Ive always cut dove tails by hand but after watching the live stream today if think I may be converted to using a router. Looks much easier and cleaner.

@darrenking Looks like you have covered all the bases with design and the need to store in a small space. I've never used an electric machine for instrument polishing but have done a bit of metal poli...

Here our old friend Dan shows off his sweet ass buffer. He doesn’t talk about how not to do it but by watching you’ll see what I mean. Obviously youtube has lots of vids to explore on the subject but ...

I was going to say that I've used a polishing machine on a guitar, but that's not quite true. I've seen one being used on the fretboard of a guitar that I'd made, but the guy using it declined to let ...

Hi Darren. When I was talking about slippage I meant in the context of an inbuilt "clutch" similar to Robbie O'Brien's ( ) Hopefully you wont need it but if you press too hard it slows down, hence le...

@darrenking That whole thing looks like a neat solution. I had been wondering how you were going to couple the polisher shaft to the motor shaft. Now that I've seen your drawing that is clear now. I'm...

This is the drawing of the shaft and it actually protrudes by about 335mm in front of the bearing which should give plenty of accessibility. Also, because the buffer doesn't have a support stand, it i...

Hi Mike, thanks for your comments. The shaft protrudes from the external bearing by about 300mm and at 25mm thick I don’t expect a lot of flex. The final 100mm is reduced to 20mm and the end is thread...

@eddie6string Yeah that’s right! A shame it didn’t happen for you guys.. It’s sad about Melvyn but at least he’s no longer suffering, RIP MH

Sad that we didn't quite make the video interview we planned . It would have been a chuckle!

Sad news..... I bought the second edition of his book quite a while back. It planted the idea about building guitars but it was only an idea until I found Bailey’s Guitars.

@jonhodgson - you & me both (buying it). I'd registered a few months ago (his website, IIRC) to be informed when it's released. From all that I'd heard, his contributions to the book were done, ...

@tv1 It is a shameI think I'll be buying that third edition, I don't know if he's leaving family behind that it will help, but the original was a part of the journey that brought me here to this forum...

Is there any information on what happened? I believe it was cancer. He'd been struggling for a while, but had hoped to see the 3rd edition of his book finished and published. Sadly, he didn't make it...

Is there any information on what happened? I can't find any mention, the last post on his facebook page from 11 days ago about the imminent release of the third edition of his classic book.

That's sad news. I had that book, I never built anything out of it, but maybe one day I'll build an 8 string bass in tribute.

Very sad to hear that - he inspired a generation...

I just read of the passing of Melvyn Hiscock. Very sad. He wrote a great book on Guitar Building Attachment : 544B1830-F76C-4F32-BC0C-33283DCA2143.jpeg

That'll be the truss rod slot learning curve that you've routed there. 😆 @robin!

@mattbeels I believe it would be “glittery as feck!” I believe you are correct!!!