Iv'e just had another learning opportunity. I sprayed a clear lacquer onto my headstock / truss rod cover and some areas of the decals fizzed up. I had tried a test piece and it seemed okay, but afte...

@rockpile99 Thanks for the additional tips! I like the sawdust in the center of the block tip, as well as marking the edges of the board with a pencil to see when you've accomplished the correct thic...

@peter-johnson Those are all the reasons for me wanting one!!!

@boo They're a very secretive and quirky band from Sweden. They don't tour often so if you ever get a chance I would grab it. They tend to play festival dates rather than doing their own tours. Ƕ...

@boo as you know, the pillar is normally on the way. Thats a neat solution to the pillar drill problem. How comfortable is it to play?

This is My Favourite Song For This Moment... Brilliant Live band.... 🙏🎶🎸🙂

Nice guitars there Chris, and what a tidy workshop.

Welcome Chris. Very nice guitars. Cheers Russ 🙂🎸🎶🙏

Hi Folks, I took up guitar making when I retired a few years ago. My first guitar was a classical acoustic that I made under the guidance of Andy Davidson, a luthier in Totnes, Devon. I spent a few we...

@clinton Excellent Clinton. Really enjoyed that. 🙏🎶🎸🙂

@steveadams but finally worked out a method It's all part of the fun.

@robin I had the smae thing when I made my first telecaster..the string through holes are a total nightmare and the throat on my pillar drill was too short as well... I sweated over that one!! but fin...

My favorite song today is Revolution by John Butler Trio from Perth Australia. I really like his dynamic guitar playing and his play in songwriting. Here is a video I made covering the song 10 years a...

My favourite song today:

@boo Great song. Never caught them live with Lane but "new" singer Will Duval is amazing.

@steveadams I had a bit of a learning opportunity when I fitted my bridge. I had drilled my test hole on a bit of scrap using my pillar drill, the post fitted perfectly. When went to drill the body, ...

@clinton Just like @boo...brilliant and clear answer...really appreciate all of you taking the time and effort to help.... yes, I will be testing more than a couple of times on scrap!! Cheers Steve

Brad point drill bits are key. Pilot holes if not a brad point is crucial. and aligning the bridge for a brief visual aspect to make sure before final drilling. Post some pics once you get done with y...

@robin Thanks very much...appreciate your help.... cheers Steve

@boo wow....perfect...thank you so much....totally answered my questions as I was also a bit confused between the hard edge of the bridge and the actual fixed saddle positions... I've fitted a few tel...