I’ve used Iron Gear pickups on two guitars, they’ve been fantastic on both. It’d be really interesting to compare them side by side with premium branded ones with similar windings and magnets, I stron...

@nsj that’s good to know. I’m looking to make the next build a laminated neck with ash and mahogany now, also temping to throw something else into the mix. I’ve seen many examples of people using thin...

@tv101 hey, did you happen to go through with the ash neck in the end?

@mattbeels well sadly, after all this time I still have two pieces of ash for a body and some that I can use for a neck and no time to spend making a guitar out of it all. Since squired som mahogany t...

Posted by: @steveh do find that I get sawdust pretty much everywhere in the garage, so I either need to do something about dust extraction Get yourself an M class dust extractor for the sake of your...

@seanf with those rusty files you’ve got you can clean them up beautifully leaving the metal in some white vinegar for a few days, unless the rust has crept underneath the surface and pushed up anywhe...

@tyreman Welcome, looking forward to the 12 string design!

Posted by: @rathius I’ve been told a string-thru guitar has better sustain than one with a stop bar or wraparound bridge. Is this true and does it really make that much difference? I have a Tele cop...

@darrenking what’s the restriction on width of your fret slot guide, looking to make a fretboard for a 7 string electric, I don’t have final measurements yet as I’m being indecisive about the bridge!?

@mattbeels I re-wired it all in the end as I could isolate the issue, all good now 🙂

Posted by: @markbailey the main problem is the coarse grain. With hard bits next to soft bits it can be very difficult or near impossible to get all the lumps out Ok, this at least gives me somethin...

Hi people, is there a reason not to use ash for a neck either it it’s entirety or and part of a laminated neck? Currently making a new ash blank for a body and someone’s offered up some ash for the ne...

@bpower makes sense, I was just thinking of doing it that way around as I could probably get a better angle to tap it from. Your way definitely sounds like I’ll get less chisel blades through the foo...

The other thought I had was to grip the handle in a vice and see if I can tap the bade out from what might be called the shoulders of the blade where it flares out from the handle

Thanks for the advice guys, indeed I want the handle off to clean up on the lathe and the blade will be easier to tidy up without the wood there. I’ll get hammering 😬

Ok so not strictly guitar based but I’ve an old chisel I’m trying to revive, any ideas how to go about separating the parts? Attachment : 563E6C39-B9C7-44A5-8F5D-8E7D131B4FC4.jpeg

Posted by: @eddie6string When it stops losing weight, there's no need to wait! @eddie6string thanks, finally something that doesn’t cost me more money or equipment to test out 🙂

Posted by: @rocknroller912 Moisture meters I’ll have a look at some of those, concern from the 5 seconds I looked at them for is that they’re only measuring things from the surface as opposed to th...

@tv101 @rocknroller912 thanks guys, my answers are mostly “I don’t know” will be visiting in a few weeks so will know what I’m dealing with then. As for what I’m planning to do with it when I mentione...

Attachment : 55BE2049-AC9C-4B8C-B4ED-06AA89B7CFB5.jpeg I went with rosewood for the truss rod cover in the end, the others just looked bad, thanks to @mattbeels (I think!) for promoting wood!