FIrst scratch build strung up!

[Herman]

Yes Mike, Great looking guitar. You mum will rock. Congrats.
Herman

[mike-p]

Thanks guys. Had pre cut kerfing and a slotted fingerboard. Bob helped a lot with the bending and neck joint. He also taught me how to join tops and backs using a shooting board and plane which was great.

[Bob Matthews]

Hey Mike

It looks fantastic, you should be very proud, it's quite a milestone and I'm very pleased that it sounds just as you intended, also the finish on all that reclaimed timber looks beautiful.

Enjoy your trip to the States mate, I'm sure you'll be returning with lots of future planned projects :)

See you in a couple months,

Bob

[Marc Dutko]

Awesome looking guitar! What did you use for finish?

[mike-p]

Thanks, I should put some more pics since i put a tortoiseshell pickguard and decal on. It's Tru oil, 8 coats i think, open pores, basically followed DAves instructions without the pore filling.

[Dave Bagwill]

That finished wood looks good enough to eat. Not that I recommend that. :-)
But that is a really good looking instrument, congrats!!

[TonyinNYC]

Wow. Fantastic job! Very good looking and I like the finish.