
Last seen: Jan 14, 2026
@russ if I can do it you can do it! Lol Open with adobe reader, it's free. Select print and when the box comes up just select poster and you'll see ...
@tv101 if only I could buy them sharp! No such luck lol
@tv101 hindsight is fantastic though isn't it? So useful! NOT! Lol
@tv101 I do that for a lot of marking out, belly carves etc lol
@koendb love nice old hand planes, last year I started with none but by the end of the year I had over 10 lol
@tv101 diseased is best, the more the better! That's where you get all the cool stuff. Another is a burl, they look amazing! This is an elm bur...
@russ cheers but no buddy, I couldn't draw that. I downloaded a free template from the electric herald templates Then printed using adobe reader...
Nice work on the build @Clinton, I need to find out how to open the vids in youtube though, I just can't get them to play nicely on the site for some ...
@russ I've got a grany tooth plane, just need the blades lol
I use a handplane to sort the edges of the board, need one good side then work from it. Centre doesn't have to be exact centre of the board as there's...
I add it towards the end, sometimes thin the headstock and sometimes don't, depends on the tuners and how long the posts are. Often I'll add it and le...
No it's pretty horrible stuff, I hate it! 𤣠It's mad stuff, changes colour depending on the light
@tv101 as long as I avoid putting them through my thickness planer! š¤£
I've got enough old brazilian mahogany to do a neck through and another body plus old northern ash for necks, also there's a tree trunk down the track...
I quite like using thinned down oil based polyurethane varnish on necks, gives nice protection but feels superb. I use satin stuff. I've heard o...
Welcome Dave, not long joined myself. My first neck was made from old floorboards, mahogany and maple, still perfect now after a couple of years...
So far this neck weighs about 570g, still got to do the heel too