Absolutely amazing @osceola this is really inspiring to see from someone who's just starting out. Great work.

@tv Aye for sure, I've been doing that with the bandsaw it's pretty much standard practice for me, it ain't off until it's unplugged.

Oh wow @robin that's a real life saver tip, I wouldn't have thought about that. Great idea @frocesterbill, I think I'll borrow that one.

@mattbeels no apologies needed, this is why I love this site. I have a very healthy fear/respect for all the tools I've picked up for this adventure. ...

@boo and that's why I love this place. I'm still laughing at the fact the first real job is to route the neck blank, I have a shiny new router, my f...

Cheers for answering my head stock questions on the live stream @markbailey In answer to your question 'how big is this headstock anyway?' it's here...

Headstock template, need some cleaning up

Thanks @clinton Did some more template work today, need to pick up some smaller screws for the actual neck angle.

Too be fair I started by cutting the MDF for both and ended up finishing the headstock angle first.

You are not wrong. Shame there's no edit button 🙂

Thanks Matt, yeah definitely gone and done it now 🙂 The headstock is part Mark's template so I know it'll work and part trying something of my own,...

Not quite, going to have to take a chunk out and glue it on.

Thanks @frocesterbill it's all getting exciting now it's actually moving on. I've got a 1pc mahogany blank for the body, then a mahogany neck blank ...

@mattbeels well when you put it like that, what's a bit more work right? The course is so well broken down into manageable chunks it makes it all seem...

@mattbeels still at the designing stage but I really would like to build an explorer, just not sure it's that sane for a first build.

As promised @markbailey it's now a complete tip again. Today, I built my bench, setup and tested out my very first bandsaw and actually made some sa...

No worries, I've been having power cuts this week too, it's a right pain in the proverbial. See you Saturday.

Thanks Robin, I'll get one ordered.