

Last seen: Aug 15, 2025
@robin that's exactly what I'm on about! Thank god someone understood me! I'm drawing up a design that's kinda SG thin, so want a way of attaching t...
@somethingnicer, welcome along! As the others have said, you'll enjoy mark's courses. They're something for everyone, no matter the skill level. Ple...
Thanks @boo! Yes, it's somewhere between a lemon or a Tigers eye burst. My wife jokingly (I hope) called it a Bert burst, as in Bert and Ernie, but ...
Thankfully, gluing the neck went well and I now have a new guitar if sorts. I practiced staining on an offcut off the top and really enjoyed the pro...
@nsj I was trying to go deeper than my router wanted to and I think the chuck released the bit and through it went! I may have sworn a bit. I would ...
Well, I started giving updates of this build so I'm going to continue....! I've I managed to get all the binding glue out, fretting went well and no...
@cafebrouge cheers! It's a partscaster I put together before I got into building from scratch. I bought the finished body and scratch plate from the...
@nsj cheers bud. This has all been really helpful. Every build I learn a little bit more as something throws my initial plan out the window!
@swepri superb, thanks bud!
@nsj thanks for this. I'm my stupidity I hadn't considered bits beyond the 1/4 & 1"bits I have.🤷 The issue with the 35mm plunge is that I have a...
@brie thanks Brian, that is useful. Thank you!
@cafebrouge hey, nice guitars! Similarly, I can't help with advice on specific groups, but you will find a lot of helpful knowledge in the members o...
@nsj I had a bit of an experiment with acetone just on making a binding repair glue, to hide gaps and repair chips rather than fix the binding to the ...
@nsj totally 😅. The little hosco fret saws are amazing, but it still takes a while. I used uhu Hart glue. I got it from Rothko and it worked pretty ...
@nsj cheers, yes I've got one of those. Just a bit more fiddly with binding than without!
@brie good work Brian!
After a brief hiatus, I've moved on with carving the neck profile, radiusing the board, installing front dots and adding a headplate. I seem to be m...
@swepri thanks buddy!