@darrenking That looks so beautiful!

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Bugger! My wife found my secret stash of credit cards used exclusively for guitar making related purchases!! 😂😂😂 Attachment : 605A4631-88B2-48EA-88D8-D2FD2268A8B9.jpeg

I’ll dig it out and take a picture. @boo You mean something like this? Attachment : IMG_20210320_110403618.jpg

Where abouts in the world do you reside I live in Belgium

At last some progress today. Decorating had taken over but that is done now so back to the geet. My first proper carve, fretting and fitting of inlays / side dots. On the whole it went well, no major ...

It seems to have a warmer and thicker sound......which I guess must be predominantly wood related.

Cheers. Andy

Yes there is a hair line crack, which I think is only skin deep as they say....I hope so anyway....we''ll soon find out. ....and yes body size reduced, as well as headstock slightly - wood limitatio...

Nice job @andy-halliday 👍🏻 looks great.

@andy-halliday Good job I like the design

@andy-halliday Nice! That looks very good. Bet it sounds as good as it looks. Well done! 🙂

@andy-halliday Looks pretty cool, I hope the cracks in the headstock aren’t serious! 😬 So it’s a regular scale length then, just a bit smaller on the body and headstock? Almost like a travel g...

Thanks Boo and Russ. Learning all the time....just need to up my skill and attention to detail levels! Andy

@boo I am so grateful that you take so much time to explain in detail, even repeat things to make me fully aware of what I should be doing. I admire your dedication and patience

The instructions on the can says : leave overnight to harden @koendb Then leave to harden you must.

@boo it is rustins mahogany grain filler. The instructions on the can says : leave overnight to harden

@koendb Just so you know, this is quite normal to be refilling, it’s all part of the process. Just to shift the topic to car bodywork for a minute, using car body filler is done in multiple stages. Wh...

then sanding it back after I get some more 320 grid, clean with naphta, followed by a few coats of sanding sealer. Reapply a few coats of primer. Does that sound right? @koendb It looks like you have...

Right, so I've now also learned that this is a job better suited for during daytime, as now i can see more little nicks and dents.My guitar seems to have measles now 😉 Should this dry overnight? or sh...