@steveh go go go! 😎 😀 👍🎸

Posted by: @markbailey @steveh Good call…I think that is the best course of action. Once you have the methods down you will be unstoppable 👍 Hi Mark,   So, I finally got round to re-drawing my plan  – the original…   Read more»

Posted by: @steveh I won’t use the ugly scratchplate, I agree – generally – that sticking a bit of cheap black plastic on the front of a beautifully built and finished guitar is heresy.   But not all scratchplates have…   Read more»

Posted by: @steveh do find that I get sawdust pretty much everywhere in the garage, so I either need to do something about dust extraction Get yourself an M class dust extractor for the sake of your lungs and so…   Read more»

@steveh Good call…I think that is the best course of action. Once you have the methods down you will be unstoppable 👍

@steveh Ah OK cool… 🤔  Yes, you can do that but you might have to mix and match a bit. It is what I might call a hybrid. I checked your updated drawing – it is not a good design…   Read more»

Posted by: @koendb @steveh Early in the 80’s, I must have been around 13 or 14 then,  I had an Aria Sunburst Strat copy. I remember swapping it with a cheaper knockoff because I wanted a black one cause that…   Read more»

Posted by: @steveh So, for my first project, I plan to build something along the same lines, using as much of the original hardware as I can. I won’t use the ugly scratchplate, and will probably also not finish it…   Read more»

@steveh Early in the 80’s, I must have been around 13 or 14 then,  I had an Aria Sunburst Strat copy. I remember swapping it with a cheaper knockoff because I wanted a black one cause that was more metal…   Read more»

Welcome @steveh and best of luck with your build! The drawing looks good so far but don’t worry about slow progress because after all, you’ve taken your first step into a larger world…

@steveh  It’s not just the bike I’m trying to protect. At the moment, there’s a thin layer of sawdust over pretty much everything (my garage tools, for example) in the garage and I’d rather there wasn’t. Welcome to the group…   Read more»

@steveh
Have to admit that I don’t do much power sanding these days after finding out what a mess it makes. I use mostly hand planes and scrapers. If I have to power sand I do it outside.

Posted by: @rocknroller912 @boo @steveh Ive had a bike in my garage for 25 years and never found it to be a problem with woodwork. Bike gets cleaned in the driveway and only sits there, so why solve a problem…   Read more»

@boo @steveh Ive had a bike in my garage for 25 years and never found it to be a problem with woodwork. Bike gets cleaned in the driveway and only sits there, so why solve a problem that doesn’t exist….   Read more»

@steveh
Welcome to the group. I also build in my garage with a motorbike in the space and it’s not too hard, just throw a big dust sheet over the whole bike including the chain. Sawdust will stick to it badly.