@tv1; thank you Brosky...[ or Sis?? ] I'm excited about this new adventure, and my wife is very supportive - she's always been " a musician's wife" i think she's already thinking of whom we'll give a ...

@rocknroller912, @tv1, thanks for the "heads up" guys... I am going to look watch many videos as I begin my first build. I will remember that all questions are ok, and probably asked before. I have t...

@poco7 - if you put an "@" symbol in front of someone's username when you mention them in a post, then it'll "tag" them, and they'll get an email notification that they've been mentioned in a post (as...

TV1. l'm going to have to review using this site properly, but 'til then, thank you for the advice and the greeting. Poco7

Welcome @poco7 Always great to have a new member join the community and share their history and their building experiences! Just follow the course, step by step (don't skip over any!) and take your ti...

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, I'm a happily married Grandpa and [currently] reside in the Great Pacific Northwest, in Oregon, USA. Happy Trails, <>< Pocoranch7

Well, for introductions, I'm going to use the handle Pocoranch7, my all time favorite band lads is/was a band called POCO, of which the [founding member] last man standing of the original band-mates, ...

now with a small chip too so I’ll need to reprofile the edge and wrap the headstock with something to protect while I carve the neck. I gave up caring about tear out and small dings and chips, caus...

Looks great to me @tej. 👍🙂 🙏🎸🎶🙂

@tej looks like you have put the clamps directly onto the headstock. Putting a solid block in between would be needed if you start with a thinner veneer. Moisture in the glue can cause a thin piece to...

And it is DONE! Ah no it isn't .. I forgot to install the side dots ! So still one little job to do ( and a proper fret end dressing, I couldnt be bothered at 3:00 am this morning ) 😉 Color i...

Hand sanding the radius, nearly there. Have to stop and get ready for music zoom then Acoustic Bliss. Attachment : 95469076-0F3B-45C5-977A-AB1D870DE4F6.jpeg

Lookin great, more pics please @tej!

@mattbeels Well spotted you have a keen professional eye. I got carried away with the fret saw and didn’t look at the pencil mark. I will have to think of a cover up but it’s only a practice build bef...

looking good

Looks great @tej!

Looks great @koendb. 👍😁 🎶🙂🎸🙏

I do like to do things the hard way. Radius the fretboard by hand. Can anyone spot the mistake. Thanks to @darrenking for instruction on how to sharpen the Nielsen scraper blade I’m cooking on gas now...

@tej There's always a way.

Welcome back Deej. Just want to say, thanks for all your advice, suggestions and insights. Truly helped me out tons, along with TV101 as well. You folks made it all possible for me when I was just sta...