

Last seen: Jul 4, 2025
Next, I levelled the frets, recrowned, polished and dressed the ends. Then I applied Liberon finishing oil to the neck (6 coats) and the top of the bo...
And so the fun begins, neck stripped back to bare wood and headstock reshaped, top of body stripped back restained and sunburst applied. I did the sun...
@stephen-hayes Really like that walnut cap, straightforward and attractive👍 Nice one!!😊🎸
@jonhodgson Totally agree with Dan's comments and would just like to add that routing the headstock shape can be tricky, maybe better to cut close to ...
@scotty Wow that’s a tremendous amount of work but very worthwhile for the effect. I’ve seen something similar done on a smaller scale using pencils/c...
Hi Scotty, I think your father in law will be a very proud man when he gets that beautiful guitar. I love the body, can you tell us how you achieved t...
@clinton I’ve just started using water based Stunning Stains Shots from Crimson Guitars, they come in various colours, are mixed with water and can be...
@nsj Nice one Neil👍😃🎸
Hi Scott, and welcome to the forum. There’s plenty of experience you can tap into here and we’ll look forward to you sharing your experiences with us....
Hi Ben, I will be interested to hear what some of our more experienced members have to say about this one but it seems to me that Picture 1 shows the ...
Well done Ben, fine looking guitar. Now that’s done, what are you planning for the next build? All the Best, Brian👍😃🎸
@darrenking That’s a very generous offer Darren, you’re just a bit far away from NE Scotland🤣🤣👍 Have you looked to see if ...
Fine work Neil, sounds awesome👍😃 Keep ‘em coming👍😃🎸
Nice work @clinton but what’s a piano?🤪🤣🤣🎸
@nsj You should try it, especially with some soap, YEAH, wire wool and soap......its BRILLO!! 🤣 🤣
@rathius That's the spirit!! would hate to see good veneers go to waste, stick to your plan but not to anything else!! 🤣 🤣 Have a g...
Nice one Chris, keep them coming!!👍😃🎸
Really interesting to hear all your views on this subject. Does the ebonised cherry not smell like a bag of chips though!!🤣🤣 Walnut ne...
@nsj That’s great Neil, sounds awesome!! Have a great Christmas and New Year 😃👍🎸
@koendb A true work of art 👍 😀