Welcome to the builds. It does not disappoint. It is very gratifying!

@clinton Very clever way to make a neck pocket jig!

Attachment : IMG_5760.MOV Attachment : IMG_5755.MOV Laminated Koa Bodies

Attachment : IMG_6060.MOV Neck pocket templates

Next up, I had already glued up the top, which you got a glimpse of up above this post. Attachment : IMG_20230523_112002.jpg It's still thicker than I want, but it's pretty soft too so I'll hav...

Got a little work done on this this week, last week of school. Hopefully things continue going well, however I don't like the way the CNC software for the router does its toolpaths. Turns out, the sof...

Welcome! I'm excited to be getting started as well. Please ask lots of questions, I bet I will have very similar ones! 🤠 👍

That's the neck glued in and post holes done, stil a bit more sanding then onto finish. Attachment : 20230523_172052-01.jpeg

Welcome along

@swepri Thanks so much. I have access to a lovely maker space here so I hope to put the tools and myself to work this week! I'll try to post photos here, but I'll definitely have them on instagram _ka...

Welcome @kalimar! The course is a great starting point with the build process described in small steps. If you stumble into any questions or problems, the crowd here will gladly help with advice.

Hello friends. I just signed up for mark's course on building electric guitars. Looking forward to it

@tv101 Apparently, the application I use to generate the toolpaths (and do the design work, though I've really only done 2D stuff), says that it can import STL or DXF files - and a whole load more b...

Hi @Robin - that is (a) most kind and (b) would probably save me weeks of trying to understand 3D modelling! Apparently, the application I use to generate the toolpaths (and do the design work, thou...

All of my larger presses (4m3 per hour and upwards) have a built-in vacuum adjustment knob so the pressure can be slowly increased. This is a technique that only applies when using a slow cure UF resi...

You mean this stuff: Diethylene glycol monoethethyl ether. I bought a coupl of 2.5l bottles of it from a lab supplies company 15 years ago and I;ve still got some. The one I have is made by Merck but ...

Frets all levelled, crowned and polished. Side markers done, everything sanded to 240 grit. Something went slightly off somewhere so the neck angle ended up a bit off so I made a shim that goes from a...

The method Mark uses for carving the neck is so quick using mahogany, took me less than an hour to crave the neck, heel and do the volute. Got the frets in earlier before carving. Attachment : 2...

Looks like I'm a bit late to this welcome party. But, welcome @stephen-hayes - good to have another traveller on this journey.

Hi @stephen-hayes, Welcome to the best guitar making resource in the world! And don't worry, in the field of guitar making related woodworking questions there is no such thing as stupid! Have fun Darr...