Last friday I playd with my band Lemon Curry at a pub in Zaandam. The audio isn't very good, but we had fun!

I shaped the soundboard seam diamonds today and glued them in. I also put them along the repaired crack in the soundboard, it might affect the sound qualities, but I doubt if I'll notice it. Attach...

You could always cut layers of 1.5mm ply or 2mm MDF and laminate them together using laser cut dowel holes for alignment. Darren

Happy new year, folks! As I've bored you with the earlier parts, I may as well show the final product 🤷 Fully shielded and finished off with a bone nut, gotoh tuners and a set of Seymour Dunca...

Yes - I use air assist, but more to stop any smoke fogging up the laser glass and having to clean it all the time. If you're doing multiple passes then a z-axis control can be useful as this moves th...

@musicjohnmcculloch-net I should be able to do it in 4 passes seeing as my module is 12 watt I believe lol Are using air assist?

Thank you! I was just about to ask... 😀

If it's useful, here are my Lightburn settings for 5mm black plexi/acrylic: Attachment : image.png I'm planning on using this method to create fret spacing templates as well. Best of luck Joh...

@musicjohnmcculloch-net Ok, we have the same laser module then. Great tip about the black plexi, thanks! I will try to find some and test it.

I've not had fantastic success with cutting mdf or ply with my blue diode laser (Neje E80 24W optical power), though 5mm walnut is a breeze and 5mm or 8mm black plexi cuts really well. For thicker te...

@nsj It is a 24W diode. For cutting, a CO2 laser would be a better alternative, but they are quite expensive and bulky. I can indeed cut through both MDF and plywood, but anything more than 3mm requir...

@swerpi, what wattage is your laser? It seems birch ply is a preferred material for cutting too, mdf is apparently to dense. A bit of air assist and multiple passes should work. My thinking is to mayb...

I got me a diode laser engraver recently. I was hoping it would be powerful enough to cut out routing patterns/guides as well as engrave, but I have not been successful in cutting thick enough materia...

Love this, thanks @robin!

@liebe Hi Dan, you're approach of making routing jigs for the mortice, tenon and for the angle is definitely the way to go. Having said that, I'm getting close to doing the tenon on the acoustic neck...

Thanks @robin for taking the time to pull that all together, it appreciated. Seeing some of the steps undertaken had fleshed out my thoughts. I think your confirming what I'd initially thought, in tha...

@liebe Its been a couple years since I made this, I did have all posted on Robin's build #003, but unfortunately I managed to delete it somehow. I reposted it but that particular part of the build is...

@somethingnicer, welcome along! As the others have said, you'll enjoy mark's courses. They're something for everyone, no matter the skill level. Please do post on pickup winding, it's something I'm in...

@robin thanks! I’ll make another post on it when I wind next. I became obsessed with “demystifying” guitars and one of the big things is pickups. It’s surprisingly not that difficult (although there i...

Hi Chris, Welcome to the group, I’m sure you will enjoy the journey from slabs of wood to guitar but be warned, it is very addictive 🤪 I’ve not finished my first build yet but I’m already plan...