Posted by: @rocknroller912 Moisture meters I’ll have a look at some of those, concern from the 5 seconds I looked at them for is that they’re only measuring things from the surface as opposed to th...

Attachment : 55BE2049-AC9C-4B8C-B4ED-06AA89B7CFB5.jpeg I went with rosewood for the truss rod cover in the end, the others just looked bad, thanks to @mattbeels (I think!) for promoting wood!

Posted by: @tv101 Will it be silver? @tv101 It will be silver, to start with. ✨✨✨✨ and then some colour. ✨✨✨✨✨✨🎸

Will it be silver?

@tej Moisture meters on the web

@tej If the wood has been air dried then it needs to have been kept for at least 5 years in a dry place with sticks in between the boards to allow all round air circulation. It should be cut to roughl...

What state is the timber currently in? Has it just been felled, or its already in plank form, or? You can get a moisture meter to check whether it’s dried out enough, or, if it’s already been planked...

Posted by: @tej not sure if I need to do anything with the wood before hand. @tej I’m not qualified to answer that question, sorry man. I’ll let @markbailey or another expert on wood answer this one...

Hi, so I’ve a friend who has some ash timber that I can buy, if I want to use it to make body blanks from what do I need to do to ensure it’s ready in terms of being dry enough etc, how would I test t...

Nearly 60 years ago ... 60????

Posted by: @robin she's not impressed with how I can twirl a G clamp, I reckon she’s just pretending about that. Or you’re not twirling it right. 😉

@bpower This is what happens when we talk to non guitarists This has literally just happened to me. I was so pleased with the fit of the tenon joint that I've just cut and had to show it to my wife...

Attachment : Screenshot_20211101-115228_Facebook.jpg This is what happens when we talk to non guitarists. 🙂

Just a teaser for my new metal flake project. I’ve not done one for a while so I’m excited to get started. In fact I’ve already started, got the grain filling done and sanding sealer. I’ve ordered som...

Tej Glad you are sorted now

Getting some work done. Plans are important to a quality finished product! Attachment : Body Neck Pickups.png

@Russ;

Thanks all, went with the .010 set, not likely to get to building an acoustic for a long while yet so certainly no point in the larger ones.

Posted by: @tej @rocknroller912 thanks, I’ve also found a different set, still from hosco but sizes 010"/.026", .013"/.036", .017"/.046" which are probably a better selection! I’m presuming here that...

Posted by: @tej I’m presuming here that there’s really no issue using a 0.010” file for a 0.009” string!! Not at all! @tej. you can use any nut file that is roughly in the same ballpark. you just ne...