im looking at the kit , i think im gona get that and make my first. would love to do a course but there very expensive. is it possible to make a guitar of better quality than say a Gibson with a kit a...

I have done two courses with Mark but when I built my first at home I bought a (slightly customised) kit from Mark - all the bits were the correct thickness and nice and true.

yeah your right start of simple and more up thnx dude

Posted by: @hogan ty guys , never built a guitar before so should be interesting 😀 , can anyone suggest a good place to buy wood for a body . ive seen the blanks on here but i was wanting to glue som...

ty guys , never built a guitar before so should be interesting 😀 , can anyone suggest a good place to buy wood for a body . ive seen the blanks on here but i was wanting to glue some pinstripes into t...

Hi Hogan and welcome..... This is a very friendly place - lots of really good advice - looking forward to watching your builds! Bill

Hi Hogan, You're going to have a great time in here! You'll be amazed at the support you get from everyone. Darren

@Hogan RAR - Welcome!! Hope you enjoy the site - let us know if you need anything ?️

hay all , new guy here looking forward to building my own guitars will keep posted as i get along

? Not sure that’s quite necessary but what I can say is that the world would be a better place if “everyone” spent time at the Bailey workshop, building a guitar or even just a visit. It’s the most r...

Hi Darren, thank you for you offer but I won't take you up on it right now. I used pva because that is what I have and I always use nowadays for wood projects and have never had a problem before. Many...

Hi Norman, I haven't seen PVA stain walnut before but it is an indication that, whilst most PVAs are white (unless they are dyed yellow ie Titebond) and smell pretty much the same, they can have signi...

Yes, I watched the livestream. Very informative, thanks,

@norman Yes PVA can stain the wood...I'm not sure why this happens. We use a different glue for laminations...I will check the details and add it here tomorrow...meanwhile did you see the livestream t...

Hi Mark, thank you for your reply. I quite like your idea of no bindings but I have two problems. My daughter, who may well end up with this guitar as I can't play, asked about the bindings as she obv...

Hi Norman - welcome! Sounds like you are on the right track - I always route the channel with the proper binding cutter as I am rather spoiled and fussy - I cannot really recommend another way as to m...

Hi, I am making my first guitar, a classical one. I have Bogdanovich's book but his guitar is far too complicated except for a masochist! I am basing mine on his but leaving out all the fancy bits. I ...

Brilliant course - enjoy it!

Happy building Kev! Go for it!

Cheers Kev - Best of luck to ya - if you have any Q's- just ask!