Yesterday , I finished the tuning pegs by cutting them to length and adding the string hole. This is done with a little jig. Basically a block of wood with a tapered hole to accept the pin and a 1.2mm...

It's looking great @koendb....... I'm a wee bit jealous. 😁 🙂🎶🎸🙏

Yesterday , I continued my build of the renaissance guitar… Shaping the tuning pegs handles , using a little holding jig and an improvised, temporary fence on the spindle sander. With a violin pegshap...

@tyreman I start working again on the renaissance guitar in september. If I find the time, I will start sanding for finishing before that. I just have too many things on my plate at the moment.

any updates? amazing job so far, impressive craftsmanship shown here 👍

Last week, I trimmed the edges of the top and back, with a chisel Attachment : IMG_1064.jpeg Attachment : IMG_1066.jpeg Attachment : IMG_1058.jpeg Attachment : IMG_1057.jpeg ...

Coming along very nicely @koendb 🙏🙂🎶🎸

After some cleaning up on the heel and end blocks and adding an inwards curve ( approx 3 mm max depth ) towards the waist from the upper and lower bouts, to clear some space for the players hand and s...

@tyreman Nice! I love how you have the neck through to show through the end section on the top. I might use that idea in one of my future builds.

made a slideshow video of the prototype build, hope this is allowed here? if not I'll remove it.

Awesome @nsj! That neck looks soo good. I generally prefer guitars without pickguard, but looking at these pictures, I realize that, for me, a strat looks weird without one 🤔 The back looks k...

Getting near the finish now, just the electronics to fit then a few set up tweaks Attachment : 20230907_162513.jpg Attachment : 20230907_175447.jpg

And finished, more or less lol. Just got to do a bit more setting up, intonation, string height etc. Attachment : 20230913_165137.jpg Attachment : 20230913_165156.jpg

Frets all levelled, crowned and polished and logo done Attachment : 20230902_172625.jpg Attachment : 20230902_172558.jpg Also trying out ebonising, you put 0000 wire wool in a jar wi...

@clinton I love the color scheme of those bursts! Can you tell a bit more about what you are using ( dyes and finish )?

Hope you don't get sawdust in your pants @clinton. 🤣 Keep posting those wee videos with your music. Really looking forward to seeing them finished. 🎶🙏🙂🎸

@russ the laundry is also in my workshed

Very nice indeed @clinton. ......are you living in a launderette? 🤣 🎸🙂🎶🙏

@clinton A pair of beauties.

Attachment : IMG_6402.MOV Finishing