@nsj Staining often doesn’t always look good on the first coat. Sometimes you have to rub down and apply more. Repeat until you get an even stain. One trick is to make a solution of gelatine and warm...

Well after a bit of faffing about I think I'm fairly happy now. Next job, assembly Attachment : 20230307_183440.jpg

@darrenking I’m trying my best 😉

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Attachment : image.png That's pretty effective @NSJ - as you say, very spalty.

Attachment : 20230305_235312.jpg Been trying things out for the finish on this one when it comes. First is sawdust and superglue to fill the cracks then a coat of oil based polyurethane thinned ...

Hi Siddharth Have fun, ask loads of questions and post lots of pics. You’ll find everyone really helpful and supportive. Darren

Just stop messing around and stick some bl**dy strings on it Boo!! Cheers Darren

@rocknroller912 I’ve put in some more insulation in the workshop and currently fitting surgical operation room style lighting. Once that’s done, Ill get back to working out what to do next to my lamin...

@jamesbisset Any updates on the project

@tv101 Not at all JB is the one working on veneer and he’s got more experience than the rest of us. Experts are for,Ed in the white heat of experimentation. Cue the degree course in veneering

Cruel Bill, cruel @rocknroller912 😆

Congrats on the new role - though that's a bit of a change in career direction from Accountant to Engineer?

@siddharthmehtaa Welcome Siddharth. Have you got plans to start building your guitar soon? Do you want to build electric or acoustic guitars? I'm sure you'll get lots of great advice here when you get...

Hi Siddharth, welcome to the forum, I’m a fairly new member also and have found the forums very useful. Enjoy your guitar building journey.😃👍🎸

Don’t look at me mate. Not unless you need an invisible fillet down a bump in the middle.

Agreed!!

Heya Everyone! I am Siddharth Mehta, Engineer at Religare Aviation Ltd, I am new in this Guitarmaking Community, hope will learn lots of new tips and tricks of Guitar making.

Neck blank has been routed, trussrod fitted and fretboard glued, I can get on with that tomorrow or something but in the meantime I've been out and levelled the top of the body blank then cut it out. ...

@tv101 Not saying it's terrible, just maybe not as good as having an actual piece of the wood lol. Worst case in this context 🤣 🤣