@koendb Its hard to chat on the web without getting comments and people mixed up, maybe we should organise a zoom meeting or something.

I wouldn’t call it a correction your point of view is just as valid as mine Oh @rocknroller912, my comment was not meant as a correction to any other opinion either! I think you are 100% correct abou...

@russ If you’re doing repairs and refitting old parts that need to be shimmed then Imperial would be needed, but if you are only doing new builds them all parts can be sourced from European suppliers ...

@Russ - I needed to get a 1/2" bit once when I was using imperial sized bridge posts Cheers @tv101. I thought that there may be some hardware from America that could be made with Imperial measurement...

@lemonshoes If you’re taking out the full membership then Mark will keep you right about the correct steps. It’s worth it not to waste any materials.

@lemonshoes the last time I did it I did the fretboard as is and cut the slots and basic radius. Put onto the neck taper template and cut the shape. Then while on use a router bit to cut the same temp...

@lemonshoes Its not the way I would do it, but you should get some more opinions on here before starting. There are some very experienced builders on here who use power tools a lot and I mostly use ha...

Sorry if I was a bit unclear about that. The fretboard would be on the neck when I route the channel. The neck would still be flat on the sides, i.e., not carved yet. So the side of the neck would be...

there is bound to be a video on the site somewhere @rocknroller912 Good one mate 😉

@rocknroller912 Indeed, I used a pilar drill only for the initial holes. But I indeed scored the initial contours of the holes manually ( turning the drill head manually, once I got the brad points ex...

Shouldn’t imagine an edit button 🤣

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So your saying I probably should leave my nitro finished jazzmaster in the conservatory? Serioulsy though, I used some rattle cans of nitro from northwest guitars. Obviously well ventilated and using...

I sprayed it using a cheap spray gun that came with my cheapish compressor. Seemed to work fine, easier than brushing and better spray than rattle cans. I have used nitro in the past and I always dam...

@chrisot Thanks. Other than the mask/ventilation thing, any other advice?

It looks really good to me @chrisot. Did you spray or brush it on?

The picture attached to my post shows guitar that I stained using water based stain from Crimson guitars. I've also used it on an acoustic and again it was pretty easy to work with although not very n...

@chrisot I've got the starter pack of Rustins for my finish experiments (I'm going to be trying different topcoats, stain, sealer and filler combinations on small test pieces, so I think the small qua...

I have recently taken to using Rustins Plastic Coat which is a two part. Can be brushed on or sprayed. Applying several thin coats about an hour apart and then ready for polishing after about two days...

For anything showing wood grain I use acrylic clear supplied by the Paint Centre Newton Abbott - the rattle cans have amazing quality adjustable nozzles. Prior to spraying I brush seal grain first. ...