Best wishes Mark and I hope your mum makes some progress

Hi Mark, I hope your mum fully recovers fast and completely. No apologies needed at all, you make sure you take care of your family but also for yourself!

@markbailey. That is such sad news Mark. I do hope that your mum is comfortable and getting the best of care. We're continuing to hold you in our thoughts. Take care, 🙏🎶🙂...

@markbailey No need to apologise, just do everything in your own time. I hope things start to open up a bit more so you can get to see your mum soon and that she improves. Your emotions will be up and...

I used a complete straight edge to copy route all the actual straight edges onto the template. Well done @cheesewhisk, as long as you got there in the end. Did you then make a backup, is that what’s ...

You say a "big compressor", but if someone didn't have room/budget for the biggest, what would you say would do the job for most people? i.e. enough to spray one guitar at a time, and run a reasonable...

The last month or so has been a bit of a nightmare as some of you know. My mum was suddenly taken ill and needed emergency brain surgery - it was touch and go for a while and they really thought she m...

I know a lot of American guitar builders use this as a top coat and finish for their instruments, and for a long time we haven't been able to get it in the UK, well thats all changed. For any of you t...

@markbailey. Good to see you back on the forum Mark. Hope all is well with you. 🎸🙂🎶🙏

I’m a bit worried about copy routing the pointy bits, any advice on avoiding tear out on those areas. You can 'Back Route' the corners to prevent break out: Route as normal until you are close to the...

@tej I’m assuming that he made a working template from the master. You should always make a copy and use that and keep the master for making more when your template either gets worn or bungled.

@cheesewhisk Looks great! I finished the body template for my less spiky bandsman. Looking forward to the finished article you create here! It looks like you’ve made a pattern from the pattern, was th...

...also tear out depends on the grain at the pointy bits. Better to go with the grain rather than against I would think. I like the rd artist shape that’s a bit less pointy than an explorer but I gav...

Explorers are awesome. I like Firebirds and RD’s too but Explorers are just so James Hetfield for me. But my favorite has always been the Flying V. It’s just so... symmetrical and super badass. I also...

as the double sided tape didn’t want to let go You could also consider screwing them onto the blank using screw positions that correspond to the pick up cut outs or control knob holes (if these haven...

I don't know quite what it is about the explorer, but it's probably my favourite "radical" guitar shape. It's "wrong" for a guitar (says the guy who plays a headless!), but somehow very balanced aesth...

It took almost as long to separate the two templates as it did to route them as the double sided tape didn’t want to let go. Forgive me if you know this already, but sometimes a "twisting" movement...

I’m a bit worried about copy routing the pointy bits, any advice on avoiding tear out on those areas. Usual rules - take small depth of cuts with each pass and - if your router has a speed control - ...

I’m a bit worried about copy routing the pointy bits, Looks great @cheesewhisk. I'd probably rout up to near the edges and finish it off by hand with a sanding block. 🤷🏻‍ɤ...

@e-den-hertog Awesome ! That looks really good to me. It may be Marks' design, but the choice and combination of woods and hardware looks so good. The finish is great and it seems like a well executed...