🤔 If you want to make it look perfect you can route out the offending ring with a slightly wider slot and then inlay something extra wide (2bwb or bwb...

Happy Xmas Y'all! HUGE thanks to everyone for your support this last year, and for making this the best and most helpful Guitar Making community out t...

Here is a link to the stains I use - they mix with anything...you are probably looking for 'Vintage Amber' - good luck!

I'd like to see the fretboard 'dry-clamped' on - just to check...but it looks pretty good from here 🧐 edit: Don't worry about any gaps around the ...

Beautiful - I added the link so you can watch it here - Thanks!

@robin Got it - cheers! Check latest announcement...

Glad to have you here Norrie - hope you enjoy the site!

Yep - that's what it's all about! I don't think it matters what glue you use but I would probably use wood glue to make sure it bonds OK to the ...

The neck is far from trashed - there's plenty of time for that later... After the neck is carved there is normally only about 3-4mm of wood left und...

The MOP blocks I have are 2mm thick - they are about the chunkiest I've seen. Got mine from Mike at Small Wonder: You might find the origin...

Practice on scrap!

YES!! The best thing would be to make some kind of video review. You can send it to us or post it to youtube or anywhere you like and put a link in wi...

Great work! Glad you enjoyed the course and it helped you along the way... Now the hardest thing is choosing what to make next!

It is a great Q - there should be a video on this....I have built several beloved 12 strings and this is what I do: Top Back and Sides are the same ...

Cheers @russ I'll pass that on... Finishing is one of the most challenging and rewarding parts of the job - good to get my hands back on the ole spray...

@boo I'm sorry to report that our Lewis has moved on to better things... 😪 I'm sure you have all learned by now that guitarmaking is not the best way ...

@nossair I am happy to have helped ! I would love to hear some Morrocan music played on your guitars - do you play yourself?