Guitar Making | Andrew Orton | Activity https://guitarmaking.co.uk/members/andyorton2gmail-com/activity/ Activity feed for Andrew Orton. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:59:50 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 95bb94ac1df541ac44025959cd33f85e Andrew Orton replied to the topic "Bosch Colt palm Router, anyone using this?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182848/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:10:41 +0000 Totally is, hoe your enjoying it too. 
Very zen . I have misinformed slightly, what I thought was oak isn’t, it’s actually American ash I’m told 🤦‍♂️ 

]]> 68aa327652b53b425676b48d322f293a Andrew Orton replied to the topic "busy making sawdust @mens shed" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182807/ Sun, 16 Nov 2025 22:20:24 +0000 Hello to everyone,  hope your all well and enjoying your journey into guitar building  I’ve plunged into it using what I had available to me, using pine as the main body build, and oak as a cap All reclaimed, breathing…   Read more»

]]> 5c1f421816084dcaa40cca7d473833a3 Andrew Orton liked forum post "Tele type thing completed!" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/181025/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 22:45:27 +0100 2e39049ec3794823d9f4a67fac5f7997 Andrew Orton liked forum post "Latest build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/181024/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 22:43:51 +0100 8d99b2c5c57cd729d0ee36b1aae3d5b9 Andrew Orton liked forum post "New here" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/179917/ Sun, 27 Jul 2025 13:01:31 +0100 123ab05b3184e5d0c6d407ad3c76add0 Andrew Orton replied to the topic "Bosch Colt palm Router, anyone using this?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/179916/ Sun, 27 Jul 2025 13:01:10 +0100 @nsj I’ll check that one out, thankyou. Greatly appreciate  you coming back to me to share your experience. Bit of a mind field out there especially you tube reviews

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]]> 14fe72ecb87efffe3aa6e1a8efb4664e Andrew Orton replied to the topic "Bosch Colt palm Router, anyone using this?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/179544/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 20:24:52 +0100 @russ thanks Russ
In your opinion  what’s your take on the bosch POF 1200 ?

]]> 79d7bf44745c09d19d68dc58a36d0bc1 Andrew Orton posted a new topic "Bosch Colt palm Router, anyone using this?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/179520/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:49:41 +0100 Hi everyone, subjective as it might be, I was wondering if anyone in the forum jas had any experience using this colt router for guitar  builds. Looking at my first router and I’m seeing that this plunge is an add…   Read more»

]]> 0052117a35007641048b43bcb0129bb4 Andrew Orton replied to the topic "Hello everyone, newbie member - Andy" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/179519/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 11:40:10 +0100 Guys , greatly appreciate your input,  this helps me out a great deal, thanyou so much 

]]> 13ad90731490c481bf8d4d06428343b2 Andrew Orton replied to the topic "Hello everyone, newbie member - Andy" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/179401/ Sun, 20 Jul 2025 09:36:17 +0100 @liebe awesome thankyou, I quite like shorter more compact feel guitars, I’m guessing the lighter and slightly shorter length guitars are appealing more to me now, been toying with 24.75 gibson scale as mid ground compromise originally basing my idea…   Read more»

]]> 2f44d03e0f4b99eefd731e5e732683a4 Andrew Orton replied to the topic "Hello everyone, newbie member - Andy" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/179367/ Sat, 19 Jul 2025 23:29:04 +0100 @liebe thankyou for the warm welcome  I’m watching marks video on using an existing neck to measure out the scale length, if I was to create a 25 inch scale, can I use a neck from a standard strat scale…   Read more»

]]> 18c00ecb54448942e0708c8ab87eefeb Andrew Orton replied to the topic "Hello everyone, newbie member - Andy" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/179264/ Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:00:40 +0100 Sorry forgot to mention, I’m based in Wolverhampton.
Tele build with 24 inch scale inspired by shorter scale similar to suregold 

]]> 603a390bda7b0a2e574e01a58211d948 Andrew Orton posted a new topic "Hello everyone, newbie member - Andy" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/179263/ Fri, 18 Jul 2025 12:51:13 +0100 Hi everyone  Wow, wish I’d signed up sooner. Some awesome builds I’ve seen and hope I’ll be one to present here eventually,  lol.  Having been on a course elsewhere, as fun as it was I’d wish I’d arrived here first, …   Read more»

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