Mine was effectively a home-build CNC machine, in that the guy who built mine builds them as a bit of a hobby-business, so it certainly can be done. ...

Hi @Rathius - yes, I have CNC! 😀 I don't "need" it either, but I got lucky in that a friend of mine upgraded his original set-up to something muc...

Got rid of most of that strange sticky-out bit on the lower horn

Remember what I said about this build being Tele ISH How's about this for Ish? That's based on a Tele shape, but with some re-curving done. A...

Difference between jazz & banjo @darrenking ... I like some jazz 🙂

My technical design eye loves the neatness and precision of it all! I'll pass on the banjo/bouzouki option for now though @darrenking - I've got...

The fretting jig is genius design, and superbly made.

Oh yes, for anyone paying attention, there's another body blank in the first pic. I've just glued that one, but doubt it'll make it into a guitar th...

Got me some wood Go me some jointed and glued together wood Depending on heavy it is, I might do some chambering too.

The poor Banjo player is often maligned @rocknroller912 But never without due cause.

I had those tucked safely away in my "might come in handy one day" cupboard! Didn't end up using them (dimensions weren't quite right), but they wer...

Didn't neglect the back - it's had a couple of coats of polish too (as have the sides) With luck, I'll get some time next weekend to do some a...

Spent some more time in the finishing chamber today. Rubbed back the top with some 0000 wire wool and then added a very thin coat of Liberon. Left ...

Thanks BJP @bpower! Final coat of today; You can see the shine starting to build up now That's it done for today. It's been a lot...

I actually waited the full 3-4 hours! Here we are with coat #2 applied. It's starting to build up a nice sheen, though you can't really see that in...

As it's now (just) afternoon, I thought I'd learn from my less haste more speed mistakes, and hasten on. This is it, now as smooth as a baby's botto...

Looking back, it was really borderline criminal that mid-teenage me was exposed to this sort of content - on prime-time national TV too! There should...

Thanks @Russ Thought I'd read the instructions whilst waiting .... no point in reading them first! Apply one coat at a time and leave to dry f...

@11.00 The polish now feels fully dry (to the touch), but slightly rough in places. I'm going to give it another hour or two to dry/harden some mo...