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Not as such, but if you have the drawing then ask your local engineering firms, the smaller ones probably, if they will run some off on the CNC mill. You never know, one may say yes. Or they'll do you a laser cut one out of 5mm guage plate. For a colossal price 😉

Strings sucessfully delivered to Wales.

"Origin locates itself in a workspace and makes continuous real-time adjustments while the user is cutting. The result is precision — wherever you need it." What happens if you want to make a jazz bass? I'll get me coat.

I've seen Laura Kampf use one of these and did wonder whether it self corrects if you wobble. It's an impressive bit of kit, and a very impressive result.

IIRC, the Norrisole was a series of holes, descending in size, set into a carved recess in the shape of teardrop 'f' hole. He did it on the Nozcaster.

Have you got any waterslide paper? You could play around with different colours of 'gold' on a sheet and try to see which one is best.

In an emergency you can use them as plectrums. I've got enough of the bu$$ers, but can I find any at home?

I'm afraid that my only advice is to try before you buy. We wandered around three furniture/office shops yesterday and only found one that we liked. The one that we would have chosen from the shop's website was horrible! Then they told us that we can't take it home, but have to wait until possibly February. Humph!

Keine Problem, deine auch. Frohe Weihnachten

Und unterweg nach Jim, or they will be on Monday.

I'll take it, how much do you want for it and postage (to Germany)?

Which book is it? Do you a swapsies on some strings?

Nuffink, they've been in a drawer for years, I can't remember the last 4 sting I had. TBH I thought it was a 5 set that I'd used to get a spare out, but no.

I've just found a brand new set of Roto 66's, 40-95 gauge, long scale. Brand new and never fitted. If you want them, shout before sunday evening and they can go in the parcel of christmas cards we're sending to Blighty. They *may* get lost in the post, the last parcel of cards we sent are currently AWOL

Told you, the Doyen of Build Diaries.

This is the Christmas present. Ash, oak and mahogany. Better, but still not perfect finishing. Again, the mechanics and the design I like, and if (when) I make another it will be broadly the same but with some detail and process changes. I thought of better ways to make it as I was going along.

A tablet stand, or picture stand if they so wish, for my parents. Softwood, oak and mahogany. We talk to them over Skype every week and for some reason known best to my dad he insists on having his iPad in portrait orientation, so the stand at the back can't be used, They prop it up on a book. This started out life as the prototype for my sister's Christmas present. It showed me how not to to do it . I couldn't think of anything sensible to make out of two wooden triangles so bashed this together. The finish isn't great, the chip outs are quite ugly in places, but it works and as a design/functional mechanics I like it.

O lordy, questions! No. Well, I don't think so anyway. It's a Thunderbird body, so the raised lumps is full length, it should behave like a normal flat top body in that respect. Somewhere between 5 and 10mm from a rough placement. I will look at whether I can just trim the neck heel, but I suspect that it will end up with it being waisted and look a bit $hit. We shall see, Depends, if it ends up with a feature stripe then clear oil, if not, then I may have a crack at a paint finish, but probably oil as I've not had a great experience with rattle cans. No scratchplate, the rear control cavity is big enough (he says whilst crossing his fingers).

It's a conversation piece for forums when someone takes the fretboard off?

How does one measure scale length? From the string side edge of the nut to the crown of the twelfth fret? Then, not that I'm near this bit yet, from the crown of the twelfth fret to a sort of imaginary line guessing where the middle of the bridge adjustment is?

Oh I am, but it won't be the same thickness from one end to t'other.

Fortunately you can't really see the bad mitre joints 🤣 36° and 54°. The jig wasn't bob on so they aren't quite right, but it went together without too much of a headache.

An advent(?) star sort of commissioned by MDW. She sees things, and then drops hints about how easy it would be to make. In this case, she wasn't wrong. It's got process imperfections, but it's all a learning curve. It's also the first thing I've put my makers mark on, thanks again @Fishman. The decal paper didn't have enough varnish on so it's a bit fuzzy on one edge.

I don't remember, and can't be bothered to read back, but is this supposed to be reversible? If not, plug cutter, fill the hole and paint over it... Edit: I have looked back and it's natural. Find some nice wood and a plug cutter?

Not yellow this time?