Mirka, the stuff in our dreams... 🙂 Someday, someday I will get one.

@nsj I actually can sharpen the blades alright, but my planing technique is so bad I can't make the wood flat... 🤨 Practice makes perfect, I suppose.

I have a drum sander to tackle the thickness (and flatness) of fretboards. It takes a few passes but there is no risk for tearout. Then I cut the fret slots. I make the radius using a router bit, usua...

@koendb Wow! That involves a lot of patience and skill. And learning, which always is fun. 👍

@robin Maybe I worry too much, but is the middle part wide enough to fit the studs for the bridge/tailpiece? If a tune 'o matic bridge is used, that is.

On my latest build I suddenly decided to add a veneer to the headstock, quite late in the process. I think I already had shaped the neck, so I had to lower the already routed top surface of the headst...

Yes, a traditional f-hole would probably look strange with that bodyshape.

Thanks! Without amplification I would say they sound about the same. Maybe the solid one has a tad more sustain. The solid one has a brighter sound plugged in, but they have pickups of different make ...

This one took time and gave me some headaches along the way. I had to sand back the first try with waterbased laquer, because I sanded througt and ruined the stain. So now it is Danish oil instead, ex...

Beautiful guitar!

I don't know, because I don't have a small vise narrow enough for shaping nuts. 😉 But it is excellent to use handheld instead of pliers when using the oscillating bandsander and trying to sav...

Glad that you are ok! Good with a reminder. I had no idea that dust from woodworking could be dangerous until last year when I started doing some stuff myself and started watching videos about woodwor...

It's about time to shape and slot a new nut for the extremely slow build. Clamping the thing when shaping, marking and so on has been frustrating. So, I finally made a little holder to make that fiddl...

Tried a waterbased laquer finish over stain on the top of my 2nd build. Followed the instructions and let it cure for almost five weeks before finish sanding and polishing. I used 7 layers of laquer i...

I'm a bit scared of big router bits too. My way of handling things with sharp edge tools is to take a series of small cuts rather than being too agressive. And try to remember to watch the grain direc...

I use this method. Works very well.

@koendb I have a couple of these, a 12" and a 9.5" router bit. Works good if you are careful. It is important to get the fretboard centerline exactly parallel to the router table surface. I built a li...

Thanks @tv101 I ordered one today. Looking forward to cosy reading in front of the fireplace, while the cold rain is bucketing down outside. 👍

After some nervous procrastinating, I finally attempted applying stain to the top. Never done this before, so it might be a bit over the top to try the burst look. But I did... 😛 I am trying ...

Posted by: @bpower The wifes honey do list needs a little attention first. Gotta keep her happy. 🙂 Yes indeed, those lists tend to fill up pretty quick... 😀