@nsj Hi Neil, did you get the wood from a reputable tonewood supplier or a reputable timber merchant? You can get great bargains from timber merchants but the pieces may need to be left longer to dry ...

Birdseye maple neck, reputable seller and all and I'm not blaming them in any way. Just wondering if this common with things like birdseye? Finished the guitar and uploaded my final build vid to my yo...

@russ Thanks! I have had guitars long enough to know that making money from them is a worthless quest!

@koendb Thanks!

Welcome @pompei. Enjoy your "modifying". Hope it goes well. In my limited experience I find it easier building from scratch than modifying or repairing other guitars but if you can master it can be an...

@clinton Yikes! Luckily it is fixable , but I feel your initial frustration. I've been there too often 🙂

@clinton. 😱 Attachment : image.png 🎸🙂🎶🙏

Attachment : E2C8DD55-DACD-4EF8-908C-283A9A690AF1.jpeg Just finished grain filling and final sanding. As I start to hang it for sanding sealer, I drop the body gauging it bad. Really? Swamp ash, h...

I have been gifted an Encore Strat style guitar which I guess is about 20 years old. My plan is to re-finish it with a burnt orange sparkle finish and lipstick pick ups. Given that I will be strippin...

Welcome to this awesome community @pompei !

Never built a guitar before but I'm planning on "modifying" some old cheap guitars ...

I'm a bit scared of big router bits too. My way of handling things with sharp edge tools is to take a series of small cuts rather than being too agressive. And try to remember to watch the grain direc...

Woow ... loved it..

Nice and hypnotic @tv101. I do like this 🙂🎸🙏🎶

I don't think a router is the best way to shape a neck. It is not a uniform shape. I would use a rasp and/or spokeshave.

Attachment : image.jpg I know right! Actually kinda scares me it’s so big. I have a 4 wing surfacing bit that’s almost as big around as this one. Yes, it’s a 1/2” bit too. It came with a spacer ...

I’m not sure if there is a definitive answer to this question, but as far as I know Dreadnought and Jumbo models are better for flat picking. I play finger style myself so I’ve often thought that a 12...

Murtaza Hashwani | Hello Everyone I'm Looking For Best Fingerstyle Guitar. I Just Wanted To Know what type of guitar is best for finger picking? If You Know The Best Please Suggest Me Thank You!

@koendb I was thinking of using it to do the majority of the carving on the back of the neck with it but still leaving a bit of wood for final filing, shaping, and sanding. Just trying to make things ...

Attachment : D9BF3346-4390-40A6-91B2-C275E34B8E02.jpeg Attachment : 7DB4BE5D-6D3A-41C8-A314-27217D3BD48E.jpeg I bought this bit earlier in the year but have not used it yet. I plan to chang...