@jmcmi93888. Looking forward to seeing this one John. 👍😁 🙏🎸🙂🎶

I needed a new project for the eternal lockdown, so after a chat with my musical chum and ideas man, I have started on a mandola. The wood for this experiment/instrument comes from an elm tree which g...

Posted by: @rocknroller912 A black day for guitar making @rocknroller912 Better than 50 shades of grey. 🤣

A black day for guitar making

Wow @boo. 🖤 🙂🎶🙏🎸

Finally I got all the paint defects sorted out and it’s back in black. Nitro goes on differently than other paints I am used to and as it dries, it becomes flatter, less orange peal. I may sand it a l...

Posted by: @tv101 I don't remember ever having a prime @tv101 I think you are living it now T. Keep rocking my friend. 👍

@tej If the wood has been air dried then it needs to have been kept for at least 5 years in a dry place with sticks in between the boards to allow all round air circulation. It should be cut to roughl...

@tej Moisture meters on the web

@tv101 @rocknroller912 thanks guys, my answers are mostly “I don’t know” will be visiting in a few weeks so will know what I’m dealing with then. As for what I’m planning to do with it when I mentione...

Posted by: @rocknroller912 Moisture meters I’ll have a look at some of those, concern from the 5 seconds I looked at them for is that they’re only measuring things from the surface as opposed to th...

@tej Commercial wood producers have a tub of hot melted wax which they dip the ends of the wood in but really anything to seal it is better than nothing. I’ve even used varnish or paint in the past wh...

Posted by: @tv101 60???? 😱 @tv101 🙂🙏🎸🎶

Posted by: @tv101 Can't Explain was the 2nd single from the Who, released 15Jan1965. So, that'll be 57 years ago in a couple of months. Not bad for a second release. Still sounds fresh to my ears! ...

Hi, so I’ve a friend who has some ash timber that I can buy, if I want to use it to make body blanks from what do I need to do to ensure it’s ready in terms of being dry enough etc, how would I test t...

Posted by: @tej not sure if I need to do anything with the wood before hand. @tej I’m not qualified to answer that question, sorry man. I’ll let @markbailey or another expert on wood answer this one...

This is My Favourite Song For This Moment........ Life after Zoso 🙏🎸🙂🎶

This is My Favourite Song For This Moment...... Happy Halloween 🎃 🎸🙂🎶🙏

Cheers @tv101. I did catch this one along with a couple of others after I had navigated my way past Josh Turner the country and western singer 😂........ not that I have anything against a good...

Posted by: @tv101 just been busy with "life" 'n' stuff, so done no building for a few months. I had some grand plans involving some Bagpress bits, but then life happened and I've not even opened the...