I did suggest to Crimson Guitars in an email last year that they should look at "I can't believe it's not lacquer" in the hope that they might choose to become an importer, but that's not happened yet...

Bump! This is a great Q... I too would love to know What clear coat finishes are people in the UK using? We use our CureUV system but realise it is prohibitively expensive... I've only ever used o...

Thanks @e-den-hertog 🙂 It had been kicking around the workshop for a while. I'd jointed it, and rough cut it, years ago, intending to use it on a build but then changed my mind. It then sat on a sh...

You've got enough fingerboards there for a fair few guitars @johnnierox-boo! Have you found a reliable supplier of suitable quality / interesting blanks?

I hate soldering too, I always get earthing problems. Ahhhhhhhhhh........ On one of me recent builds, I thought “no way” was I going to get any wiring issues. It was a single p’up, 1 vol, 1 tone, c...

Brilliant vids deej @david-johnson09 Nice work too. And if you were doing that 2 years ago ...

So, I reckon 99%* of guitars have either Maple, Ebony or Rosewood fretboards. Why? Surely, if the wood has some basic attributes, are others not equally suitable? I'm guessing that you'd want some...

that was why i suggested taking it to a small body shop How prepped would they (probably) want the body @mezy? Grain filled and sanded to 600? Would that be good enough for primer coat?

It seems that every person has their own favourite method and product for finishing - and that one person's experience is often not a good indicator of how someone else will find it! At least, that's ...

they just knocked apart with wee tap of a hammer this morning That doesn't bode well. 🙁 There are some attributes detailed here - wood database - which suggest it might not be the best wood for gui...

I really wanted to attend at the workshop in Scotland but being in Canterbury To be fair, Mark is quite a long way from most places. But he's a *VERY* long way from Canterbury! My last trip was a 7...

Also good choice on the humbucker and P90 combo, you dont see this enough of production guitars Cheers @pinneradam If forced to choose, I think the P90 would be my favourite type of pickup. Typicall...

Cheers @russ. I had some luck with the wood having lots of natural colours and features in it, so the filler that I used gets completely lost. You can spot it close up, but it really does just look ...

And now that I've finished 2020 #5, a quick mock-up to check that everything fits where it should ... Attachment : 20200905_172505.jpg Attachment : 20200905_172437.jpg I might use a lowe...

Attachment : 20200905_171708.jpg Attachment : 20200905_171728.jpg Back stained black because the Idigbo really wasn't much to look at.

Carved and oiled. Attachment : 20200623_105638.jpg

A bit of carving-by-router. Adding the steps/ledges saves some time with the rasp/gouges. Attachment : 20200604_131743.jpg

I've had this bit of maple lying around for ages. I'd rough cut it some time (years) ago but then changed my mind about using it for that build. So I've been waiting for something suitable to use it...

The joins aren't where you think they are either! Attachment : 20200604_104028.jpg As the boss says, we guitar-builders like invisible glue joins ?

I'm pretty sure this is my 6th build of the year. I wanted some Korina. The timber yard said that Idigbo was pretty similar. Plus, they had Idigbo (and didn't have any Korina). Plank #1 was almost w...