@rathius they're so cheap now for a home kit, you can start off small and expand it as you go too. Bigger area, more powerful laser, air assist etc. T...

@rathius It might do the trick, I tend to start with thinned down oil based polyurethane which adds a tint, then shellac sanding sealer and finally re...

Well I ain't done anything to the guitar today but there maybe a logo on the headstock quite soon! Got a new toy and of course I've been messing with ...

@rathius some people would pay for that kind of sauna experience bud! LOL

@rathius That's frickin cool! I think they just used really good wood for handles in those days hence why they last

@dhawkes1gmail-com measure the nut, they vary in size. I often just run a 9mm for the nut and the access channel. As long as the main part of the rod ...

@robin Marks method is so quick too, takes me no time to do a neck these days.

@rathius put the rotuer down and grab a shinto saw rasp lol I love hand carving the neck But, sometimes like with doing the truss rod cha...

Got the middle aged man belly carve done today, held the binding on to see how it'll look. Top carve will be down to the binding.

You usually need a wider bit for that end, or if you used a rounded router bit you need to square off the bottom of the channel for the blocks. Check ...

Got most of the routing done today, floyd lines up nice too. Still waiting on a cavity template set that should've been here last week before I do any...

Body wings glued on and cut out, I did forget to do the side dots first but I think I'll manage lol

@russ well it's ordered! Ooft lol

And today it neck carvy day. Just bought a laser engraver too so I can start adding a logo! Ooft lol

Got a bit more done today

@robin but it is straight lines and defined curves, then it's just glue all the bits in lol

@robin you can get retangles of abalone and stuff off ebay, that's what I did with a view to chopping them up to make an inlay. Mind you, i fan...

@russ my life is one big faff lol

@bpower Cheers. The secret is a dark ebony board, sawdust and superglue disappears!

@rathius I know it sucks but you're learning, I learnt mostly from making mistakes but now I feel so confident, know exaclty what I'm doing and don't ...