Ive been asked to make something similar from an old scaffold plank and am not sure how to start, so I will watch yours first and see how it goes. @rocknroller912 Yeah, no probs. There are pictures o...

@boo Ive been asked to make something similar from an old scaffold plank and am not sure how to start, so I will watch yours first and see how it goes.

Nice start. Thanks @russ I love making these Barncasters.

Couple more pics. Attachment : F15476F2-41DB-4305-B786-507638F8F66B.jpeg Attachment : 5537264D-8E60-457B-A048-61E86C64B775.jpeg

Attachment : 10664196-4472-466F-AD12-4C7C6C3DBBBA.jpeg Drilled, glued and screwed. I used an old template to screw down to act as clamping action, some nice screws will be used in the finished pro...

A bit of light planing and they are ready to go. Attachment : B00C3CA2-7CA7-4D3D-9005-D5B614285283.jpeg Attachment : FB0F8917-0131-46AB-B5F1-7444B25F5B1E.jpeg Attachment : 01063C5A-...

Removed them from the pallet and offered them up to the body blank for assessment, which one goes where. Attachment : 06351995-1D05-4844-8CE6-8328A49B094D.jpeg Attachment : 00131D02-2E87-4...

Cleaned off with some spirit wipe and they look pretty nice. Attachment : 9890ACAC-0BA5-40EC-A392-2FBEB38D4018.jpeg Attachment : A7AC9401-2796-49BE-881E-CDF6DF96DD74.jpeg Attachment ...

Burn, cool and sand. Attachment : 85A7895B-FF6D-4293-B2FE-7FEE912E2997.jpeg Attachment : CD8168C7-8037-405F-9DB4-19DCE16C69A8.jpeg Attachment : 2C7077B5-5DEE-49B7-95E4-FAF9731CD260.j...

I only use HT (heat treated) stamped pallets. Attachment : DD61B6B2-1B04-4F55-893F-DCDE1F1F87B2.jpeg

OK, time for another Barncaster build. This one is for a friend in America who is having cancer treatment and is part of the guitar building community, he also plays. It’s another project I’m doing wi...

Nice work @boo, it’s good to see the bumblebee again!

Ok thanks, I'll take a look at the kits. Thanks

Welcome Riccardo - we are all friendly here!

that looks really good,.. clean work! @koendb Thank you, I like to keep things as precise as possible, accuracy is something I aspire to.

@Boo that looks really good,.. clean work!

Ok, I’ve cleaned up the edge of the body, using the body routing template (pattern) and the router. I’ve also routed approximately 2.5mm deep, a recess for the control cavity cover plate to sit in. ...

@riccardo Welcome to the community !

@riccardo I know I have bought the tusq nut I used from stewmac. Probably a better place to get them but that's what I decided to go with. Have you purchased everything else you need for the guitar b...

Thanks for all the support guys, I really appreciate it. So I'm now about to start my drawing and getting a few things together. Mark says to get a nut as follows 'Nut: 3/16” Tusq slotted'. I have ...