Sorry Mark. I'll miss the Live Stream today. I'll catch up later tonight. 😕 🙂🎶🎸🙏

Hi Matt Thanks for the comments...I am a director/camerman (or at east was before covid!!!), I took some of the pics but a cameraman friend was bored and wanted to try some guitar photography so he di...

Join me live in the workshop as I attempt another world first LIVE DOVETAIL NECK JOIN (probably)...what could go wrong? - let's find out!!

Hi Boo, This is the standard information that they publish covering car polishing systems and those suggested for guitar polishing. I’ll give them a ring next week and ask the question though. Darren

My favourite song today:

The Glitterball will be ready for polishing in a couple of weeks or so, I’ve got a lot of painting and sanding to do before then. I would be happy do some test polishing on other guitars if you want m...

Hey Boo, I’m pretty sure the techies at the polishingshop.co.uk will have some good advice on both the compounds and the best grade of mop to use for any given lacquer. I am happy to ask them the ques...

Thanks TV, much appreciated. Darren

@steveadams Your guitar looks killer! Great job for sure and the pro photos really help it shine. Are you also the photographer?

Clever man.

Drum roll please .......... Ok here are the first photos of the mop polisher prototype. I won’t have the actual spindle for a week or 10 days so I have stuck a length of clothes rail up it’s jacksie (...

@tv101 So, if it starts out “as glittery as heck”, what’s the equivalent term for when it’s fully glittered?? I believe it would be “glittery as feck!”

Hey Boo Thank you..I have made a couppe of telcasters and came across Mark's site. I used his course for the necks and was so pleased with the rsults... This guitar was new challenge, carving etc...I'...

Hi Guys I think Attachment : RedStock-1038.jpg I ran out of room for some finished pics... cheers Steve Attachment : RedStock-1075.jpg Attachment : RedStock-1040.jpg Attachme...

Hi Guys Here a few pics of my first Bailey Guitar...All supplied from Mark except the Waalnut knobs I made. It was a present for my Dad, hence the RAY on the headstock... Lo Attachment : 20201122_...

The vision We want the forums to become THE place to discuss guitar building. Discussing topics from the courses and other topics relating to guitar making. There is a multitude of practises and techn...

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@jmcmi93888 TOP JOB! Looks really great John - glad to help - and thanks for the pics! I found that only a spray of water was enough Yes - especially with highly figured wood like flamed sycamore - ...

A few more pics of the archtop build for your entertainment. The side bending went well but very slowly round my exhaust pipe bending tube. Thanks for the tip of thinning the maple for the tighter ben...

Thanks @Robin. Picked up a nice thick plank of mahogany today. I would really like to make a les Paul replica, bound, in Desert Burst finish, not sure that’ll be next though!