Back in the good old days of lockdown and live streams I had drawn an acoustic guitar. Two years later I've actually started to build it. Some time ago I cut some slices off a 6 inch square lump of ma...

That’ll do nicely. 🙂

@jamesbisset 13 - 16k is generally where I like with a bridge humbucker. I find wide variations though from muddy to superb singing clarity in that range.

The jack socket had a misaligned nut forced on. And the humbucker measures around 14.5k, which seems a little unnecessary. No idea what the woods are, but it’s quite heavy. Now I just need to save up ...

I’m quietly working on the guitar neck for my laminated semi hollowbody, and rushed off to Stranraer this morning to get some hardwood strips to make my fingerboard caul. On the way, we popped into a ...

Well today was carve day, oak is really really hard! Anyway I got there in the end and also did the access carve, did it on the bobbin sander and it worked lol Attachment : 20230313_174313.jpg...

Well I used the superglue and masking tape method again, this time to hold the neck into the body while I routered the neck pickup cavity. Done the bridge one too aswell as a nice belly carve and a sm...

@russ hehe I've seen Mark on about it in his lives and the look on hios face at the mention of superglue and masking tape! I might get some eventually but my shed is very windy inside so not to muc...

@nsj More nice work Neil. Just been watching your latest YouTube video. You don't need any advice from me when it comes to building guitars but get yourself some NEC tape instead of the super glue and...

Got sorting the neck more or less done today, fretboard radiused, neck carved including volute, headstock shaped and tuner holes drilled. Attachment : 20230311_170937.jpg Attachment : 202...

Neck kinda thicknessed and gluing on wings for the headstock. Maybe tomorrow I'll get the neck carved Attachment : 20230310_162737.jpg Attachment : 20230310_162721.jpg

Got a good bit of the neck cut out, sorted the heel, done the neck pocket and planed the angle into the heel for the tom bridge. Attachment : 20230309_182950.jpg Attachment : 20230309_18302...

@koendb Good to see hand tools being used

Last week, I worked on the rosette some more. I glued parchment on the back, using fish glue and cut out the details with a punch and a scalpel knife. Attachment : 493F91F6-D082-4708-BEEE-219B7F75...

@koendb Wow! That involves a lot of patience and skill. And learning, which always is fun. 👍

@rocknroller912 sort of, eventually lol. Learnt a lot though and next time it'l be flawless first go! 🤣

@nsj Staining worked out ok

Well this turned out nice! Specs are, brazillian mahogany neck and body, neck through, warman destrpyer pickups, gotoh floyd and tuners, ebony board with aluminium tubing side dots and fret markers. F...

@nsj Looking good.

@nsj Wow, that turned out very nice with the finish on.