@tej Yes it makes a nice neat hole that you can plug

Autocorrect is beating me here but mostly it makes sense

@tej There is an easy way to get broken screws out, it’s debated a lot LG guitar forums. Fing a small metal tube just the diameter of the screw (h...

@tej One thing that’s often forgotten is that some screws get thicker along the shaft where there is no thread so thats the part the hole needs to b...

@tej Cheap screws and bolts made of soft metal are a common problem. If you’re getting into building a lot it’s worth buying bags of spare machine h...

@tej Are the pick ups a matched set or did you buy them separate from different brands. It might be that the impedance on both is different.

@tej Wise move, good work can’t be rushed.

@tej Dont leave it anywhere it can fall over

@tej It looks good in the photos I hope it plays well

@koendb Thats the one make sure you have the blade securely held

@koendb You have the same block plane as me with adjustable mouth which is great for avoiding tear out. A sharpening roller guide for holding the bl...

@koendb You need good quality to start with. It’s impossible to get an edge on soft metal. Do you have any particular brand names or a collection o...

@koendb You won’t be surprised if I say that Mark has a video on it

@darrenking Oops you can tell I didn’t do metalwork at school. I should know the difference though and you were correct. Learning the correct way to...

@koendb This is a photo of the scraper plane I use. It’s an expensive model as I chose an all brass construction to avoid rust problems due to not h...

@koendb I hope your build goes well. Planing by hand is tricky as one deep tear out can ruin a piece. I mostly use a scraper plane for thicknessing ...

Took a minute for this to sink in when I spotted it

@robin That gouge looks like it was used by an Egyptian brain surgeon

@warmvalves Welcome to the forum. There have been instrument making courses in Glasgow for many years but the college names change all the time. Thi...

@robin Some factory instruments from 30 years or longer ago have this type of swirl from circular sanding or polishing that can be seen by moving ar...