? Not sure that’s quite necessary but what I can say is that the world would be a better place if “everyone” spent time at the Bailey workshop, building a guitar or even just a visit. It’s the most r...

Hi Darren, thank you for you offer but I won't take you up on it right now. I used pva because that is what I have and I always use nowadays for wood projects and have never had a problem before. Many...

Hi Norman, I haven't seen PVA stain walnut before but it is an indication that, whilst most PVAs are white (unless they are dyed yellow ie Titebond) and smell pretty much the same, they can have signi...

Yes, I watched the livestream. Very informative, thanks,

@norman Yes PVA can stain the wood...I'm not sure why this happens. We use a different glue for laminations...I will check the details and add it here tomorrow...meanwhile did you see the livestream t...

Hi Mark, thank you for your reply. I quite like your idea of no bindings but I have two problems. My daughter, who may well end up with this guitar as I can't play, asked about the bindings as she obv...

Hi Norman - welcome! Sounds like you are on the right track - I always route the channel with the proper binding cutter as I am rather spoiled and fussy - I cannot really recommend another way as to m...

Hi, I am making my first guitar, a classical one. I have Bogdanovich's book but his guitar is far too complicated except for a masochist! I am basing mine on his but leaving out all the fancy bits. I ...

Brilliant course - enjoy it!

Happy building Kev! Go for it!

Cheers Kev - Best of luck to ya - if you have any Q's- just ask!

Hi Everyone, I’ve signed up for the course to build an electric guitar. I’ve been playing for 45 years or so on and off in various bands local to where I live. I have also maintained and set up a few ...

Posted by: @markbailey @a-p-p-o I'm going to talk about this on todays livestream - Cheers!! nice one, I just caught up with it, some great advice there.. appreciate it, cheers.

@a-p-p-o I'm going to talk about this on todays livestream - Cheers!!

@markbailey thanks for the reply. sounds like good advice. I shall plod on with the courses and probably see you round in the forums.

Hey Appo - Glad you found us! Making a living in this game is not easy, but I'm living proof it can be done if you are determined enough. The best advice I can give you is to start with a basic build ...

Hi there. I'm Paul, or APPO. I quit my job last year and decided to be a luthier. ( I know.. crazy) it was partly for health reasons but mostly because I want to be happy most of the time! I'm 46, I t...

I’ve only used a bending iron as Covered in Marks course and using a template to work to rather than a mold. It worked out ok (see around 5min mark if you can’t be bothered looking at the whole vid)

I'll cover this on todays livestream:

Yikes Hanniosman, scary shit!!! When buying heater blankets I always use the same supplier, Holroyd Components, and specify them to run at 24V and with a watt density of 0.1W/cm2. This makes a blanket...