‘63 Lancashire That's known for being dense - no use as a tonewood 🤣

Why not just set up a reseller account with Hiscox and sell all your guitars with a case? Solves the packaging issue, you will make an extra few quid on the sale and your client doesn’t’t have to find...

I just filled in a couple of gaps in my CD collection - Bob Marley Complete Island Recordings boxset (11CDs, £17.03, delivered 2 days later, from Amazon.fr - mad!!) - so I'm listening to complete albu...

My favourite song this week. Louis

Small flush-cut saw? One of the Japanese things that Rutlands sell perhaps? Oooo... Shhhh - it’s cheaper too! (although you can sharpen a guitar maker’s knife - a tool for life)

It’s not an absolute top notch, tonewood, one-off, custom guitar, worth thousands, the body is made from pallet wood. What year is the pallet wood from? Most people say the ‘57 Honduran is best.

Dusted off my very first build and my only acoustic build. Many many eons ago. An archtop parlor size. All made from hand tools. There’s nothing like starting with something nice and simple. so...

@clinton I saw that bass on your FB page, great idea. That archtop looks killer and I love the color!

@rocknroller912 Yes it is based on a Gretsch New Yorker

@clinton Your arch top looks good, did you build it from plans.

Attachment : 8A33B309-76B0-4DAF-817D-5B7EABB7D554.jpeg Dusted off my very first build and my only acoustic build. Many many eons ago. An archtop parlor size. All made from hand tools. The most dif...

Posted by: @boo That is really cool. I’ve never built a bass guitar, never mind a Bandsman bass. What a great idea. This forum is really good, it’s full of people with ideas and inspiration for others...

@rocknroller912 Your acoustic looks like a jumbo style, what make is it. It's a Stagg SW203.

@robin Your acoustic looks like a jumbo style, what make is it.

@james-chacewatergmail-com-2 Arch tops take a long time, it's more like carving a violin than other styles of guitar making. No running the parts through a drum sander to thickness the front and back....

Here's mine then. Only one home build so far. The strat was bought a bit a time and assembled, I was surprised to find that the body is plywood. The Tanglewood Tomkat has been relegated to my second f...

If only I could lay my hands on some kind of cross between a chisel and a knife. Small flush-cut saw? One of the Japanese things that Rutlands sell perhaps? like this chap ...

I’m not sure whether I booked a 2kg or 5kg parcel. Are you sure that the guitar, and case, comes in under 5kg? It’d have to be a light guitar, and a fairly light case ... Also, check the small print...

I wish you’d get off the fence @boo and give us a clear opinion. Good? or ... Bad?

@jamesbisset Sorry to read that you didn't get a great result. You could try trimming the dowel using a sharp knife, chisel or gouge by starting from the edge and cutting towards the centre. That way ...