Got another piece off a mate, defo oak this time. Need to figure out which way they'll go best together. Attachment : 20230301_180126.jpg Attachment : 20230301_180145.jpg

@nsj Nice job done there Neil. 👍 🎶🙂🎸🙏

So got to my mates today and got the sycamore sawn up. His self made gadget worked a treat! Attachment : VideoCapture_20230301-155209.jpg Attachment : 20230301_155005.jpg Attach...

@russ nah, it's only small pieces of wood that put my back out, I'm fine with big bits lol

Don't bugger your back up again @nsj. 😬 🙂🎸🎶🙏

Operation f**k this is a go! Ooft that was a heavy beast! Taking it to a mates tomorrow to slab it. Attachment : 20230228_164809.jpg

Spalted wood is beautiful. This is one I am working on at the moment ( well just need to finish it really ) ( spalted Tamarind ) Attachment : IMG_20221018_083201523.jpg

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Time for some money shots. Guitar is done. A couple little things left to do to it but I got some pictures of it. Attachment : 20220811_132341.jpg Attachment : 20220811_132534.jpg Att...

Well. After spraying all the top coats and letting it sit for a few weeks to gas off.... I'm ready to start wet sanding and attempting a glossy finish. Or at least as good as I can do with the tools t...

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I think the general consensus is that the neck angle is set for an acoustic bridge, and therefore is too shallow for the resonator. You've therefore got the option of fixing the root cause (resetting ...

@markbailey, @rocknroller912,@tv,@russ,@boo,@koendb Rather than lowering the saddle, is there any possible/practical way of raising the neck? Great question,,,i think it's at the root of the problem. ...

I’m using three layers of knife-cut veneer and one sawn veneer for the face, all made by joining two pieces. Of the three knife-cut veneers, the second layer is perpendicular to the rest. On another b...

@jamesbisset Sure enough, the next morning revealed that the face veneer (1.5mm thick) had opened up along the glue line. I had another thought this morning, are the joints in the layers all on the...

Awesome advice, will try to do that too.

Thank you @swepri for sharing this video.

@rocknroller912 Another takeaway from this project is that two pack urea-formaldehyde resin is nothing like Titebond or other PVA based glues. It sets overnight but it cures over days, maybe weeks. A...

(clears throat) Part1: Introduction The "Duck Room" is a place of internet legend. Long thought, by those who had heard only tales passed down through the Bliss generations, to be an imaginary place...

😆 😆 😆 Bill is correct.