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Beautiful workmanship

Just brilliant can not stop looking at them

Hi Everyone I am no expert by any measure but it looks a lot like Qld Blackwood that I have seen, A friend used to build kitchen cabinets so I was able to compare wood's he was using in the peace's I had for comparison the Qld Blackwood was very much the plain Jane compared to Tasi Blackwood some of...

I bet they will hardly raise an eyebrow when you ask them to French polish would love to be a fly on the wall for that conversation would love to learn some new swear words oooh my

Hi Everyone I recently purchased this E Book from Nigel Forster on how to start a luthery business now for the last forty years or so of my working life before I retired I operated my own business (so I was self employed and fairly well clued up)yet I found what he had to say very interesting for an...

Hi Krzysztof thankyou very much I will go and look always been interested in shellac as a finish have spread some French polish on some unsuspecting peace's of wood personally I think there is no better finish Oh God I can feel the knives oh oh no that one is definitely an axe I have used Lacquers, ...

Wow boy if that's your first effort i can't wait to see your 4 or 5, A truly beautiful guitar i was going to start my first shortly but i am seriously thinking i might build a coffee table or a small box after seeing what you have produced beautiful beautiful Krzysztof might i ask where you found th...

Sorry Rob spelt your name with a small r no disrespect intended now i will write out 10.000 times first and last names are spelt with a capital letter first and last namessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss...

Hi rob this is one truly GORGEOUS GUITAR
just one thing please don't tell me this is your first because if it is i am going out to the work shop to do myself
a terminal injury
BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL
CHEERS gEORGE