@darrenking .... someone with a little more knowledge may have to answer this one. I'm still new enough that I did it that way because Mark on the video says so. I understand what you are saying thoug...

Looking good @bpower. Just a question, and this isn't aimed at you particularly bpower, but why, when all the other braces and the bridge reinforcement plate have to abut the cross braces, are the cro...

@bpower Very neat job

Cheers @Russ - my wife has been really ill, so lots of hospital trips and no time (or inclination) for guitar buildery stuff. Hopefully she's now on the recovery path, so you've got me back here!! I...

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Just catching on this thread. Looks like some good progress there, and a definitely-guitar shaped instrument is emerging from the pieces. Your thread title caught my eye ... "(wife's guitar)". I star...

Well.... got some progress done this weekend. Home made rosette done, sound hole cut out, all braces done and glued. All shaped except the x-braces. Will get those carved when the sides are done. On t...

Hey Steve Just catching up on the outside world, and eagerly clicked on your video update. Well. That's all a bit disappointing and disheartening. You spend 10 days in Portugal, and that's all the ta...

I feel like I'm binge watching these on catch-up. That's because I am. Now I want to know what happens next ... let's click on part2 ... excellent save so far!

Excellent save. I've just emotion-surfed, from the tears of "it's gone wrong" to the almost-a-smile of "hey guys, what do you think". Personally, I prefer the rosewood rosette to the celtic inlay rubb...

An Oily Rag in my workshop is one that was used to apply finishing oil. Thanks Mark, and thanks to everyone else. All really useful info. And turns out that an oily rag means different things to diff...

@tej The labelling isn't 100% consistent between manufacturers, but superglue goes from a thick gel like consistency down to the super-thin which is like water in a hurry (it will wick into tiny gaps ...

@tv101 sorry to hear things are tough at the moment, truly hope recovery for her is on the horizon, take care.

@tv101 I have some stain from there, decided against it for this build as it, well, just didn’t look right on the mahogany. It’s certainly a lot easier to apply cleanly though that’s for sure.I do als...

[edit](Good to see that the edit functionality has been fixed whilst I’ve been away 😋 ) The other brand I’ve used is “Osmo” particularly when I’ve wanted a clear or light shade to a top, rathe...

@tej I switched to the Crimson guitar stains. They’ve got a wide range of colours (which you can mix and/or overlay to create bursts, etc), they’re easy to apply and the results generally match the c...

found products that were more predictable @tv101 what did you change to? The main reason I went with this is as I don’t need spray equipment. Have to say the results I had previously were excellent t...

@tej - one of the reasons that I moved away from it is because it is very susceptible to any inconsistencies with the wood, the preparation of the wood, and the application of the product. I basicall...

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Agreed on the prep - I have a cheap planer thicknesser that can cope with half a body blank at a time so could take thicker wood, prepare two halves of the body, and get it joined then through my sand...