Neck pocket now done and also a final sanding all over with fine grit paper. All put away now til new year then it’s onto the neck join. Merry Christmas and happy new year. Cheers. Attachment : 4...

@powerful Looks like it’s going to be a great instrument.

Awesome @powerful!

@koendb You’re not having much luck.

So you wont believe this.. After adding the rosette, everything was fine, I set aside the board to inspect it the day after.I sat behind my computer to do something else, when I heard a cracking sound...

Hii , Great stuff, best of luck for your amazing idea..

Wow, what a beauty!

Pure craftmanship! you set a high standard with this bautiful build.

Posted by: @rashdown_online So, first up - hope you're all OK! It's been a while but tomorrow will be the day that this beauty will be in my clutches and be subject to constant Smoke on the Water int...

@markbailey thanks mark

She's a beauty! I don't mind the odd lumpy bit 🙂

At last something that resembles a guitar body. There a few uneven bits around the sides but I’ve got them as good as I can with my limited knowledge and ability. A bit more sanding required and the n...

@koendb Looks like a neat job. I found the Dremel difficult to use as I’ve always cut inlays by hand in the past but have had to convert to power tools due to hand problems. I’m still not loving it. S...

@koendb That looks fantastic. Great job. 🙂

So after all the troubles with the splits in the soundboard, I managed to fix it somehow. Hopefully it is strong enough and it will hold.Over lunch time, I had a go with the dremel and a scrap piece...

@markbailey Those pictures haven’t loaded at this end, not sure if they have uploaded properly at your end. 👍

@markbailey The photos dont load for me, but I understand what you mean 🙂 I think I am ok now ! my last attempt seems to have resolved the issue.If not, I 'll be back 🙂 Cheers guys for all the advic...

You can tell if there are any splits by tap testing the top - If there is a problem in this regard it will rattle and hum instead of producing a nice tap tone. It is OK to glue them up and reinforce i...

@koendb there must have been flaws in this wood from the beginning. Gotta love the unpredictability of wood. 🙂 I think it is still a good call to keep going. I believe if you can get to the point of g...

My favourite song today. No guitars, no bass. Still a great song.