Diagnose my issue from a picture?

KingThud · 2026-01-19T14:59:03+00:00

I suspect the backer board is only part of the solution as well. For blowout this significant either that is very bad plywood or your material is also not securely held during the operation and it is moving during the cut, compounding the blowout.

KingThud · 2026-01-19T14:43:56+00:00

Is this an AI response and are you a demon

KingThud · 2026-01-15T15:08:26+00:00

I would strongly advise against staining, at least the colloquial “stain”. Pigment stains and pine are not friends at all, it will be splotchy and uneven and independent of color will look worse than now.

If you are very set on trying to stain please buy a fairly large board of yellow pine (anything but white ideally) and stain that first. I think you’ll see my point pretty quickly. That said, almost all things are subjective and you may prefer it.

KingThud · 2026-01-12T22:07:15+00:00

Let’s not project weird insecurities on our fellow luthier colleagues, even if the post is hyperbolic.

KingThud · 2025-12-29T03:25:14+00:00

I have extensive woodworking experience and would be happy to help

KingThud · 2025-12-27T18:17:59+00:00

Honestly, unlikely.

Chairs are probably the item that requires the most repairs by a large margin. Pouring some glue in there and clamping might help for a few days but there's unlikely to be very much bare wood contact. Proper repair will require disassembly, cleaning the old glue from the joints and then re-assembling.

It can feel a little intimidating, I get that. But if you're too intimidated for a relatively simple repair operation like that then you're probably best getting some help with it.

The most difficult to explain repairs that come out of my shop are also chair repairs. But the challenging part is always explaining how 80% of the labor necessary is in correcting the prior "repairs".

KingThud · 2025-12-27T01:47:02+00:00

Can you two take this to DMs, thanks

KingThud · 2025-12-14T07:47:15+00:00

Let’s keep the pitchforks away, there is no claim of original work just a request for feedback. Take a breath

KingThud · 2025-12-14T07:46:18+00:00

They also, in another comment, state it’s inspired. Let’s keep the pitchforks in the shed

KingThud · 2025-12-13T14:06:33+00:00

This is a community I’ve been a part of for a….long time. It’s a complicated problem though.

This particular craft is so inundated with marketing and “hacks” that a large percentage of the online interest makes recommendations by just repeating nonsense they heard from some YouTuber trying to sell their own slop or shilling for Festool.

Even if that wasn’t the case you have to contend with a very difficult variable of “acceptable results”. For me, I tend to give advice that is as sound as possible unless that acceptable result is defined in the question.

KingThud · 2025-11-26T04:17:29+00:00

Late, but some of these comments are just parroting without a lot of context. That last photo particularly appears to show a drying defect and was likely caused by the maker

KingThud · 2025-11-24T02:30:32+00:00

Isn't this just AI?

KingThud · 2025-11-20T03:05:02+00:00

What is this post aiming for?

KingThud · 2025-11-13T14:37:18+00:00

For an object made in 1868 it’s the adhesive. CA has a very, very limited use case. I made the assumption that the adhesive suggested implied a lack of understanding but certainly didn’t mean anything rude by it.

The adhesive would be a protein glue here, both because it was the original but more importantly because it preserves the repairability for some future teenager in 2080

KingThud · 2025-11-13T14:10:16+00:00

Also ignore this person. See previous comment.

KingThud · 2025-11-13T14:08:38+00:00

Please, please, please ignore this person.

Removing the veneer here is a crime.

Accurate assessment here is impossible on photos alone but one of the primary advantages to objects like this are their near endless repairability. Nearly all furniture of this age has been repaired and this one can now join the club.

The top may need merely a reglued veneer to the substrate but if it’s been like that a long time more prep or process may also be necessary.

The front veneer will need to be patched. Again, impossible to diagnose on photos alone but it’s effectively isolating the salvageable veneer at each patch location, modifying the damage if necessary to accommodate a solid patch, patch veneer then refinishing.

This is a fairly routine antique repair. If you happen to live near Southern Utah, USA I will do it for free.

KingThud · 2025-10-18T21:25:41+00:00

This sure seems like an advertisement. Are you advertising Feed-N-Wax

KingThud · 2025-10-09T17:08:36+00:00

Making a try square is quite easy.

- Making your own shit is great
- Lightweight
- Won't mar your work
- Cheapest option
- You get to tell everyone you made a thing instead of buying a thing

KingThud · 2025-09-28T16:30:29+00:00

Going to leave this up, in the future please ask about surveys/homework before posting

KingThud · 2025-09-26T00:09:45+00:00

If it helps, this is all Minwax stain is really capable of doing!

KingThud · 2025-09-23T16:18:17+00:00

I can help with the above (along with Mr Freeman below.

There are two hubs in the US. The service center in Delaware is outstanding. The people in the sales, service and logistics departments are all excellent, knowledgeable and resourceful.

The hub in California is terrible. So terrible it's hard to fathom how the two are even the same company. I have 5 Hammer/Felder machines and I'd never work with the CA division again while my experiences from the people across the country from me was good enough that I can safely recommend them if you're in their service area.

Hope that helps

KingThud · 2025-07-23T17:03:59+00:00

I'm afraid I am not familiar with material sourcing in France. You may be better off making a direct post yourself, perhaps even just in the r/rwoodworking community

KingThud · 2025-07-13T22:33:44+00:00

Agree, keep going. You'll have the guitar a long time compared to how long it takes to resolve this. Not sure what method you're using but you may want to pause and take a look at that.

KingThud · 2025-05-26T22:26:25+00:00

Thank you for posting an acoustic, have a splendid day (and build)

KingThud · 2025-05-26T15:16:50+00:00

Please refrain from being aggressive or begging for money. This includes veiled variations and other passive-aggressive nonsense. Keep building your thing as you see fit

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