The livestreams with the side comments are more like what the in person courses are like. A lot of hard work, learning and fun. A bit like I'm a celebrity! We all learned from each other on the BYO gu...

@robin thanks plenty of mistakes but learning every time

@rocknroller912 thanks I already have!

@osceola welcome to the group hope you find it useful

So far, beside "proper stuff", I have used: two 50 year old teak shelves. I was told that it was too oily to use for a guitar. I made a body by glueing strips together. I made two necks using the same...

@rocknroller912 Yeah, I heard chestnut was reasonable for carving but not much good for tonewood. At some point I’ll need to fell some of the sycamore. There’s a carpenter over by with a chainsaw and ...

@jamesbisset Ive tried local horse chestnut for wood turning after it had been split for five years and dried. It wasn't good to work with having a wide grain. Ive kept some small bits to see if it im...

When I got double glazed windows and doors a few years ago I saved the mahogany door steps and pine frames. All good quality close grained imported timber with a solid tap tone. During the summer I bo...

@boo I managed to give myself four stitches in the head with a shovel last year. A chain saw doesn’t bear thinking about.

Horse Chestnut anyone? Attachment : F52B32A2-36F1-46E0-8D24-DB514A5B3F3B.jpeg We bought the house 18 months ago with an acre of abandoned garden on a steep slope at the back. It’s full of larch...

@boo Here's some inspiration. Nothing wrong with this as a self-build project!

From what I've seen around the internet you can build a guitar body out of anything you can fasten a neck, pickups, and bridge to (circular saw blades, concrete, lego, pencils, and shovels are all on ...

If you are investing in some sort of temperature and humidity regulation in a workshop then certainly do your homework before storing wood. My option is an air-source heat pump for the workshop. Main...

Posted by: @ Welcome Osceola. It looks like you're ahead of the game with those builds. 🎶🎸😁🙏

Posted by: @ Welcome George. You can have a lot of fun here as well as fun making guitars. Cheers, Russ 🙏😁🎸🎶

@clinton What is in Blackpool? I can't advise you on Blackpool as I've never been there. But I think I'd rather be in the middle of the Pacific.

But I think I'd rather be in the middle of the Pacific. I'd rather Blackpool was in the middle of the Pacific. Not necessarily at sea level.

I can't believe that anyone else has drilled the bottom horn for the strap button Handy, if you've got a particularly long strap?

Haha! Unreal! I was inlaying fret dots markers today. 24 frets, decided to fret mark the 24th. I fret marked the end of the fretboard. Twice now this happens. I am laughing out loud in pure stupidity...

@clinton Twice now this happens. I am laughing out loud in pure stupidity The advice is to walk away now Clinton and it won't seem so bad tomorrow. I'm not sure if that fixes our stupidity though.