Boo
Boo
@boo
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Joined: Nov 7, 2018
Last seen: Feb 26, 2026
Topics: 75 / Replies: 3804
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RE: Building a guitar for my long time friend Ab's 60th birthday

@marcel A very nice guitar indeed and well built too. I bet your friend is very happy with it, such a nice thing to do for someone.

5 years ago
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RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶

This has probably been posted here before but I don’t care. This is my favourite song right now. 🤘😁🤘🎸

5 years ago
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RE: Hand planes

@tej It’s been fine for me. I’ve never checked the flatness of it and I’ve only sharpened the blade a couple of times all the time I’ve had it (about ...

5 years ago
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RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶

@tej Top song from a marvellous guitarist and musician. I like a lot of Satch’s stuff, this whole album is superb. Although, Surfing with the Alien is...

5 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

@tv101 I think I would have a go at veneering it if it wasn’t being painted. It’s something I haven’t done yet and I really do need to give it a go at...

5 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

@tej Yeah, it’s a cabinet scraper. A blade is just like a mini version, an alternative. You can get cabinet scrapers in many shapes and sizes. I think...

5 years ago
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RE: Long time player, first time builder

@steadda Looks like the fantastic Bamburgh Castle to me, love it.

5 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

Truss rod fillet planed and scraped, ready for the fretboard.

5 years ago
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RE: Hand planes

Just for you @tej This little plane has never let me down.

5 years ago
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RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶

Ahh how very sad indeed. She certainly made me sit up and take notice back in my teenage years. ❤️

5 years ago
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RE: First New Electric for a While

@rocknroller912 Good stuff, I’m impressed. 👍

5 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

Did a little bit more on this neck today. Drilled the tuner holes and rough cut the headstock. Installed the truss rod and glued the fillet in. Test f...

5 years ago
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RE: First New Electric for a While

@rocknroller912 Are you opening a new supply shop? 😳🤩

5 years ago
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RE: Long time player, first time builder

@steadda Hey Dave, that’s a great name for your guitar, I absolutely love that part of England, in terms of beautiful scenery and warm people. My wife...

5 years ago
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RE: Machine Heads

@russ I would say no, use shorter posts for all six. Either angle the headstock or if you are going with a parallel headstock design, use a string gui...

5 years ago
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RE: Machine Heads

@russ I like to use the staggered ones.

5 years ago
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RE: Hand planes

@jonhodgson There is something very neat and elegant about putting the fillet in and it does save excess glue running into the slot when gluing the fr...

5 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

@jonhodgson That’s great, thanks for the link, I’ve ordered from them. I made up the order with a few different colours to get it to the minimum order...

5 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

@jonhodgson Ah yeah but look what happens when you put a couple of 6mm rods at 600mm in length into your basket and try and purchase them. Thanks for ...

5 years ago
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