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Congrats!

If you are indeed planning to french polish, it is very easy to mask the bridge area before hand. I put down masking tape over the bridge area, locate the bridge and score around it. You need to be careful and use a sharp blade (I use a scalpel) so that you are only cutting the tape and not wood fib...

Barry's last paragraph above is really important to understand. You want the frets to be level along the string path. A tapered neck will end up having a very slightly different radius at each fret locations. As you level with the straight beam, keep the string paths in mind and move the beam across...

Welcome! I hope you get the advice you need. I am reluctant to provide an answer since it has been more than a decade since I read that book. I don't use the same method he does so I don't want to confuse the issue by recommending something that might not be compatible with his method. Are you makin...

Very elegant! I like that rosette a lot.

I would listen to Alan if I were asking this question. one thing I will add for discussion is that you really don't know if there is any runnout n the pieces. This board may or may not have had runnout in it. If you bookmatch the center seam, you may have color variation under finish as the grain re...

When my dryer caught fire and needed to be replaced I stole the 1/3 horsepower motor from it to make a motorized dish. I too use lazy susan bearings. I'm not sure if a drill motor would turn a large dish at a fast enough speed. the dryer motor seems be be just enough power, I wouldn't want any less.

Good to see you again Chris!

Very well done! what are these glass bubbles and where do they come from?

Well done Bob!

I'll openly admit that when I take sides out of the bending machine, they are never perfectly in the shape of the bending form or the inside of the mold. There is always going to be some degree of pushing the sides into the mold be it from a small degree of spring back or slight inconsistency in the...

Wow, 25 years is quite the milestone for an internet forum. Thanks to everyone who made this happen over the years.

Cool vibe! I like that you used boxcars to mark the 12th!

I agree with much of what has been said here. I don't sell my instruments. I mostly give them away. Often I make them as gifts for specific people. I am lucky enough to have enough people who mean enough to me and who also would appreciate having one of my guitars. I also give some to charity. The w...

I can't wait to see how you decide to approach all of these elements. Keep posting progress!

I'm as well as could be reasonably expected. Good luck on popping the question. I won't spoil the surprise.

Congrats! there is nothing like hearing your first instrument for the first time! Looks great! give it some time before you try to do too much work on the neck angle. The guitar will move a bit as it settles in. Just keep an eye on it for a while. Spend that time paying it and sorting out the things...

Clay, that clamshell back looks awesome!

Yeah, don’t leave us hanging! I mean, I’m glad it worked out for you but tell us how it all went down.

Alan, do you do that on the spruce too?