It's mostly a very different thing to an electric build. Much more chisel work - feels more "analogue". Need some odd things like an inner tube from a lorry, half a dozen "Klemsia" clamps and access t...

I had just finished my first electric guitar build at home and was between projects when Mark announced his Acoustic Guitar on-line course. With some fear and trepidation I enrolled and ordered his ki...

This is an awesome thread - THANKS for sharing - can't wait to see it with the finish on!

Is there a way of finishing that doesn't darken the wood? The last guitar I made has a Wenge top and back - I'll document it on this site soon. I want to rework some elements of the instrument and t...

Hey Herb - Great Q - THANKS!! But this is an easy one...No. Unless you use a solid colour - you can only ever make the wood darker Bleaching will make it lighter but then it will always go darke...

What are HERO Points? Every post, pic or video you upload here has real value to me - Hero Points are a way for me to pay you back for all your hard effort! What Can You Do With HERO Points? HERO Poin...

You should be able to delete now 🙂

You must be proud of these Deej - great work!

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Hi all I’ve made a few guitars now under Mark’s expert tuition, some from the online courses and two at his workshop in Scotland. I have posted some vids in the electric and acoustic sections of this...

Oh, the pots are push/pull... one splits the coils, the other completely switches out the tone circuit. I NEVER use tone controls. It's surprising the difference removing the tone circuit completely m...

And finally... The body was stained with Crimson Guitar's black water-based Stunning Stains. This resulted in a dark plum colour over the mahogany. Liberal coats of Crimson Guitars Finishing Oil were ...

Next was routing the neck pocket using a template and checking the fit of the neck. During the final sanding of the neck a line began to appear and with a sinking feeling in the guts I became convince...

Now some carving... first the body contours, then the neck. Attachment : HP_160304_IMG_3824.jpg Attachment : HP_160317_IMG_3860.jpg Attachment : HP_160317_IMG_3871.jpg The fingerboa...

I routed the truss-rod slot after practising on a scrap of wood - I got it slightly off the centre line unfortunately. This contributed to a problem later on... The neck and headstock routed to rough ...

The surfaces of the mahogany clanks to be joined were prepared and glued, templates made, the body marked out and the hole for the volume control drilled. Attachment : HP_160202_IMG_3683.jpg ...

Having attended 2 of Mark's workshop courses around the year 2000, being thrilled with the process and the products, I never dreamed that I could build a guitar at home. When I retired I stumbled acro...

Here is "The Tiger" from my second visit to the Bailey barn workshop near Coventry. I don't have any construction images - I took video which I've subsequently lost. Book matched flame maple cap over ...

Here's Mark putting her through her paces at the end of the final day. Despite the gorgeous performance Carol's comment at the end cracks me up! Attachment : marks_mood (Converted) - Large.mov

This is looking twangtastic - love the woods. Wow you're a tidy worker. Looking forward to watching your progress...