I have posted the video of martin Taylor and my guitars on "Thistle 2 The archtop if you are interested

A few more pics of the archtop build for your entertainment. The side bending went well but very slowly round my exhaust pipe bending tube. Thanks for the tip of thinning the maple for the tighter ben...

@Tej Not yet

@rocknroller912 I appreciate your vote of confidence, sir. Thank you for the link, as well.

Posted by: @ And people used to just point a torch in the end of the tube for a heat source and that would not be a tight fit. It is just directing the heat down the pipe. Also.... do not use galvan...

@powerful it is a snug fit but not tight. I dont think it needs to be a tight fit though. Just set it up so the heat gun doesn't fall out of the end when you are bending it. Not that it is a big fire ...

@hudsoncustoms Here is a link to the utube channel

@hudsoncustoms Welcome to the forum. If you can build a complex instrument like a hammered dulcimer you shouldn’t have too much trouble with guitars. There are lots of utube videos from Mark Bailey on...

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@tej Some grain fillers do shrink as the solvent dries out, whether it’s water or solvent based there will always be a reduction in volume. The number of coats is something you have to judge as you go...

@tej Best person to ask is @boo he’s the finishing expert

you want/need consistant clamping pressure across the wood and that’s going to be hard with a profile cut into it. On the other hand pretty unwieldy to cut once the next is attached though with adequa...

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Thank you, Koendb

Thanks for asking, Tej. I've successfully built my prototype, and have since finalized a multitude of mods, from body shape, pups selection, harness, to final headstock design and neck/board construct...

@koendb I’m sure Mark did a live stream on neck through construction.

Ok if it’s too quiet I’m up for stirring the pot. I challenge you to cut those horns with a router.

I’m not familiar with the approach for neck though, at what point do you join the wings on to the neck? @Tej I don't know yet. This would be my 3th scratch build and first one with a neck through.Thi...

Hi Bpower. Is it a tight fit around the heater nozzle and also is the opposite end of the pipe closed off at all. Thanks

He just commented he might want to go for the same colour as his AC Cobra replica, which I can see working. @jonhodgson If you get me the colour code of the car, I can paint the guitar in the exact s...