I've been gluing on grafts and braces and all been going well. I got to the point where I didn't have enough long braces so made another one. And then this morning, disaster, some you in Scotland migh...

My favourite song today, another Dutch band.

Last week I mentioned guitar player Rob Taekema. Here's my favourite song today, where he plays bass:

@brie Ive found it cleans easily with thinners but if the wood is not sealed it will get into the grain

I have only tried the Crimson Guitars stuff. Expensive little bottle, but does the job well. Probably the same ingredients anyway. I had problems with one guitar and shielding paint, where i painted t...

@boo Looks very good. You are so lucky to have the space.

@boo A piece of art! Will last a generation or two. But isn't it slippery with that glossy finish?

I’ve got all the butterflies in, sanded everything and applied some Danish Oil, 3 coats so far. Not a bad finish that, for a work bench. I might give it one more coat for good measure. Attachment ...

@rathius It’s got loads of graphite in it, very thick stuff and messy to work with. Make sure the body around the cavity you’re painting is well masked, it’s a real pain to clean any splashes or erran...

@rathius Hope you can read this, it’s hard to capture a round tin Attachment : IMG_7739.jpeg Attachment : IMG_7740.jpeg

What’s it have in it for shielding?

Today was cavity cover, arm and belly carves and drilled all the holes Attachment : 1000028914-01.jpeg Attachment : 20231130_161251.jpg Attachment : 20231130_171313.jpg

My favourite song today by the Dutch band Fruitcake. When I first saw this clip I was a bit shocked to see the singer/guitarist Rob Taekema (who I've known for many years now) because of his short hai...

@robin he got the idea from Charvel. Doing the angled area was fine, making the plate fit was fine, making actual socket fit with a lead plugged in was less fine! Lol

@nsj I like the jack socket set into the angled face like that. I was going to do it on my first build, I drew it out, but then chickened out.

Litle update, got the pickup cavities done and the control panel. Recessed for the nobs because it'll have a couple of push push pots and they need room to go down to pop up, this means I can have the...

My favourite song today is by the Dutch band Livin' Blues:

My favourite song today is from the Dutch band Massada, 1978.

Attachment : IMG_6237.jpeg Meant to post this a while ago and forgot. Readily available in the U.K. cost £21 for 500ml and works well. I tried it on a recent Telecaster style build lining all the ...

@rocknroller912 Glad to see you are doing an acoustic Robin, it’s looking good so far. Its been a long term project but I've managed to spend some time on it lately. Its a whole different game fro...