Here’s the guitar, pre any finishing

That’s a Maple cap on an Alder (IIRC) body

Posted by: @poco7 i was trying to decide how to color my first build..this will be what I’m going for  I’ll add some photos tomorrow showing the various stages of achieving that finished colour.  It started out very blue!  The…   Read more»

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I recognise that guitar!
😉

Blame ClassicFM …

Imagine hearing this for the first time …

That was a lot of work for one weekend @koendb! Ive got no experience of Shellac – I’ve only ever oil finished guitars, sometimes over stains.  I did buy some Shellac many years ago, with the intention of trying it…   Read more»

I also drilled through the string holes (body thru stringing). Previously I’ve always used the drill press, but the bit has had a tendency to wander a little bit.  So I did it differently this time.       Pretty…   Read more»

Amazingly, I got an hour in the workshop this afternoon. Redrew the cavity and recut another test piece on the CNC, and then drew and test cut for the rear string ferrule block.  All tests completed successfully.  Doubtless, that means…   Read more»