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My first, thank you for your advice.

My first of many. I see CBG's for Christmas this year.

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Permalink Reply by 3qt17g550yh6r on November 5, 2019 at 11:09am

Thats awesome!!!! Your first? Wow really nice job.

Permalink Reply by Bill on November 5, 2019 at 11:18am

Thanx, now I need to learn to play. lol

Permalink Reply by Tim Pannabecker on November 5, 2019 at 12:00pm

Truly a beautiful job. You obviously have craftsman skills, that is darn right purty.

Permalink Reply by Bill on November 5, 2019 at 12:02pm

thanx

Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on November 5, 2019 at 12:38pm

That’s a great start! The next one will blow your mind even more?

Permalink Reply by MadGomer on November 6, 2019 at 4:31am

You have learned well grasshopper!! Seriously, that's a great looking piece of work, far prettier than my first one.

Is that a walnut neck? Some linseed or tung oil will be great on that if you want to finish it (just need to be careful not to smear your fret lines)

Permalink Reply by Bill on November 6, 2019 at 5:06am

I was wondering about what to put on it, i'll try the linseed oil. Or which would be better tung or linseed oil? It's hard to see but I used a wood burner on the the 3,5,7,9, 12. Today I'm gonna try my hand at another with a scarf joint. Gonna use a Comacho box. Yes it is walnut.

Permalink Reply by MadGomer on November 6, 2019 at 5:17am

Yeah, I could see you had darker fret lines where there would typically be a fret marker, that's a cool idea. Personally I think linseed oil is a good option for you - take a look at Youtube videos etc of guys using it on gunstocks. They typically apply it with their fingers (no cloth or brush) and will apply multiple coats until they get the look they want. In my experience the tung oil may darken the walnut more and can become a sticky mess if you apply too much and don't get it wiped down soon enough. Just my two cents, the topic of what finish to use can easily start a riot amongst a crowd of woodworkers so filter appropriately. :-)

Permalink Reply by Bill on November 6, 2019 at 5:29am

thanx

Permalink Reply by John Mark Perchalski on November 6, 2019 at 6:18am

Very pretty indeed!

I notice you've not only adjusted your bridge for intonation, but you've also placed your string anchors so that the higher strings have successively longer placement. Might I ask where you found the information on that? ...as it's something I haven't seen elsewhere!

Permalink Reply by Bill on November 6, 2019 at 8:54am

Didn't know what I was doin' just ended up there. LOL

Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on November 6, 2019 at 9:23am

Hey Bill, now that’s out of the way, it’s time to level up? check this out: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7W4NdYCJCi4&list=PLQoYJG1ht92f3gc...