@tv 101 Are we playing music yet or just chatting

@tv101 The following Tuesday is ok with me.

@boo Tesco

@boo Veggie haggis is available

@boo Ive read about this method in a book by Irving Sloane on guitar repair. He calls it over size fret wedging and describes how it was used in the...

@darrenking Degree subject for sure

@koendb No worries you have a very smooth looking set of sides and I think it’s going to be a great guitar. I might not make the video on Tuesday as...

@bpower My understanding is that thicker wood dampens sound vibrations, however I’m not sure how this affects the sides. I think that you are corre...

@koendb Its a hard learning curve by yourself. I went through it many years ago and have never actually done a guitar making course, only violins. Y...

@koendb I wonder if the bass side will have a muted response due to it being thicker. Difficult to sand it once the body shape is made but not impos...

@powerful Looks like a great job

@koendb Which side will be thicker, the treble or bass

@koendb Side bending is best done in one go. The longer you leave it the more the wood will dry and become brittle.

@tv101 Are you still doing the jit.si virtual pub tonight

@marion I meant to set the veneer in loose but gluing would probably be better, leaving a small gap at the ends to fill with dust and glue. This ca...

@mario Wlll the fretboard have edge binding. If so and you have spare material in the length then you could cut it through at the 15th fret and make...

@bpower Good advice from @darrenking I would follow it

@bpower I would worry about pulling the crack open with a plane, but a good sharp blade and thin shavings should be ok. In theory it shouldn’t be an...

@bpower If you can close the crack don’t use superglue. I would go for Titebond it’s more reliable in my opinion. Are you thicknessing with a drum...

@russ This is a great move for you I think. Sharpening hand tools is a good way to learn woodwork. Most people rely on machines these days which tak...