@mattbeels Looks like you are getting some stick, think this means they like you. Things must be slipping in Germany I thought it was verboten to be untidy and leave a mess for someone else to clear u...

@jonhodgson I tried the acrylic sealer and top coat first but found it peeled off too easily, then moved to cellulose. I still have some of that left in the tin which I use for non instrument wood pro...

@boo Yes they love to have token English people just to try and put on an acceptable face. The secret is they are mostly anti English racists, trust me I've lived here a long time.

@boo I think you will be very much at home politically in Scotland

@jamesalexandermcmillan If you are getting excessive paint runs it's likely that the paint in the can hasn't mixed properly and there's too much solvent, not enough solids. A clue is if the propellant...

@jamesalexandermcmillan I've finished solid wood with a drying oil only and no lacquer or varnish. It's very forgiving as it doesn't crack or chip if knocked and any minor dents can just be rubbed dow...

@jonhodgson You're not kidding about the neighbours there is a rumour that Sawney Bean the well known west coast cannibal is still alive and looking for victims.

@blake Good looking job I like the way you have shown the steps of construction

@mattbeels Those guys were insane they had a blind singer and were in costume all weekend it was like being on a film set. I lost my wallet with everything in it and one of them handed it in to hotel ...

@tv101 @mattbeels Way back in the early 90s I was playing in a Ceilidh band competition on the Isle of Bute off the W coast of Scotland. Some of the extras from the Braveheart film belonging to the Wa...

tv101 I did live in Ayr for three years in the 70s when I was a student but didn't have a bike then so never went out of the town much. There are some different routes from where I live none of them p...

@jonhodgson The sanding sealer I used was the same make as the lacquer, it was Craft Supplies which was bought over by Turners Retreat a few years ago. I think their current brand is called Chesnut.

@boo Im just picking up on this thread and would be happy to make a donation if you need to purchase parts

@jonhodgson Ive tried melamine lacquer when I first started making instruments, a long time ago. It wears well but dries hard so is not ideal for acoustics as it stiffens the wood making it less respo...

@rajbcpa I just checked one of the acoustic builds I'm doing according the the Martin D28 plans. The bottom block glued onto the sides is 4 3/4 inches high finished size, so if you have this from the ...

@tv101 I would like to do an acoustic course but have not signed up yet. I've never been there and only have a motorbike so am waiting for lockdown to finish and see how far it is

@tv101 I think Mark is a master of the understatement. Whack is probably the technical term for precise fitting.

@rajbcpa Have you got a photo to post. Mark did a demo on this during last weeks live stream about how to cope with a split side. It's not always a disaster.

@russ i think this was discussed on one of the live streams and Mark suggested using car body filler which works very well, sticks ok and is easy to sand. My favourite is chemical metal brand from Hal...

@jonhodgson Sometimes firms round up orders for low value small qty items to the size they are supplied in, known as "nearest unit qty" because it's not economical to split into smaller sizes. The st...