I've had some more thoughts ... I'm (probably) going to inlay a thin walnut strip from the jack socket towards the lower knob position, sort of ...

I too made one after watching one of Mark's videos. The extended base makes the router so much more stable. I'm a lot happier using it in areas whe...

Thanks @Robin - it is 25mm as it happens, but look what I did make this morning... Black walnut - so should contrast nicely with the white a...

You mean you don't like my special design feature??? 😆

As I did it and realised what had happened, my instant reaction was "oh sh*t", followed half-an-instant later by, keep going and finish the roundover ...

@frocesterbill Now it’s a proper guitar! The black looks fine to my eyes, but beauty, etc!

Ok ... I'm now calmer and have stopped swearing. Can't hide it, so it's going to be a feature. One of those will fit in the jack socket hole....

I swore. Quite loudly. And repeatedly. Naughty words. Best rescue that I've thought of so far is to make some sort of extended jack socket...

I've generally avoided the "Now!" compilation series, but ... This recently arrived, with a few others. It's the soundtrack to my teenage years. ...

And is much better design as far as I'm concerned! I still don't think that the vintage f-hole design looks "right" on a (relatively) modern electri...

I've also been testing out the Liberon Easy French Polish. I'd not used anything like this before, so I thought I'd better test it out on some scrap ...

The stain on the back / sides has now built up nicely. I rubbed back - lightly - after the first coat and then added a couple more coats on the back...

I’ve got to make myself a hollowed out Bandsman. Nice @frocesterbill

Less haste, etc. I spotted a blemish in the side of the guitar, so got the sanding bits out again to remove it. And the finish obvs. Then tried t...

I must get a bonus point for spotting him?? !!

It's Thursday. It's 8.30 ish.

@frocesterbill Sexeeeee!!

That was lucky! 😉 nice work Koen

The wandering drill bit is always a risk, so anything that reduces that risk has to be a good thing 👍 My main worry tends to be drilling the ...