Thanks for comment on templates….Not Much time for playing or building last few months…hope to remedy that soon.

you have some impressive build photos there

See some nice ones in your collection there Lonman ! Nice! see you  like your tin's ! that rezzo sound is unsurpaseble ! Thanks for the vieuw ! appriciated ! Greeeeettsszz A.D.

Hi there Lonman ! on your qustion on the Tailpiece ,thats a Heineken  beer flipper! that i bend, its made out of groomed pressed steal, and lets be adjusteble whit out scratching it to much, bending and drilling holes realy, i used it because that way i had a hollow space to go over the boxlock that i did not want to damage, hope it comes out better in this picture ! thanks for asking ! Season Greeeeetssszz A.D.

You have some great builds Lonman. Love those cases too. Been looking at your slide show.

Glad to be a friend Lonman. Thanks for asking. .. Dave

Hello Lonman, since you do well to use no chipwood. Plywood boards (I do not know the word for it) are much more stable and lighter. They are available in our birch beech poplar and maple. I had chosen birch. Yours Schorsch

Hi Lonman, sorry iforgot it because I was in hurry. Look at my side, I added two pics of the case. Greetings

Thank you for your compliment! Yeah, can't miss the 12th fret, it's for sure! :))

thanks lonman ,the chess board build you did there is very cool .

I saw your question about techniques for photos.  I've had good luck with water slide paper.  This essentially lets you make a decal.  You find your image, maybe edit the photo, then print onto the water slide paper.  It comes in both laser and ink jet varieties.  You then spray it with clear acrylic.  When it's dry, soak the paper in water briefly, then slide the picture  off the backing onto the box.

I made a uke this way.

Cheers mate for your comments on the truss rod cover and jack socket - i was given a bit of pearloid sheet - but i would not know where to buy it from - it's propper use was for a new outer skin on a drum kit - i guess you could try a music store but it may be cheaper to buy a Stratocaster pearloid scratch plate and use that to make your parts from - other than that try ebay

Thanks for your kind comments also.  Yup, the builds can accumulate.  But, you know, I truly enjoy about half a dozen on a frequent basis and a half dozen more on an occasional basis.  I did sell 2 the last too weeks (and too cheaply, but I had my fun.)  And I just finished a quickie build out of scraps that is spoken for - and I hate to let it go. 

You are finding some cool boxes and building some good looking builds.  Good on ya.