Hey @benjaminschwillens82gmail-com Welcome! If you're wondering if you should start the course, just do it. You won't regret it!

Hello, i am Benjamin from belgium. Like all things from the guitar from playing to (and hope) building.

@nsj nice work, very clean! I've got to ask, where do you get Brazilian mahogany?

Friends son asked me about building a nice, simple, 5 string bass, tele shaped with all the arm and belly carves and batman logo at the 12th etc. I somehow made my life difficult by suggesting stainin...

We just need Glam Rock to make a comeback @boo. 🤣 🎸🎶🙏🙂

Wow!.That looks fantastic!! 😍 And you got a disco dancefloor as a bonus too

@boo Wowza!!!!

@boo good one

Wow, amazing!

Hello, I’m Julio Herrera from Via Dei Velutini, Italia. I’m excited to join this community and connect with everyone! I’m planning to build my first acoustic guitar and would love some guidance. What ...

Number one tip - everything you need to know is included in Mark's courses.

That's insane, @boo ! It will be a shame to shield the cavities😅 Beautiful work

Hello Gang. I am working on a very weird size bass guitar. the fretboard and the top were the reason I started building this. My problem is: 5 string bases have 70mm+ string spread. I need mine...

@boo, the individual ones are 15.5/16 mm wide I need something that is under 13mm wide

@nsj 1 year per inch thick for drying is what I understand Oh well, thats going to take a while then. I did say its going to be a long term project. Meanwhile, I've got a nice bit of mahogany thats...

1 year per inch thick for drying is what I understand

Robin, that sounds great, I’ve said before on these forums that Mens’ Sheds are a great place to get help and the use of equipment and I’m glad you’ve found a good one locally. You’ll also give them t...

@brie You're probably right with a couple of years, I think I've read that somewhere. As for cutting it, I visited the Clydebank Mens Shed yesterday and was made very welcome. The guys there are pred...

Hi Robin, I’m no expert but without kiln drying, you’re probably looking at a couple of years for a big lump like that to dry. If you manage to get it cut into slabs, then drying time would be much re...

It's been some time since I've posted anything, been a bit busy in my new house. Settled in now in Clydebank but haven't got a workshop organised yet. I've got a flimsy 8'x6' shed but its too cluttere...