Got a 18X18X2"(450mmx450mmx50mm) block of what I suspect is sapele, it's possibly sipo or khaya but looks like sapele to me. It'll do fine. I need to work on scaling the Explorer drawing that I have, ...

Dug through the wood bin at the school today. Got the OK before I started to "pull out anything you find in there that you might want, I've got enough shit to last a lifetime and these kids don't know...

@wolframmalukker First of all, welcome to our online community of guitar building. I’m looking forward to watching you build your electric ukulele, it’s something I’ve been thinking about building fo...

Thanks guys. I just dropped off the CAD model at the print shop, so that I can have full-size prints made. I just finished up teaching Blueprint Reading so my students have "A" size prints in hand now...

@wolframmalukker Welcome to this wonderful community! I am curious about your ukelele build! I have all the parts laying around (and the plan ) to build one myself too..

@wolframmalukker Welcome to the group, it sounds like you have the ideal setup for making guitars, I'm on a knife edge waiting to see what you produce.

Welcome @wolframmalukker. Looking forward to seeing how it all turns out. Good to have a metal work guy around. I'm sure you'll have a few good tips for us all. 🙏🎶🙂🎸

Hello, folks. New builder from the USA, about an hour's drive north of the Gibson factory. This is the first forum I've found that actually approves registrations in less than a week (so far...) I am ...

I got a pair of platforms from the 70s that still fit me despite other clothing getting smaller...I could spray them @irishwhiskeycoke Yeah they would look great sprayed up in metal flake and candy p...

looks proper that - nice one 👍

I got a pair of platforms from the 70s that still fit me despite other clothing getting smaller...I could spray them

@rocknroller912 And, it will give me a chance to practice and improve my own burst painting on guitars. A gravity fed gun is a must I would say. Buy the best you can afford (to use Mark’s ethos) and ...

Posted by: @rocknroller912 I’m planning a 3 colour sunburst body sometime probably after the winter unless I can find a good way of heating my garage up to temperature, so I might need to pick your b...

@tv101 Thanks T, appreciate it. The finishing section you mention (3 months) is partly due to life getting in the way and the dry/curing times of products I used. Another part of the problem is that ...

@tv101 I think you have got the timelines fairly accurate. Woodwork is not that difficult but finishing is. I follow some professional restorers in the violin world and it often takes several attempts...

@rocknroller912 It’s a tricky one as generally people only experience glueing by practice/experimenting, rarely have I met someone who was taught what “enough” glue looks like and what “enough” clampi...

@tej Titebond is very permanent which can be good but it’s a nightmare when doing repairs as the level of heat needed to soften it is bad for the wood in my opinion, particularly on acoustic instrumen...

@tej I would agree with you about fixing broken instruments for education but you have to know your limits and not cause further damage or try to over repair something valuable which can ruin it. Fac...

@rocknroller912 that’s true but I think they’re an invaluable learning resource. My first significant effort at fixing a guitar was when I was given one with a ruined truss rod. Removing the fretboard...

@mario Repairs are difficult as no two are the same. You can demonstrate basic principles but in instrument making schools repairs are an extra after two years of new builds.