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Good video, Jim. I also watched all of your shop build videos - nice, I'm envious! :)

Thanks so much, Maurice! My surgeon is at the top of the pyramid nation-wide for robotic prostate surgery so I was definitely in the best care possible. Besides that, he owns a sawmill so every...

No better way, right!! Thanks, Jim.

I'm finally back out in the shop after a two-month absence due to prostate surgery. Light duty work only but I'll take it!

Cut, fitted, and glued the Bubinga soundhole bracing -
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Really novel idea and so well executed, John - excellent!

Thanks, Maurice! We didn't get it on video but he talked for a few minutes about how he liked the finish and how the guitar played and sounded. He asked me twice if that was really my first build...

I decided to upload the short video of Doyle playing my guitar. For now, this video is unlisted meaning you'll need the link to see it; it won't show up on my channel page though I may change that...

Got it, thank you! I have cut at 600 ipm but it was due to a typo in my setup. However, the bit, machine, and piece of wood handled it without any issues. I was a mess watching it cut that fast...

Depth of cut on hardwoods is sufficient to cover the bottom of the compression bit which is 0.25" on the bit I use, so my DOC is usually around 0.300" on 3/4" thick stock. If it's a piece that I've...

Beautiful work, Michael!

I haven't changed the speed on my spindle in years, it runs at 18,000 rpm. My most used bit is a 1/4" compression and I cut mainly hardwoods - Walnut, Maple, Cherry - but often cut 1/2" Baltic Birch...

Fully agree, Maurice. You hand it to him hoping he doesn't tear the build to pieces, knowing you can fall back on "it's my first build" but this was the opposite of that; he truly seemed to enjoy...

Glad to assist. Just let me know if I need to go through these again and find additional photos.

Are you posting your build here at SMC?

Thanks, Edward! I'll do my best with the photos I have (thought I had more but maybe this will be enough) -
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I had the honor getting to hear Doyle Dykes play my first guitar this week; gotta' say it was pretty cool. I may never play it again, though! LOL!
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I built my CNC about 6-7 years ago for the specific purpose of making accurate and precise fixtures, forms, templates, etc. for building acoustic guitars. I used the CNC to cut the saddle slot,...

Nice build, nice shop too. Your CAD skills are way past mine but I'd like to build an electric some day (right now I'm on my second acoustic). Your use of the carbon fiber is pretty cool here; do...

The screws I bought are black with Philips head but the last time I checked they weren't available from that supplier. Here are some that are similar -...

And I thought I was really being careful! This was bad, though. So glad they came out without issue.

Be sure to post photos of yours, Richard.

One more for today, and this one is a video I had not planned to make but it became necessary when I turned the lights out (glare angle) and saw how badly the top was dented. If you've ever steamed...

Ditto. Bought a bunch of them when I built my machine. And it's a good thing because I've hit a few. :D

Today was a busy day on the guitar even though it doesn't appear much has changed. Lots of cutting on the sides for braces and a ton of sanding to get the sides to fit the radius of the top.
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I took the opportunity to use the CNC for a small piece on the guitar, cutting the neck block extension to support the fingerboard and also cutting the neck block itself after it was already glued to...

Did some carving on the braces, got a new chisel, and on to the next step!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4bXqx_z-lU

More progress on the acoustic build -
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9pLmBmWWf0