Saying that, I'm loathe to use ebony because they are such an endangered species (the growth rate of the hard heartwood is incredibly slow) so if I wa...

@boo most ebony species are considerably harder than rosewood.

If you want to do fancy inlays, ebony is probably a better choice than rosewood, the bits you have to fill won't be as visible.

@tv101 I really don't know why physicists spend millions on telescopes and LIGO to observe faraway black holes or billions on particle acclerators. ...

@darrenkingPerhaps the best argument is that you can achieve better consistency.Chris of Highline guitars is of the opinion that using a fret press, a...

@boo, on a more serious note, I haven't followed every post so you may have answered his already. Is that a mist coat so you could see where you've sa...

@mattbeels isn't it obvious? 😀 Etymology The origins of calling a rubbish cart a skip (most often found in Australia, New Zealand and the UK) come fr...

@booBut what about for our amusement? Don't we count? Stop being so selfish and break out the sparkles!!😉

@boo this may help, it's from the Stewmac manual.Really not much modification needed, if you start with thesebr />

This is pretty much the current model, minus the cauls and the Stewmac labelAs I recall the previous incarnation looked more like thisThere are a few ...

Ordered.I think I'll have to build one of the instruments in tribute, don't know what I'll do with an 8 string bass though, haven't even learned to pl...

@tejAvoid watching Stewmac videos with Dan Erlewine. They have a tool or jig for every problem you ever thought of, every problem you hadn't thought o...

The two main advantages I can see with a fret press are the noise, and that it's possible to achieve a consistency which will require less fret dressi...

@booThe problem with doing that on a guitar is the player basically polishes it every time he picks it up, so that lovely even flat matt finish soon w...

@tv101Ask Darren to design one, it'll be CNCd out of 18mm plywood, but really ingenious.

@darrenkingA set of guide bushes for your router is a sensible purchase anyway, so I don't even see requiring them for this jig as an extra cost.

@tv101, me too. Especially as I currently have a huge stock of foam brushes!

@cliveoThey're also only stocking the gloss at the moment. Brite Tone is also available in satin and matt

@tv101Why guess? They tell you Easy to Use – Can be Brushed or Sprayed. Self leveling.

@boo, they're also selling Crystalac's liquid mica metallics and colour shift liquid mica for mixing into the topcoat.