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WillMB

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    Bristol/Cardiff, UK
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    Guitars, Engineering, Drinking tea
  1. That ties in with what I was planning - while the workshop space is not particularly climate controlled, my plan was to work in there and whenever not working return the wood to my former bedroom which will be dry without any extremes in temperature. Ah right I had not thought of that at all, thanks so much! I will need to make some templates, jigs and other bits and bobs before I get going in earnest so I will make up some slats for storage as per your drawing. Perfect, thanks!
  2. Thanks so much both for your replies!! I'm based in Cardiff but will be building the guitar on weekends back at my parent's house in Bristol - unfortunately I'm lacking a workshop space here at the moment. It looks like this might work in my favour a little though based on both of your notes regarding movement in the wood! I will likely have a few weeks between different stages of the build so I will plan it in such a way to give the wood some time to adjust after any key steps. I had my suspicions that i would probably need use grain filler but it's good to have it confirmed! Any particular brands you'd recommend from your builds? Ah awesome! It's good to know that I wasn't barking up the wrong tree with the nitro finish! I will follow your suggestion with Morrels, it looks to be just what I'm after! I do tend to check and overcheck so slow and methodical works for me! And now I've discovered this forum I will certainly be using it to its fullest extent... whether in pride or confusion we wait to see! I will be aiming to get some sapele for the drop top that I know has some good pomelle figuring on - the supplier I've looked at denotes specimens with particularly good figuring separately so that's definitely what I'm going for there, With the Limba I will have to wait and see what I get - but if I can highlight some pretty buts in the grain then so much the better!
  3. Hi Everyone, Total novice here so apologies if this is a dense question (and please go easy on me!) I've just started to plan out my first ever guitar build of any kind - as an engineer and guitar addict it was only a matter of time! My plan is to build a tele style guitar with a chambered body, the hope being to get a tele twang with a little more warmth in the final result. As a personal preference I'm looking at making a bolt-on maple neck and fretboard (and there seems to be a lot of material online to help with that) but my current, largely aesthetically driven, plan was to use a Korina/Limba body with a Pommelle Sapele top. So the questions I was hoping you lovely internet people might be able to help with are: 1) Any general comments, suggestions or tips on working with either of these? 2) What would be the best process for preparing these woods, and really allowing the grain of the wood to look its best? 3) Any issues with using a clear Nitro finish on them to seal and protect? If not that, what would you recommend as an alternative? I've read that poly is an option but that it can be more difficult to use. As I said I'm a totally new starter but really enthused about my first chance to make a guitar. I'm keen to learn how and happy to be patient and put in some elbow grease to get a good result. Thanks so much in advance all, Will
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