Thats the neck/body joint done, fretboard glued, the neck carved  and dry fitted. Doesn’t sound much when you say it quickly, but its certainly a challenge getting the neck/body joint without gaps, on the centre line and at the correct…   Read more»

@robin thanks! Sounds like the kit is a good option to start with

@somethingnicer I built my first electric using scrap wood and second hand parts from ebay to see if I had the skills.  For my second build I bought the kit from @markbailey, absolutely every part you need is there in…   Read more»

Hi – I’ve just done some tests with pine.  Firstly I used 18mm pine with a variety of settings, but it was having none of it.  I then used 8mm pine which cut pretty well with the following settings:

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More than 20 years ago I went to the Bailey workshop to build my first guitar. One evening Mark played a video of a guitar player I had never heard of, Tommy Emmanuel. I was blown away with it. Over…   Read more»