Thanks @Robin - it is 25mm as it happens, but look what I did make this morning... Attachment : 20221023_122558.jpg Attachment : 20221023_122616sml.jpg Black walnut - so should contras...

I feel your pain there @tv101 and I can see how easily it can happen. But on the positive side, that must be the neatest feck up that I've ever seen and it's going to be a unique feature. What diamete...

Posted by: @koendb Ah man that sucks! You mean you don't like my special design feature??? 😆

Posted by: @russ It is a bit of an 😱 moment but it's good that it's f**ked up nice and evenly. I think it will be quite a neat feature when you get it sorted @tv101. 🎸🙂
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Cut a larger radius half cylinder top to bottom where the damage is and have the jack in the recess……..

Ah man that sucks!

Ok ... I'm now calmer and have stopped swearing. Can't hide it, so it's going to be a feature. Attachment : 20221022_182041sml.jpg One of those will fit in the jack socket hole. The top will ...

Attachment : 20221022_170555sml.jpg I swore. Quite loudly. And repeatedly. Naughty words. Best rescue that I've thought of so far is to make some sort of extended jack socket cover that folds ov...

On my other build thread - - things were going fairly well. I had a spare half-hour, so thought I'd nip out to the workshop quickly and do the roundover on the top (to create a natural binding edge) ...

I've also been testing out the Liberon Easy French Polish. I'd not used anything like this before, so I thought I'd better test it out on some scrap before deciding whether or not to use it on this g...

The stain on the back / sides has now built up nicely. I rubbed back - lightly - after the first coat and then added a couple more coats on the back. Attachment : 20221022_092212sml.jpg Atta...

Posted by: @frocesterbill The ‘not f hole’ was inspired by one from a Rickenbacker - but the other way round…. And is much better design as far as I'm concerned! I still don't think that the vintage...

I've generally avoided the "Now!" compilation series, but ... Attachment : image.png This recently arrived, with a few others. It's the soundtrack to my teenage years. School, girls, dismissi...

The ‘not f hole’ was inspired by one from a Rickenbacker - but the other way round….

I’ve got to make myself a hollowed out Bandsman. Nice @frocesterbill

The wandering drill bit is always a risk, so anything that reduces that risk has to be a good thing 👍 My main worry tends to be drilling the hole for the neck pickup wire through to the bri...

Posted by: @koendb Woohoo everything lines up perfectly. That was lucky! 😉 nice work Koen

@tv101 Holy crap! This build of yours is looking amazing, I’m in awe. Finishing is always troublesome but I’m sure you will get it sorted. Just keep going, you are impressing me. I feel very envious...

Less haste, etc. I spotted a blemish in the side of the guitar, so got the sanding bits out again to remove it. And the finish obvs. Then tried to build the finish back up too quickly, so ended up wi...

Hi @mario hope you are doing well. I think using veneer is the best option.