And this is what happened ... Attachment : 20221009_192609sml.jpg It took a lot longer than getting out the masking tape, superglue, and router - but part of that was my nervous learning curve ...

I also drilled through the string holes (body thru stringing). Previously I’ve always used the drill press, but the bit has had a tendency to wander a little bit. So I did it differently this time. ...

Option A Attachment : 20220924_183231.jpg I'll be putting a tappable HB in the bridge position - one of the bits postie brought was a chrome cover to put over the top of the black bobbin'd HB t...

Tidied up the carving around the neck join Attachment : 20220924_175639.jpg Attachment : 20220924_175627.jpg And got the captive nuts into the heel of the neck - in all the right place...

Attachment : 20220924_161953.jpg Postie delivered a few bits and pieces yesterday.

I *think* I've settled on a HB in the bridge position, with a standard Tele bridge but cut out for a HB rather than the usual Tele bridge p'up. Mainly because I think that'll give a neater option for ...

Hi builder buddies Novice here; I’m not building per se as yet - I’ve been given an Eko Ranger VI which I’m ‘customising.’ So far I’ve reprofiled the neck, radiuses the fretboard and refretted with Ev...

@russ Thanks Russ - here's my headstock veneer work Michael Attachment : image.png Attachment : image.png

Attachment : 20220802_183017.jpg Attachment : 20220822_144114.jpg Ive been doing a wee bit of woodwork for fun like cabinets, jigs/tools etc for the last two years, which then took me down ...

Rather than using screws for the neck/body, I'm going to use recessed bolts through the body with captive nuts in the neck. The neck join area is a bit thick, so 5mm off with the router, and then blen...

I made a documentary about building guitars some years ago - free on the tube for anyone interested

Hey Folks - @robin and some others may have noticed some changes - yep the team have been busy updating the site and the like button has moved: Hope u like the new look - I think the blue text is a b...

So after my first ukulele, which became a lefty, because I made a routing error ( control cavity on the wrong side of the back ! )I have built a right handed one, with a different scale length (16" i...

It would have been a lot (*lot*) quicker making this the normal way, but I'm trying to get more comfortable with using the CNC machine. To be fair (to me), the CAD'ing bit is fine. It's just making...

Attachment : 20220917_163801sml.jpg Can you see what it is yet???

.. if I post it here, then I'll have to finish it! I've been swamped with work over the past few months, just no time for doing anything else. But hopefully I'm through the worst of that now, and I ...

Posted by: @koendb Posted by: @russ wondering if you have any plans to do any more Live YouTube Workshop Wednesdays again. They were very helpful wee sessions and extremely entertaining. Missing t...

@markbailey @cazdaz Hi Mark and Carol. Hope all is well with you. I've been sitting here wondering if you have any plans to do any more Live YouTube Workshop Wednesdays again. They were very helpful w...

Hey Guys Thanks for all the positive feedback... Here is the link for glueing the fretboard: It kick into HD quality halfway through... Cheers Steve

After my first acoustic build, I've been quite busy trying to cleanout our garden shed to turn it into a decent work and storage place.Yesterday it was finally time to remove everything and cleanup th...