There is a thing about the grain and the history of the tree - I get the whole wood thing.
I currently have a blank bit of concrete where a previous wooden shed died and I’m struggling to get it replaced with a brick built arrangement.
Anyone know a decent builder who can actually be arsed to turn up?
GIve it a go yourself dude - bricks and mortar - watch youtube and have a manly bash
Originally posted by @areloa-grandee
Originally posted by @Coxford_lou
Wow, Gay that’s amazing! Really impressive. I seriously love wood, and guitars. I bet that’s really satisfying.
Theres is naughty euphemism in there but I shall resist such infantile banter. But yes… I actually have a nice stash - espcially acoustic sets…which are getting stupily expensive now - that Cocobolo rosewood bass top would now cost around £280-£300
. I was lucky enough to get a fair amount of wood when it was a lot cheaper…
Is a good escape making things… and yes very satisfying when one is complete and off to a new home… but also very frustrating when it goes pear shaped which it does now and then - even worse when a lovely piece is ruined
That is so cool! Must take a serious amount of time. I have two main ‘hobbies’ (although I invest more effort into them for them to really be hobbies) and I struggle to give enough time to outside the day job (though now I’m jobless that might change!)
Time is the biggest challenge - I get maybe a couple of hours a week to work on things - and it takkjes about 120-150 hours to build a guitar…more for an acoustic, so it takes a while. So going to head down there now. If I return with same number of limbs as I went down there with, I consider it a successful session.
Used to have a man cave in the garage, it had music, sofa, pool table, cross trainer, exercise bike and a dart board.
Now the kitchen is where I am mostly, it is mine! One day I would like a big shed and a green house to grow my copious amount of chilli plants every year!
I “own” the loft conversion. Basically all my loot that I have hoarded over the years and that the Ayatollah thinks I have thrown out lives up there. It is an Aladdin’s cave of cool shit, so much so, that when our nephews turn up, they run straight past us and up the stairs.
I did have one or shall I say since we moved things have been hectic (just bookcases and pictures as it stands), I have a snug but the baby and dog are in there more than me, and as for saw dust I have just bought a large mitre saw and they didn’t supply a dust bag, had to use it and the wife told me where to go with the new vacuum cleaner so needless to sawdust is everywhere in my cave (garage), you must use epoxy resins anywhere you recommend?
Originally posted by @Barry-Sanchez
I did have one or shall I say since we moved things have been hectic (just bookcases and pictures as it stands), I have a snug but the baby and dog are in there more than me, and as for saw dust I have just bought a large mitre saw and they didn’t supply a dust bag, had to use it and the wife told me where to go with the new vacuum cleaner so needless to saydust is everywhere in my cave (garage), you must use epoxy resins anywhere you recommend?
Have you still been able to get food and supplies to the captives in your Fritzlkeller?
Your profile well fits that bill more than me, as I type this you are probably lowering down a cake to some unfortunate in a well shaft feeding her up whilst you are dancing round with your bits up your crack.
This Bazza version is better, Bazza.
Well I wasn’t expecting that, you bastard.
I looked up the German for “cellar”, as well.
/sniffs
I have a cellar… 
I have a dejavu moment - haven’t we discussed dens before? :-\
I had a den, 2 homes ago to fill with my stuff (or junk according to my partner). This is mainly vintage bits for the side project me and my sister attempt to run. In the new place I have a cupboard for my craft bits as I like to make jewellery from old bits and bobs. We have a large balcony I have my eye on as a possible summer den. Have plans to make it quite private from people opposite and the road. Couple of bits of storage that look nice and I may get approval from other half.
Mr abandon you have a very cool hobby!
Saturday forum bants, I’ll ramp it up later so the forum will unify against me and my rapier wit and shite grammar…
Alas if I have become the forum bore © CBFry, once again by repeating a thread from the past, I must apologise… Never really considered making fine handcrafted instruments as cool… but thank you. 
What resins do you use to coat the wood?
Originally posted by @Barry-Sanchez
Saturday forum bants, I’ll ramp it up later so the forum will unify against me and my rapier wit and shite grammar…
Unification Bazza? Surely this is against your principles?
I’ll take one for the team and could you say what you use to coat the wood with? Is it epoxy?
Nobody was insulting your grammar, she seems very nice.
Ar the finish you mean? Well sir its a complicated process that but is pretty similiar whether you use a Nitro-cellulose laquar or a melamine 2 part.
I use a melamine 2 part laquer as although nitro is much nicer and more traditional, it is also explosive vapour wise and need a very complex extraction spray booth.
Sand, sand sand through the grades down to about 400/500grit. Wipe with slightly damp cloth to raise the grain and then sand again… all in all about 5 hours of hand sanding…dull…
clean off all dust with a wipe with de-crystalised meths…
Seal withaalight coat of sanding sealer and then a 400 grit light rub =- clean
Get that sucker into the spray booth and suit up + full face mask -(NB I visit a friend who does this full time and use his facilities)
Base coats of 2 part laquer used as ‘grain filler’
dry for 24 hours
2 coats per day for 4 days
leave to dry for 2-3weeks
1500grit random orbital wet sand to take all gloss away -
Pollish on wheel
Cut back polish with a very fine compound (think a better 10 x finer version of T-Cut)
Elbow grease - and lost of it to buff to high shine…
(about 20 hours in total over 4 weeks)
… dont get me started on French polishing…
Lots of graft but effort is worth it…