I can recommend retirement, I wish I'd done it sooner. I just-about retired a few years ago. But then I lapsed. Moved house (to something needing money spent on it) and then people offered me wor...

So drumming isn't just "hit things, then hit things harder" ??? 😯

@tv101 Think you are heading for the naughty step with the Carol comment

@eddie6string Guitar cases made from wood are very heavy, they need to be fibre glass or ABS plastic to get any strength and be light enough to carry. I've made wooden cases for small accordions and f...

Case making?? I'd be amazed if we could do a better job than Hiscox, or for anywhere near the cost! Or, if you're looking slightly lower down the cost scale, there are loads at £50-£60 to fit most gu...

Or a very young Giovanni Hidalgo makes playing conga's look so easy....

That is incredible. He makes it look so easy. Yep, like Tommy Emmanuel makes guitar playing look so easy or Pino Palladino makes bass playing look so easy.

@boo Here he explains the technique

@mikeyrjiom By using CNC, I thought Mark meant Coffee 'n' Cake????

@boo Has anyone suggested a Guitar case making session - particularly the interior profiling? This would be invaluable

@clinton Yes - Staining, Double Staining, Bursting, and Fake Binding - all coming soon!

Hi Wondering if you are dyeing a top. Any tips in faux binding. Clint

I’ve not watched any of those other things ... but I’d watch the Mark & Carol show ... they are a great double act. (Although Carol would probably get sacked in the morning).

We've had the Bake Off, The Pottery Throwdown and The Sewing Bee. I think Mark should be starring as the expert on the 🎸Great British Guitar Build 🎸. Does anyone know how to get this c...

It must have been about 35 years ago that I went to a musical instruments fair in Rotterdam. There were several clinics and as a drummer I visited a clinic of Jim Kilpatrick. He was announced as one o...

That's just raised the standard for build threads @clinton! Looks like a really nice neck too. 👍

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@tv101 "learning opportunity"! The common factor in my learning opportunities is the router. I need to spend some time learning to tame it, the fine adjustment seems to have a mind of it own.

@boo just accept that they happen. I haven't done anything that I haven't been able to overcome (yet), and I don't get myself worked up about it. I'm quite happy to document these little mishaps, it...

I seem to be doing it more than anyone else, I bet you're really not @robin - I don't think I've had a single build on which I've not encountered a "learning opportunity"!!