Acoustic Guitar Construction

Thanks John, Am I correct in assuming the low E should be double the distance between nut and 12th fret , and then around 6mm compensation ?
Rusty

Can anyone advise me where the bridge should be placed on a Martin 0- 28 vs type acoustic guitar. I did the usual measuring to the 12 fret and double it plus 2mm etc and it looks like that would put the bridge very low down on the body -- towards the tailblock The specs say 24.9 scale. I have lost t...

Dave, I see this is an old post but just wondering have your methods changed with regards to finishing since this was posted or is there anything I should watch for.? I finally managed to get hold of Minwax--never knew it was available here in Europe--and its this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wipe-O...

I have almost finished my dreadnought build and decided on Holly binding on the back and maple on the top--why?--because thats all I had to hand at the time and probably wasn't thinking clearly.Basically I didnt have enough of either wood left and it was Xmas rush so there was no chance of obtaining...

Thanks Dave , It was actually your own you tube video that finally convinced to give it a go so I should have said thank you for that. I think the best way to describe it is that I no longer feel nervous about doing the binding. I'm one of those people who suffer from paralysis by analysis !! Thanks...

I have tried all sorts of routing methods in the past for routing binding channels on my guitars and some left a lot to be desired while others were an improvement on the previous methods I had tried. But I finally hit the jackpot when I purchased the KMG Channel routing system and I have used it on...

Looks good.
What Blade is Dave talking about--does he mean the router bit ? Does it come with a proper size bit as well ?