I originally planned to draw the moulds in a 3D program and then get them cut on a CNC machine. The technique for making this sort of complex shape in 3D is called lofting - from pre-computer aeronaut...

@jamesbisset awesome to see you are working on another guitar. Looking forward to see more 🙂

I’m guessing that you posted that design @jamesbisset just to check if we’d spot the deliberate mistake …. Am I right??

I started this project over two years ago (I know) here: I didn’t even know a laminated semi-hollowbody wasn’t an archtop. After all this time building the workshop, accumulating tools, buying parts,...

Mr Bailey makes exceedingly good tools. 👍

Got a bit more done today, headstock all shaped Attachment : 20230202_171840.jpg And a lot of the neck shape roughed out, carving the back and radiusing the board next I think Attachme...

Meant to say too that my new file arrived, I have a couple of iwasaki, shinto etc but liked the look of the Mark Bailey special! I'll be trying it out on the neck carve. Attachment : 20230130_13...

The mildew is mostly contained and nothing touched it that didn't also cause issues. I ran the boards through the thickness sander and was able to get 99% of it off, and am looking at options with my ...

Used a bit of amber stain mixed with the thinned down polyurethane, just enough to make it pop Attachment : 20230130_134116.jpg

Got the pieces all planed so they line up nice Attachment : 20230129_154303.jpg And got a lot of the excess chopped off the neck section, glued a couple of extra bits on to fit the headstoack s...

Haha , yeah maybe 🙂 though, I am willing to bet you will not like to do that commute every week 😀The CMB is located in Puurs, roughly in the middle of Belgium

Firstly - nice piece of timber there to use for the top. How is the clean-up going? Don't think I've ever had the mildew experience, so I've got no suggestions at all on how to deal with it. Re the ...

Yes it is @Robin! And once you start to get it right , you feel like the king of the world for the rest of the day.Together with that, I also developed a very profound and severe case of GAS for sharp...

That's incredible @koendb! Very similar to what I've been doing with the CNC machine really, except that it's just about the complete opposite method. In awe of the hand-tool skills to be able to work...

@koendb Wow! That involves a lot of patience and skill. And learning, which always is fun. 👍

@koendb The headstock was originally made separately and wedged in with the neck. Since this requires quite some skill to do properly, I suspect that you already have the skills to do it "properly"...

Copied the body outline and cut it out, layed it over the body blank to see what it could be. I found the bridge and fretwire I want to use at a good price, and they say it shipped out today, so we'll...

Nice to see some new things going on !

@markbailey That is exciting news and a great idea. I’ve still not been to your workshop but I might be able to see it, over the water from here. 😂 I have got to make the time, I’m closer to ...

Oh my... that is fantastic and a absolutly fantastic idea. Now I'm even more jealous I'm not closer. 🙂