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Disagree. The nitro finish is incomparable, IMHO, but, that said, I may not spray it on the V, mainly because I don't have a spark-proof vent van for my spray booth and they are bloody expensive. DEW

You've been holding out on me Ray! You didn't tell me that you (and dad) were building guit-box! Deets, brother!

Sorry.

The point was to not call people "oriental." And Ukraine is in Europe.

Just to be clear, I meant no disrespect, @ Kerry Brown, and I'm sure you didn't either. I enjoy your posts.

I defer to her, obviously. But I have several Asian friends and colleagues who strongly disagree. In any event, I meant no disrespect to @Kerry Brown. And I meant to type rugs, not rigs.

Not to get all politically correct or anything, but rigs are oriental, people are Asian. For future reference.

I think its amazing what you accomplish with hand tools. I'm really, really impressed by your skill.

I gave some thought to headstock design. This is what I'm going with.

So the neck is done-ish. Fully carved and sanded to 180 grit. I may only take it to 220, but have another project to work on this evening so I had to stop. After I finished carving with surforms, rasps and a half round file, I sanded with 80 grit in a random orbit sander which got rid of most...

I do the same - shape to fit my hand. I was just trying to show the progress of the build. Even the bass side needs additional shaping.

@bea perhaps this is what you are looking for: I was trying to highlight the profile of the carved portion in the prior photo.

I'm not sure what your question is. The neck is only carved in the bass side so far. I took the entire profile, which was still roughly square on the treble side and pressed the gauge back in on the treble side up to the center line. So the picture is the profile of the bass side of the neck...

Didn't get anything done on it today, but here's a pic of the profile of the bass side of the neck after I rough carved it. This was raken at mid-neck, about the 7th or 8th fret. I think it looks pretty good:

Done.

We live to entertain you! :cheers:

Well, that goes without saying, no?

I am uniquely talented/skilled. Just ask @RVA!

Not at all. I thought it was humorous. Not rude in the slightest. I totally get where you are coming from. I take it as a compliment.

I did a kitchen remodel where I built all of the cabinets from lumber in my shop. Lawyer is what I do and who I am, but working with my hands is therapy. Also, when it comes to trying things in the shop, I am fearless.