Got the pieces all planed so they line up nice Attachment : 20230129_154303.jpg And got a lot of the excess chopped off the neck section, glued a couple of extra bits on to fit the headstoack s...

Meant to say too that my new file arrived, I have a couple of iwasaki, shinto etc but liked the look of the Mark Bailey special! I'll be trying it out on the neck carve. Attachment : 20230130_13...

Got a bit more done today, headstock all shaped Attachment : 20230202_171840.jpg And a lot of the neck shape roughed out, carving the back and radiusing the board next I think Attachme...

I started this project over two years ago (I know) here: I didn’t even know a laminated semi-hollowbody wasn’t an archtop. After all this time building the workshop, accumulating tools, buying parts,...

Haha , yeah maybe 🙂 though, I am willing to bet you will not like to do that commute every week 😀The CMB is located in Puurs, roughly in the middle of Belgium

Nice to see some new things going on !

Oh my... that is fantastic and a absolutly fantastic idea. Now I'm even more jealous I'm not closer. 🙂

@markbailey That is exciting news and a great idea. I’ve still not been to your workshop but I might be able to see it, over the water from here. 😂 I have got to make the time, I’m closer to ...

@koendb The headstock was originally made separately and wedged in with the neck. Since this requires quite some skill to do properly, I suspect that you already have the skills to do it "properly"...

Excellent @koendb. That's a great job rounding over the neck without the use of any sandpaper. Looking forward to seeing the rosette completed. You already look like you've got very good hand tool ski...

@koendb very cool koen. 🙂

Then we finetune the shape of the heel, by pressing the neck against the body, with a strip of sanding paper between, pulling the sandpaper back and forth over the body shape. Then the neck is glued ...

I've been pretty quiet on the forum the last couple of months because I had so much things going on , that I barely had the time keeping up reading through all the new replies and topics.Last summer, ...

Copied the body outline and cut it out, layed it over the body blank to see what it could be. I found the bridge and fretwire I want to use at a good price, and they say it shipped out today, so we'll...

Did a little sketching, the only things that are actually measured are scale length, maximum string spacing possible, and the neck-to-body joint location. Everything else is negotiable at this point, ...

I think I have a plan now. 27.5" scale length, bone nut (because I have half a dozen bone blanks) sapele body, sapele neck (once I find a piece the right size and shape) redwood top, and...gold hardwa...

Tomorrow I have to go in to school and do some cleaning up. I'll take photos of the two one-piece blanks I have, and the top that I want to use. More worryingly, I realize that there is some blue-colo...

All sounding good @markbailey.... exciting! Keep the pictures coming @jamesbisset. 🎸🙏🎶🙂

Attachment : 20230128_153728.jpg Attachment : 20230128_130137.jpg CAN YOU SEE WHAT IT IS YET ? * SHHHH! it's a bit exciting... [ and everyone will want one] This weekend we are in the work...

A few weeks ago I jammed with a number of musicians at the annual New Years Party for local musicians. I had fun!