I've been a bit smug reading these injury posts and congratulating myself for being a careful worker. I really should've known better, thankfully the chisel was a wee bit dull and its just a scratch. ...

@petejb Hey man, welcome to the forum and to the guitar making revolution. Mark’s courses are indeed amazing and really set you up for making guitars in the comfort of your own workshop. I suspect you...

Posted by: @koendb Welcome to the community @petejb! lot's of good advice and positive vibes here Thank you koendb. It's good to see people preserving the essential skills of antiquity that might ot...

Hi @petejb, welcome to the group. What are you planning on building?

Welcome to the community @petejb! lot's of good advice and positive vibes here

Hi, Just finished both of Mark's classes on Udemy and ordered all of my materials straight away. Woodworker and engineer here. Built an electric guitar when I was young but it was garbage. After watch...

Posted by: @e-den-hertog It's extremely simple to make your own: 1 part quality polyurethane laquer (oil-based, not the water-based stuff...) and 1 part mineral spirits. Mix thoroughly. @e-den-herto...

I posted something about wipe-on poly earlier on the forum, but I'll be happy to repeat myself 🙂 It's extremely simple to make your own: 1 part quality polyurethane laquer (oil-based, not the...

@rocknroller912 Yeah but….but……but it’s not England. I’m bored of England. I want my Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 😭 Am I being a baby? I am, I’m...

@boo You haven’t missed anything by not travelling to Scotland. We still have high winds and some areas also snow.

Posted by: @darrenking Posted by: @swepri while testing if it is sharp enough To be a bit more positive, if you didn’t feel the cut, then you must have done a good job of sharpening it! Of course...

@darrenking lol. My wife calls it hand tool woodworking induced pattern baldness. My left arm is always missing hair. 🙂

Attachment : image.jpeg Hey Boo! Those Ernie Balls are infectious! Seriously though, I hope you don’t have it too bad, it all adds to community immunity in the end. Take care and take it easy unti...

Posted by: @swepri while testing if it is sharp enough To be a bit more positive, if you didn’t feel the cut, then you must have done a good job of sharpening it! Of course, the traditional way to c...

@dirtbike I can’t fault this Bosch router much. It has plenty depth of cut, variable speed, power and ergonomics. It is easily good enough for all your guitar making needs and reasonably priced. A...

Posted by: @dirtbike a good idea to get a couple of second hand routers I have bought several ‘pre-loved’ routers recently. Elu, and then DeWalt did an awesome little router with the dust extraction...

agreed. cuz then... anywhere you touch hurts. 🙂

Another tip is to avoid cutting the pad of your index finger with the chisel you just sharpened (while testing if it is sharp enough).

Thank you, I will follow your advices.

Glue fretboard first and let it settle in a day with the truss rod and neck. Wood moves. Metal does not. Makes sense?