

Last seen: May 9, 2025
Side bending job done, now the pics: @rocknroller912: Yes ! If I can make it, I 'll definitely show what I have
@Rocknroller912 I am using a flat board just like Mark does in the course. I wonder that myself, but I do expect and accept the fact that it won't...
@rocknroller912 The bass side is thicker. Just finished sanding the other one to 2.15~2.25mm
@rocknroller912 Ah I did not know that. Luckily for me, it seems to have worked out fine, It keeps its form pretty good now. I will sand down the ot...
@powerful That is coming together nicely! I can only hope my attempt will end up as clean as yours ๐
A couple of days ago, I started to bend one of the sides, which was still a bit too thick. ( 2.4 ~ 2.5 mm ) It took me quite a while, especially fro...
That was really nice, I enjoyed this very much!
Good Luck, but more important: Have Fun!
I dont know yet. I am trying to figure out whether I need to plane down the sides a little more ( I am now at 2.4mm~ 2.6mm) Since I have some leftov...
Yesterday I took the sides of my guitar to a friend to thin them down on his thicknessing planer to as close to 2.2mm as we could. While we where at i...
@bpower Nice Work man!
If I have time, I'll be there!
@powerful That is looking really good! You are almost there! ๐
Early this morning, before starting my workday, I started curving the back braces. During lunchbreak ( and some extra time ) I glued the braces in and...
Cleaned the X-brace glue.. Everything seems to fit snuggly, especially the bridge plate and soundhole braces.
@steveh go go go! ๐ ๐ ๐๐ธ
Upper face brace and lowerface braces installed, carved and sanded. X braces glued...
@petervirdee I am following Marks bootlegger design so I cannot take any credit for it unfortunately ๐
OK Then! Thanks Guys ๐