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Good luck Pat it’s a load of fun, with touches of frustration thrown in for good luck.

One step forward, two steps back. I leveled the frets, and began doing the final sanding of the neck...but ended up sanding through on a couple of...

Looking really nice! Have you played it yet? How does it sound? What an interesting figuring in the wood. It's going to be great once you get it...

Glad that you got most of it out! That's real progress given where you started! It's amazing how much of an improvement fret leveling makes, I have...

Now that I see it in action, I get it. I also want one ;-) I don't know if they are easy to make, but they look cool and effective. Only a matter of...

Well - I've made a longer fret-filing tool that is a bit over the fretboard length. My existing file I'm also still using. So - made a notched...

This work build is now finished. The body and neck have not been polished. The tuners are Grover locking in black nickel. The logo is 3-ply...

its got 2 sides 1 it scrapes off the binding the other side it cuts a straight edge it works really good heres what I'm working with the les Paul...

That wiring diagram should work with any of the ES-1's. I am pretty sure that the wiring diagram...

A bit like my girth after the week away :rolleyes:

That's an impressive looking little beast! I can't quite picture how you use it, though. But the results suggest it works great.

That's awesome! Your fame has spread far and wide.

That's actually my favorite part of building. I never have a totally firm idea about what will come out of the build. There is something great about...

Agreed! The guitars are gorgeous. I am guessing this is not a business that pays the bills. Nice set of machines, and any house big enough to have...

Thanks for the advice, I do have a roll of pin striping tape and will be taking great care around the bindings. As for the headstock, I am still...

you sure about that headstock if you dowel it it will limit you to a paint finish and doing a veneer Paul you very 1st finish will be you best but...

got some work done yesterday scrapped out the old binding its 1 job I hate because you can mess it up a few years ago I made a tool to scrape the old...

No joy, I'm afraid. Sorted that out and any difference is very minimal. Well - I'll make a metal notched straight edge and check the fretboard....

Thanks guys, yeah I’m glad I persisted, I actually think I prefer the sound of this one over the kit one, this one has a deeper tone and a unique...

Yes, that's possible. The neck bows under tension, and it's not uncommon for the string to be a little closer at the 22nd than the 17th. I checked...

The Phoenix Guitars look very nice. Also, interesting that their classes only have 2 students!

I like the parquetry style cover plate. Nice work! I'm glad you continued with it.

That's a very unique looking instrument. Probably the most unique resonator I have seen. How do you like it compared to the kit?

I may have found it....... utilising the eyesight of someone over 45 years younger than me this time ....... I had a thought that maybe the neck...

I pulled my big boy pants on and worked on the project again. Finished now. Got a bit creative with the looks of it, pleased with the end result....