funky looking ply soon

Hi Eddie, I’m not sure which ply you mean. Could you give some more details of what you need?
Darren

Are you still interested?   Not so much!!I think my lungs probably have enough to cope with dealing with dust so upping the ante with chemical poisons might just be a step too far!  1K acrylic here I come! Thanks…   Read more»

when I was at college (83-84) I used to polish small pieces of rosewood on a patch of leather just using jewellers rouge and worked amazingly well. It would be interesting to try polishing a fretboard, either prior to slot…   Read more»

Hi Boo,
could you share some brands and the suppliers for the 2K products you use please?
cheers
Darren

Hi Russ, I don’t think there are any major constructional changes to be made. It’s more a case of using it and seeing how it holds up to the kind of demands it is likely to face in the average…   Read more»

Prototype No 2!! The two motors that I ordered from China weren’t really of the same quality as the original so, for now, I have just ordered a second of the 750w set from the UK supplier. £110 isn’t that…   Read more»

Where do people get their veneers from please?

If anyone needs some pieces of maple/mahogany/walnut veneer off cut just email me and I’ll stick some in the post. darren.king@bagpress.com
Cheers
Darren

Built-in Bluetooth?

Hi TV, Pleased to hear that you found the lamination videos interesting. In response to your observations and questions: Yes, vacuum laminating is very easy and other than the vacuum press kit itself, and possibly a glue spreader, there are…   Read more»

Gretsh Malcolm Young Jet

This guy might be worth keeping in touch with if he is producing full size CNC friendly drawings
https://www.musiker-board.de/threads/eigenbau-gretsch-g6131my-cs-malcolm-young.676551/

Thanks Boo! So not black or pink then?!

Hi Eddie,
Have you got, or can you get, a detailed drawing of the guitar?
Darren

Ok, so the neck is glued on and the joint pretty much cleaned up, I have cut the cover for the back recess, although I am tempted to make this out of either walnut or rosewood so that the joint…   Read more»

Absolutely amazing! I saw Martin playing with Stephane Grappelli at the Cambridge folk festival when I was about 19 (I am now 56!) and then in Birmingham about 7 years later. Such an amazing musician, you are very lucky to…   Read more»

Really beautiful job there Mikey! Very professional.

  American Black Walnut centre strip (Don’t ask!) Whatever the reason for the modification you have ended up with a stunning body blank! Walnut is usually very nice to carve but if you may experience odd grain direction due to…   Read more»

I stayed late at work last night to get the neck shaping more or less finished and the frets in (did I mention that I hate fret work). There is still a bit to be a bit of final filing,…   Read more»

Bugger! My wife found my secret stash of credit cards used exclusively for guitar making related purchases!! 😂😂😂