I'm in a learning curve again...in properly sharpening chisels and Plane[s] blades...i used to work with them as a young man but sent the blades out for sharpening, because time was $$$ and i lacked t...

That's a really fun design, interested to see this one turns out!

Looks great @boo! I really like the heel carve. Very classy, top work!

OK, I've just finished making yet another custom Tele type, so here is my latest creation. Its for an old friend of mine that I used to be in a band with many moons ago. He is a left handed player so...

Hi @somethingnicer, That looks about right, but I'm no expert. Nitro is a nice thin finish, but is very easy to sand through! I think @boo is the expert in finishing here. I'm sure he can give a few ...

hey all, I’m almost ready to paint my guitar and I went through the finishing course but so far there’s only 2 examples and I want to make sure I’m understanding this. ill be painting a setneck guit...

Attachment : IMG_1991.jpeg Attachment : IMG_2003.jpeg Attachment : IMG_2002.jpeg Attachment : IMG_2011.jpeg Attachment : IMG_2013.jpeg So I’m finally building the guita...

@julioherrera That is great feedback Julio, thanks so much. I’ll have a word with my client and so just how wide he thinks wide is for him. I think you are right also about the radius, I was thinking...

Hello, my name is Julio Herrera. I will suggest you a 1.75" nut width is a good starting point for a Tele with a wide neck. For a Telecaster-style guitar with a wider neck, the width of the nut and th...

OK all you Fender experts out there. I’ve got someone who wants me to make him a Tele with very simple spec BUT has specified a wide neck. Does anyone know if there is a recognised wide size for a Te...

@somethingnicer ah good news! You could stay with 2 pickups and use a push pull as a pickup selector. But as you've gone back to your original plan, all good!

@liebe hey Dan, thanks a lot. I ended up plugging the hole and just going down to one pickup… this was my original plan to begin with so not worrie. I’ll just cover the pickup hole with a pick guard

Plane across the grain to take the thickness down to close to final, leaving about 0.5 mm depending on tear out.Sand or scrape the last part smooth.

I found also in books of lutherie mentions of these toothed blade, I've never used them, but maybe I will try. Thank you @russ

Hi, Any advice for thicknessing Indian rosewood with hand plane(s) for back and sides ? For now, it is taking me many hours for the back, from 6mm to 2,5mm of thickness. I find it very hard and surel...

Hi @somethingnicer, I'm presuming you've drilled the hole for the switch, but not routed out the cavity for the switch and that's what you're wanting to do next? You are pretty close to the edge. It'...

@nsj I used Eze Oil from David Dyke Luthier Supplies. Works very well.

So if you remember my post about messing up my scale, I fixed that by altering the design of the body and cutting the top part (closest to the neck) off and making it look smooth. And it came out supe...

@nsj that’s good to know. I’m looking to make the next build a laminated neck with ash and mahogany now, also temping to throw something else into the mix. I’ve seen many examples of people using thin...

I’ve used Iron Gear pickups on two guitars, they’ve been fantastic on both. It’d be really interesting to compare them side by side with premium branded ones with similar windings and magnets, I stron...