster builds ok. I looked at the photos first and was really impressed that you had made a skunk stripe neck, then read that you had bought it on eBay ! Is soft woo...

@boo Ive been asked to make something similar from an old scaffold plank and am not sure how to start, so I will watch yours first and see how it goes.

@russ Ive just read the sad news. She was one of my favourite writers/players who I only discovered about 10 years ago.

@jmcmi93888 I would say it’s worked very well. I started like that with no fancy tools and violin callipers which are not long enough to reach the middle, so it was a guess on thickness.

@jmcmi93888 Remarkable progress considering what you started with. One quick method for hollowing is to drill holes inside with a depth stop on the drill, then rough out till the hole marks disappear....

@tej Titebond is very permanent which can be good but it’s a nightmare when doing repairs as the level of heat needed to soften it is bad for the wood in my opinion, particularly on acoustic instrumen...

@tej I would agree with you about fixing broken instruments for education but you have to know your limits and not cause further damage or try to over repair something valuable which can ruin it. Fac...

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@darrenking I found this web site a while ago, it gives plans as digital download loads.

@tej It must be bad if you don’t want to show it. Scraping is sometimes better than sanding to remove a failed finish as sanding can just rub it further into the grain. I’ve been there so learned the ...

@mattbeels Thanks I didn’t know any of that.

@tej Its difficult to comment without seeing a photo but not all instrument finishes are designed to be even all the way over, and stain often looks bad until the final finish coat. Sounds like you h...

@robin Does that mean your guitar will be called “The Lurker” when it’s finished. The forum has been quiet recently so a lot of people seem to be in the same situation marking time and probably enjoye...

@robin Its looking good and I’m pleased to see you are back. @boo is the paint expert so I’m not going to try answering the question.

@riccardo Welcome the the forum. Guitar building looks daunting but Mark Bailey explains it very well in simple steps so you are in the best place to learn. I suggest watching his free utube videos fi...

@koendb Thanks I’ve got experience of building simple active amplifier circuits but I didn’t know much about active pick ups and how they are constructed. Less coils must mean a lower impedance.

@boo Thanks for checking, but it could still shield if it’s aluminium or copper flake which isn’t magnetic. It was an idea I had to create balanced line humbuckers by wiring both pick up leads as hot ...

@boo Does the metal flake conduct as in shielding

Brilliant, we need to club together and get Bradley vouchers for the guitar building course, he will learn the path to enlightenment.

@mario The possibility of electrocution from defective amplifiers was a real thing when using older ones from 60s or 70s which had poor safety features, but with modern equipment it’s difficult to see...