@jamesbisset Any updates on the project

@tv101 Not at all JB is the one working on veneer and he’s got more experience than the rest of us. Experts are for,Ed in the white heat of experimentation. Cue the degree course in veneering

Just stop messing around and stick some bl**dy strings on it Boo!! Cheers Darren

Hi Siddharth Have fun, ask loads of questions and post lots of pics. You’ll find everyone really helpful and supportive. Darren

Attachment : image.png That's pretty effective @NSJ - as you say, very spalty.

Attachment : 20230305_235312.jpg Been trying things out for the finish on this one when it comes. First is sawdust and superglue to fill the cracks then a coat of oil based polyurethane thinned ...

Congrats on the new role - though that's a bit of a change in career direction from Accountant to Engineer?

Cruel Bill, cruel @rocknroller912 😆

I know what you mean .... 🤣 🤣 😉

Well, my latest is sitting curing with a number of coats of hard wax oil on it so thought I'd start my next build. It's also going to be a carve top, gibson scale length, 24.75 inches, 22 fret, tune o...

Some nice grain pattern on that top 👍 You realise that you're making these quicker than some "professional" guitar builders???

That top looks great! As @tv101 said, amazing speed in your workshop. 🙂

@tv101 but only one at a time instead of batches lol

@swepri I get bored and restless lol

Well that's the body blank all glued up! Needed a few clamps due to the nature of wonky oak lol. I often find with anything spalty or that it needs a few extra clamps but once glued to a stable body i...

@nsj That looks gorgeous, very nice indeed. 😍

Neck blank has been routed, trussrod fitted and fretboard glued, I can get on with that tomorrow or something but in the meantime I've been out and levelled the top of the body blank then cut it out. ...

Don’t look at me mate. Not unless you need an invisible fillet down a bump in the middle.

Agreed!!

@tv101 JB seems to be the veneer expert