Macassar ebony? @tv101 I’m not sure actually, I bought it off Mark a while ago, I’ll have to ask him. @markbailey Mark, what kind of Ebony is this, can you remember?

@tv101 Great review Tony, very detailed. I’ll be glad to contribute my opinion so thanks for sending it on, I appreciate it and thanks Darren for including me.

I think I will go with the Ebony but there is no harm in looking at other options. This cherry neck blank is from the same batch I bought that I made this one from and I can see the figuring in it alr...

I'm still wondering what wood to use for my neck blank. @tv101 I’m using Cherry for the neck and a nice piece of Ebony for the fretboard. I think I’m progressing fairly quick because I’m using all ...

Bit of sanding and shaping. Attachment : IMG_20201010_155912.jpg Attachment : IMG_20201010_155901.jpg Attachment : IMG_20201010_160014.jpg Attachment : IMG_20201010_160007.jp...

After surface routing the front face of the headstock, it was time to get the neck blank back onto the bandsaw for rough cutting. Attachment : IMG_20201010_131228.jpg Attachment : IMG_2020...

Done some more on the Bandsman today. Attachment : IMG_20201010_115108.jpg Attachment : IMG_20201010_124226.jpg Attachment : IMG_20201010_115123.jpg Attachment : IMG_20201010...

@tv101 @markbailey Check this out! All copper, including the neck. Attachment : 19FB6609-F4D0-46DD-B83C-07F7B2CCF9BC.jpeg

Happy Birthday @deej , thanks for the pint of cask ale.

@pdxguitar Hey Rich, here is the link to my online build (for the second time for me) Others may do the same. And, one of my online guitar teachers lives in Portland, Paul Gilbert.

@pdxguitar Hey Rich, welcome to the forum, it’s good to have you here. You have joined at a really good time because some of us here are going through the Build Your Own Electric Guitar Online course...

let me know if you need any natural or coloured veneers, I can probably help you out. Darren @darrenking You keep coming up with the goods Darren, top drawer!

@markbailey I’ve just watched this video and it’s wonderful. It’s good to see how you put together a laminated blank with pinstripes. Also, I’m really excited about the finishing course, well done!

Would the lentils and socks be clearly labelled - so we could tell them apart?? @tv101 Maybe they come as a set and after 3 strikes one would have to use Mark’s socks to strain the lentils with! Ahhh...

Hey Phil @rockpile99 welcome to the forum and the guitar building revolution. Things will heat up again soon when Mark and Carol unleash their latest ideas. None of us here are absolute experts, we al...

You know the rules Deej. Three strikes and you ..... .... .... .... have to eat a pot of lentils. @deej @tv101 Or, maybe it’s 3 strikes and you have to eat one of Mark’s socks! @markbailey

That's what I had intended doing with 33mm thick mahogany plank, Mark looked at the grain direction and recommended that I should cut 50mm strips, turn them 90 degrees and glue them. I was struggling ...

@clinton Good work there with the scarf joint and sawing that cap, which is a beautiful piece of wood. Nice choice of wood for the neck too, Koa. I went with cherry for my neck. I like doing scarf joi...

Damn! I couldn’t make it today after all. Sorry @markbailey I’ll make up for it. I’ll now go and watch this video from today.

I’m so saddened to here about the death of Eddie Van Halen, he was (is) one of my biggest influences and icons of my teenage years (he still is). When I heard Van Halen, the first album, I was hooked ...