Thanks @jozefbehr I should get some time to finish off the body this week. Get the routers out to trim off the excess that the CNC couldn't reach, and the sanding materials out to smooth out the cutt...

@tv101 Going great....

If I can cut something to within 1mm, then I'm happy! Trying to cut either the inlay - or the channel into which it was inlaid - by hand ... well, I recognise my own skill levels sufficiently well to...

Like this ... Attachment : 20221024_183218sml.jpg Attachment : 20221024_183230sml.jpg That "inlay" was about 1.5mm wide, cut out of 2mm thick ply, fitted into a slot cut into some MDF - ...

Cheers @Russ Conceptually, it's simple. It's just a router with a controller and 3 motors to move the router to the right place in the 3 dimensions. The clever bit is the CAD software to design the t...

Couple of new old CDs arrived here this week. Here's something from the first of them

"masking tape and supeglue" ???? What trickery is this? 😉

Indeed. Sad day. 😒

Did the string holes match up? Well, they're 3.175mm diameter and I couldn't get a 3mm drill bit through from front-to-back. 🙁 But, I could get a 2.5mm bit through 😀 So I'll take that as a success...

This is the top getting some CNC attention ... Attachment : 20221127_151412sml.jpg And those are the string-thru holes drilled from the top. Did they match up??? I struggled with getting the...

Been away all week - somewhere called "London". There are lots of people there. So, no workshop time until this afternoon. Are you sitting comfortably? Let's start with a body blank Attachment :...

What sort of waste materials are you thinking about @murtazahashwani? Offcuts of wood, or scrap wood, or recycling materials, or .... what else?

Looks good....

@kevin-turvey Try this place Attachment : 35696E98-2765-4A25-8304-6C6CA26A9CE5.png

@koendb I have a couple of these, a 12" and a 9.5" router bit. Works good if you are careful. It is important to get the fretboard centerline exactly parallel to the router table surface. I built a li...

I use this method. Works very well.

Hello, I am Siddharth Mehta, IL&FS Cluster Development Manager. I love to play guitar so I thought of making my own customized guitar, can anyone tell me how to change guitar strings?

Hi I am in the UK so it would be better if I could find a local supplier but not necessarily a luthier supplier

TIP: If you want Stewmac products without the import BS here in Europe, You can also buy from Madinter in Spain, they do carry most of Stewmac products.The Import duty is allready taken care of and no...

Kevin Which country do you live in. I have a supplier in Germany that is easier than America if you are in the U.K.