Looks great Clinton...

@david-johnson09 Surprisingly it was not tough carving Purpleheart. I found saw cutting and drilling was a little bit more challenging than normal.

@clinton Thanks for sharing those pics - very beautiful and incredibly useful for anyone else making this style of guitar!

Love the colour. Purple Heart is meant to be tough, how was the carving?

Nice work mate

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@markbailey It is Purple Heart top and neck, Koa Fretboard and back, Mahogany chambered rim/body. Did not realize how dense and hard Purpleheart is. It dulls your blades quick.

Awesome! Nails that vintage , just slightly eccentric, unique design character.

@clinton That is GORGEOUS!! Lovely colour and finish (one of Stewmacs new Purples? or is it actually Purpleheart!?) - would love to see some build pics - internals etc..I bet @jamesbisset will like th...

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Cheers Clinton - very much appreciated! Glad you are enjoying the live streams - you might find guitar making easier than Ukes just because they are bigger...I certainly do... Your Guitar Maker's Chis...

Hi, I have been building ukuleles for several years now here in Hawaii giving me a bit of an edge in woodworking and had 2 electric guitar builds that sat for a couple of years. I actually started thi...

and a "Hi" from down south in sunny Wimborne. It took me a while to make all the clamps but I got there in the end. Making the Bailey Bootlegger was a doddle owing to the brilliant videos and communit...

Hi Mick - you are quite close - I am about 4 miles from M5 junction 13 - Alan is about 3 miles from me and Dave is near Tetbury - maybe we could arrange a socially distanced meet at some stage to comp...

Posted by: @mickcarr Been hobby building for about twenty years, nothing special, mainly teles, strats and the odd bass. Basses are quite often “odd”. Think it’s something to do with the people tha...

Sounds like a plan! Keep us informed and make sure to let us know if you need anything - glad you like the livestreams -CHEERS!

Hi all, stumbled across the videos on YouTube so thought I'd join the gang! Been hobby building for about twenty years, nothing special, mainly teles, strats and the odd bass. Had to stop about five y...

Hi from sunny Dorset Clamps... you can never have too many clamps... I made clamps because Mark said I needed them, and actually you do need clamps. Welcome and I hope you are keeping safe. There are ...

@tv1010101 WEYHEY - Nice Turnips!! It was really 'The Team' that fixed it not me but I'm pretty sure the turnips helped... ?

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