This nifty little (large) surfacing bit has got me out of trouble numerous times.

  Ready for action

  Four passes later …

Surgery successful.  I then used my sanding beam over the newly exposed back just…   Read more»

This was the problem that I’d left myself.

Not sure whether the main body was slightly uneven, or the rear cap was uneven, or I just didn’t get enough clamps on it.   Job #1 is to prepare another…   Read more»

Had a hectic last couple of weeks, trying to get finished at work in time for a decent long break over Christmas and New Year. Today, is day #1 of holiday, and I’m not going back to work until 9th…   Read more»

Naturally and predictably, things haven’t quite gone to plan.   The piece of Ash that I was used for the back didn’t work out quite how I’d hoped. Though I only noticed that *after* I’d glued in place. 🙁 So…   Read more»

  Ahhh, that old first step on the slippery slope. Before you know it, your Dining Room table has been re-purposed as a workbench, there are…   Read more»

@clinton – that looks BAD – you’ve done well to save it.
 
That’s what I like so much about guitar building – every build seems to throw up an unexpected opportunity to learn something new – aka fix a feck-up.