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If you go to the LMI website and scroll down on their homepage you'll find a tutorial section that has a video on doing a sunburst. I personally tried it and it works very well. I did it on curly...

Really outstanding! Looks as though the tree grew itself to be a guitar, gonna have to find me some of that black sassafras.:2tsup:Mike

Steve, I've been checking occasionally on your progress and me thinks that is going to be one great looking guitar, if it sounds as good as it looks it will definitely be a keeper. Looking forward to...

Me thinks one word will do to describe your work, Sweeeet! Nicely done.

I get my inserts from a company called McMaster Carr, their here in the states and have about anything you can imagine as far as fasteners, raw materials, you name it and they seem to have it. I...

I know what you mean about those threaded inserts, I came up with a way to do them so they come out exact every time. It only works if your making the neck from scratch as the drilling and...

7 days is a little more like it, good luck with the KTM. The waterbournes are something that takes practice, it doesn't apply the same as nitro. I kept getting too much on the surface. It does dry...

Yeah, it's worth a try, just don't try and apply too much in a days time. I don't spray more than 2 coats, one in the morning and one in the evening. Don't know if a siphon or pressure fed gun will...

I was reading your thread and thought I'd offer some of my own experiences with finishes. I don't care much for the water base lacquers, seem difficult to master the spray technique and it's about...

Geeeeez:o, that is finer than frog hairs. Nice work:2tsup:

Yeah, I came across that when I was looking at methods others were using, but not having worked with lattice bracing before I tried a few other more traditional bracing methods to try and get the...

Wayne, if you come across that imformation I'd sure like to see it. I tried a couple of other bracing methods before settling on the ladder bracing. It gave me more bass and sustain than the others,...

I think I would call that the Jade guitar, it's a real gem. I feel like I'm wearing 3-d glasses when looking at the photos, you really did an excellent job of making the grain pop...

That lumber is outstanding, is that sassafras native to Australia? We've got sassafras here in Ohio but it's pretty dull compared to that. Nice shooting board you made there, makes mine look like,...

That inlay is an absolute jaw-dropper, beautiful work.:2tsup:Mike

That's one sweet guitar, I like those wood pickup covers. I'm considering making a set, was it difficult to do without splitting them during fabrication? It seems like if I make them the exact same...

Miles, I've been thinking about that guitar that you pictured and it seems to me you could adapt what I've done to that guitar, might need an extra cross brace on the frame near the sound hole. Have...

Miles, that's the way I felt. I tried a lot of different things and it seemed like most builders were trying to go as light and thin as possible. I was on U-Tube one day when a How It's Made video on...

Thanks Rob, The bolt on neck was easier as far as the construction goes but it's turning out to be a pain getting the finish in those sharp corners. I'm redesigning that to use a detachable heel...

Thanks Wal, I was about to throw in the towel but then the idea popped into my gray matter about the piano having so many strings and they don't seem to have the problems with the soundboards that...

This is my latest creation, it's construction is based on how a piano is built. From the research I did on the internet, I came to the conclusion that are as many ways to build an acoustic guitar (...

Things are going well and I do have a build in progress, putting the finish on it now. I've got some pics but was going to wait until it was done to post them. I'm a bit nervous at this stage, given...

Nobody could tell from looking at it that it's your first guitar, outstanding job! Wish I could hear what it sounds like.:2tsup:Mike

Holy Smokes Rob! Made my head spin to read that post, you sure had a handfull there. Whenever I run into a problem like that, I give it a good cussing, hoping it will straighten itself out. Never has...

Have you used a fret scale that long before? I bet it will sound great but just wondered if it will be difficult to play because of the length. Cool bandsaw and nice looking build, I'll be following...

You should be a tool and die maker, very ingenious. I can't believe you were able to bend that chisel, I have a few Japanese chisels that are laminated and would think they would come apart if heated...

What I did was to use a neck that felt good to me and use that as a baseline. I took measurements at different places on the neck and increased them, figuring I can always take more wood off if...

Steve, just wanted to let you know I like your guitar, you must be really proud of the way it turned out. I hope you plan on building another, someone with your talent should build more than one. I...

For just a bit of hand rubbing that's a nice gloss, if it gets any glossier after machine rubbing your going to need sunglasses to look at it. Really nice work. :2tsup:Mike

Bartleys is the only oil based filler I've tried that did'nt shrink down the road, but the last time I tried to get some it wasn't available, might be out of business. I'm using Timbermate, water...

Really nice work Steve, feels pretty good to play one you built yourself, isn't it. I know you had some trouble with your binding, and I just ordered some glue that I have'nt tried before, but it...

Tell me it isn't so! political correctness has invaded Australia? :o I thought that was an American thing, must be spreading like a virus. Maybe the world is going to end in 2012, me and the misses...

Steve, I think I could live with that, don't believe it will be noticable when it's completed. I had the same thing happen once when I tried to use a couple of brads with the ends pointed, to locate...

Nice job on the neck Rob. How did the hard shellac do mixed in with the regular shellac? Will you be using straight hard shellac for the top coats? Some really great work going on in the forum,...

The 2 saws are pretty much the same in that they cut on the pull stroke, the fret saw is made to cut a slot the exact width for the frets whereas a Japanese saw may not be the right thickness. It...

Those are a couple of sharp looking guitars, nice design work there. Looks like your internal board is glued to the sides of the guitar, is that the case? I wondered about doing that but since the...

That is really sweet Rob, I'm living in the wrong country, you fellows have fantastic woods to work with. Makes the domestic stuff here in Ohio look medicore. I'll be able to follow along thru...

Do you have any photos of your build Aussie? I have to start all over again as I had a freak accident while working on mine, it was in so many pieces I had to scrap it. Is your internal board under...

Rob, The guitar is looking awesome, especially like the way you did the end, little things like that can sure add alot. Glad the bending method worked for you, I was trying to bend curly maple...

Rob, I went out and took a photo of a mold I use to pre bend bindings if you end up using wood, I was telling Steve about it. I'll place a piece of wet paper over the binding ( usually do 4 at a time...

A gas heater is definitly what I need, all it takes is money to get the shop the way I need it. I've used a heat gun like You suggest Martin and that really helps. What I'm hoping to install someday...

I've got an electric heater but the shop ( my garage ) isn't too well insulated. Last year I managed to glue a fretboard up during the winter( it took 3 tries) by sticking the fretboard in the wifes...

Rob, That looks like a can of Behlens hide glue setting there, which is what I'm using when I do use hide glue. Did you measure the amount of boiling water before pouring it in or till it just covers...

Steve, Thanks for the offer to ship me a bit, I found a supplier here by typing in metric forstner bits. Kinda looks like from your picture of the back binding that your channel isn't square to the...

Steve, can you get a forstner bit in 10mm to redrill that hole? If they are available in that size I'd sure like to get my hands on one. I like the way they make cleaner exit holes compared to brad...

A picture is worth a thousand words, now I get it. I can see how that would be much faster than a bunch of clamps. The top and back of my guitar are flat, so I just took some MDF board shaped to the...

Martin and Rob, I see you both mention a Kinkead method for attaching the back, I know your both using hide glue, is this just a faster way of getting things clamped? I wanted to use hide glue on the...

The first guitar uses uses the internal soundboard only to produce sound acoustically, although the back is contributing some too. If I place my hand on the back and hit the strings I can feel the...

I started this thread to show a design I came up with to enable one to build an acoustic guitar that isn't as sensitive to humidity during construction and therefore isn't prone to cracking. It turns...

That lumber is going to make some beatiful guitars. Let me know how the drum sander works, I'd sure like to get one eventually. Don't know where I'd put it if I ever get the funds to purchase one,...