@robin yes I sealed lacquer over danish oil. Works really well.

Here is a link to my Bandsman build journey

Hi thanks all. Everyone here has been very inspiring. I got myself a Bailey design Bandsman!!!

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@boo Thanks, it has been quite a journey. A few first time trying out new things incorporating Mark’s course and you tube live streams.

@robin Well, just did that. Could not do it earlier because of the hidden tenon. Gotta glue the neck first then put the cap on but before that, I had ...

@tv101 Thanks, bridge holes and humbucker cavity just got done. I am dreading the fret job today.

Home stretch

Haha!!

Welcome

@robin glad you made the live stream.

@robin Speedy recover. For sure you will have simething to look forward too once you are up and running.

@tv101 Yup that too. I got 5 of them. One for thicknessing, with a big baseplate permanantly attached. A small palm for binding. A big one for excessi...

Oh one thing I found that scraping with a scraper or a blade with very little pressure slowly removes the bumps. Just be sure to keep your scraper as ...

No scratch plate. My first attempt on a hidden Tenon. Kinda neat. Learned so much, figured out how.

Got another bandsaw from a garage sale. Works perfectly fine. A starbucks ice blended drink costs more than what I paid for. No more switching blades....

@jamesbisset Haha! Good one.

Use mdf as masters, a bit easier on the sanding. Sometimes too easy that you need to be weary on oversanding. Spindle sander is the most ideal tool bu...