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Welcome! I am looking to re-grow my absolute favorite community here on Lemmy - to kick it off, I'm sharing my first build that I finished in April.

It was a dream come true to finally be able to build up a workshop and try my hands at this. It took 4 months of weekends and the occasional lunch breaks, and I had so much fun, I can't wait to get going on #2 and dive deep into this craft and all it's secrets.

I could just post pics on one of the 'guitars' communities, I'm hoping this community can become a forum for people who really want to discuss the techniques and the process, not just the final product. Please comment or post if you'd like to see the same thing!

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

man, that is beautiful. did you do the inlay work too?

I'm hoping one day to build from scratch, but so far I've built a kit and am now working on a 'partscaster.'

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you! I did the headstock inlay from scratch, for the fingerboard I bought a set of the trapezoids and just laid them in

That's awesome, you'll get there! I never completed a full project like a kit but I had purchased a scrap heap that was one a guitar from eBay to practice on trying to fix it up, it definitely helps you get ready.

Definitely share some pics here when you finish the partscaster!