Posted by: Mike Love seeing your work Dave and it was a pleasure to be on the course when you completed the Super Strat - beautiful wood choice fashioned into a stunning instrument...top work my frien...

Love seeing your work Dave and it was a pleasure to be on the course when you completed the Super Strat - beautiful wood choice fashioned into a stunning instrument...top work my friend!

Heeee Marcel! Jij ook hier? It was your article that inspired me to contact Mark and take a 5-day course in his workshop! And a second one. And then it all got out of hand........

I would very much like that! Also a topic on tool maintainance, e.g. sharpening plane blades, chisels, saws, drill bits etc.

Thanks for your kind words Darren - it really means a lot to hear that. OK. I slept on it. Hemlock. Yeah why not! Remember that it is all about 'stiffness' or 'strength'. Like most builders I usually ...

Hi Mark, Thanks for the reply and I am very impressed with all the videos that I have watched so far. You have a great knack for describing processes, that I am sure are completely new to many, in a v...

Hey Darren - great to have you onboard! I have not used Hemlock for braces Some initial thoughts: (just back from a gig so I'll sleep on it...) Its all about the strength to weight ratio I'm betting t...

Hi there, I have a question. Has anyone used hemlock (Tsuga heterophllya) as a brace material? It’s a little denser than spruce but I have a load of really beautiful old (I’ve had it for more than 15 ...

Hey Marcel Thanks for those AMAZING words...WOW! 2004 - yeah...that brings back happy memories.. We have come such a long way - look at us now! Of course none of it would be possible without you, and ...

Hi everybody! My name is Marcel Besselink, I'm dutch and I live in a town just outside Amsterdam called Uithoorn. In 2004 I went to beautiful Ayrshire for the first time to build a guitar at the Baile...

OK Folks - hope the new year is treating you well! This year I'll be concentrating on adding more courses and content to the the site...there is so much I don't really know where to start so I'm askin...

This is sorted now - thanks for the heads up folks!

Thanks John - am on the case...

Hi Darren - Apologies - not sure what is going on there...I will ask the team...

Thanks to everyone here for sharing with us the joys and woes of guitar making as we hurtle towards the completion of another full revolution around the sun... Tonight I'm gonna party like its 1999 ? ...

Hi, a little finishing trick that I have used for some years to fill annoying cracks or faults in show surfaces is the get some mitremate superglue and spray activator. Apply the glue in the offending...

Hi there, I have recently registered and am trying to pay for Premium membership so that I can access the course material. When I try to pay by credit card the system tells me that my payment has been...

Happy Xmas folks!

Posted by: John I use low tack masking tape, is that ok? Yeah of course! But if you ever run out you know what to do ?

Yeh - I was waiting for this one 🙂 Useful if you have run out of Double Sided Tape! Cheers John...