I find masks a real pita - usually make my glasses steam up - so I don't typically bother with them unless I'm doing something either *really* messy, or using some of then nastier timbers. But I do tr...

I read the opening line ... "started during lockdown and got carried away" .... saw the first guitar, and the second, scrolled down for the third, scrolled further for the fourth, and fifth, and had t...

I think that was the right choice - make a new neck. The risk with levelling the old one and remaking it is that the - now thinner - neck could be even more susceptible to moving again. Leave that ...

This nifty little (large) surfacing bit has got me out of trouble numerous times. Attachment : 20221219_113658sml.jpg Ready for action Attachment : 20221219_113703sml.jpg Four passes...

This was the problem that I'd left myself. Attachment : 20221219_113430sml.jpg Not sure whether the main body was slightly uneven, or the rear cap was uneven, or I just didn't get enough clamps...

Had a hectic last couple of weeks, trying to get finished at work in time for a decent long break over Christmas and New Year. Today, is day #1 of holiday, and I'm not going back to work until 9th Jan...

Naturally and predictably, things haven't quite gone to plan. The piece of Ash that I was used for the back didn't work out quite how I'd hoped. Though I only noticed that *after* I'd glued in place...

Ahhh, that old first step on the slippery slope. Before you know it, your Dining Room table has been re-purposed as a workbench, there are bits of wood lying just about everywhere, waiting "to come in...

@clinton - that looks BAD - you've done well to save it. That's what I like so much about guitar building - every build seems to throw up an unexpected opportunity to learn something new - aka fix a...

I've got one of those (1/2") surfacing bits too. Hugely useful piece of kit. Not the sort of thing that you need to use every day, but when you need it, you *need* it!! I've used mine to take old ...

Wow. That is a BIG router bit. I guess it’s handy for removing the bulk of the blank, so you can focus on the final shaping. But can you beat the feeling of a neck taking shape in your hand as you car...

I don't really follow individual guitarists that closely, so my preferences are more for how they work in the band (assuming that they're not solo artists!). If pushed, I'd say Lindsey Buckingham, bot...

Looks like that worked really well @rathius. From what I can see on the pics, it looks like it left a nice smooth finish that'll tidy up quickly and easily. 👍

Does that mean it's OK? Ish?? 😉

Got two separate escapes to the workshop today - work is quietening down now, so I switched off at 1630 and went back to do some fun stuff. The rear is now ready for its cover. I deepened the control...

WFH today, and my usual Monday lunchtime meeting was cancelled, so I got out to the workshop for 30mins. Which is all it took to clean up the sides with the router and do some quick sanding to remove ...

Thanks @jozefbehr I should get some time to finish off the body this week. Get the routers out to trim off the excess that the CNC couldn't reach, and the sanding materials out to smooth out the cutt...

If I can cut something to within 1mm, then I'm happy! Trying to cut either the inlay - or the channel into which it was inlaid - by hand ... well, I recognise my own skill levels sufficiently well to...

Like this ... Attachment : 20221024_183218sml.jpg Attachment : 20221024_183230sml.jpg That "inlay" was about 1.5mm wide, cut out of 2mm thick ply, fitted into a slot cut into some MDF - ...

Cheers @Russ Conceptually, it's simple. It's just a router with a controller and 3 motors to move the router to the right place in the 3 dimensions. The clever bit is the CAD software to design the t...