Now a bit of sparkle. ✨✨✨✨ Attachment : EEB07F87-AEDA-4CF1-8138-C36573A44AAD.jpeg Attachment : DD805491-64E6-442B-A8B1-92300D76C21D.jpeg Attachment : B9BD...

Bit of silver base coat next. Attachment : 1B079745-5295-4109-8B04-EB4339D127B9.jpeg Attachment : B6B1FE38-D156-48B7-A98E-4DE5228A2E98.jpeg Attachment : 49629622-30A4-4710-8F33-6A4A...

I’m just showing that skills learned here for guitar building can be used for non guitar projects too. 👍 I’m making a jewellery box for my little niece for Christmas, so time for the flake and...

@steveh Ah OK cool... 🤔 Yes, you can do that but you might have to mix and match a bit. It is what I might call a hybrid. I checked your updated drawing - it is not a good design (yet) as the...

@rocknroller912 My town has a whisky distillery also opened a few years ago and it does tours. My days of trying to drink a whole distillery are long behind me.

Several beers, especially some Belgian beerwould be very welcome indeed. We can offer some drams of Scottish whisky in return. I'm not a big beer drinker, but I'm sure I could manage a wee whisky or ...

Posted by: @rocknroller912 Looks like a guitar makers convention somewhere in Scotland, hopefully not too far in the future. My local pub does real ale and has a micro brewery in the cellar. @rocknr...

Posted by: @bpower nice grain on the back panel. Yes indeed, it looks good. Hopefully I can do it justice and make a workable and enjoyable instrument 😊

And the back is glued as well Attachment : IMG_20211215_085943673.jpg Attachment : IMG_20211215_113341469.jpg

@bpower The Bailey workshop is located in a good area on the west coast and not too far from Glasgow airport so it’s a good place to start from, just don’t go in July or August the west is full of mid...

@bpower Its cold wet and miserable most of the year but probably still warmer than Canada

@boo Looks like a guitar makers convention somewhere in Scotland, hopefully not too far in the future. My local pub does real ale and has a micro brewery in the cellar.

Posted by: @rocknroller912 Do you mean an arch top carved from solid wood or a semi acoustic from laminates. Solid wood carving is more like a violin type of instrument which is my particular interes...

Posted by: @rocknroller912 Im pretty sure that if you were travelling from Belgium to the Bailey workshop you would have to pass close to my place, so welcome to call in with some beers and discuss g...

Posted by: @rocknroller912 Im pretty sure that if you were travelling from Belgium to the Bailey workshop you would have to pass close to my place, so welcome to call in with some beers and discuss g...

@koendb Im pretty sure that if you were travelling from Belgium to the Bailey workshop you would have to pass close to my place, so welcome to call in with some beers and discuss guitar stuff.

@boo Agreed, in-person in a workshop would be ideal... but alas, here we are! Can't wait to travel, and get in Mark's shop one day for a live build!

Posted by: @jaxty Can't wait to travel, and get in Mark's shop one day for a live build! Don't know If I will ever be able to do a full live course, but I definitely would like to, at least, pay a v...

In the meantime I've been busy making a workboard and a shim... Attachment : IMG_20211212_165018207.jpg Attachment : IMG_20211212_165052838.jpg Sharpening my planer blades and a chisel o...

Hi. Finally the back is on and it’s fingers crossed that all is well. Quite a nervous wait till the strapping etc comes off Hoping and praying for a good outcome cheers Attachment : BC9B7AAA-3173...