@russ I like any that don’t fall into the sound hole of my acoustic and refuse to come out again!!

@tv101  Come on TV, tell us what you really think!! Despite my first electric guitar being a really crap Strat rip off, I have never really liked them that much either. I think it was all the Hank Marvin &…   Read more»

@jonhodgson There is a measurable (just not by me!) difference between the theoretical accuracy and the ‘real life’ accuracy of any CNC machine. All I can do is to ensure that the GCode sent the the controller is of greater…   Read more»

When I bought my Tele some 16 or more years ago I got a Line 6 Spider Jam to go with it. Not sure how a purist would rate it next to a vintage valve amp but it has loads…   Read more»

@tv1010101 Pigeon breast, lightly sautéed in butter and served with an apple and red current purée is really what pigeons are for. (Sorry to all our vegetarian and vegan members). It really makes even the best fillet steak taste a…   Read more»

Hi Seth, I can see a little bit of a grain wobble to left hand side of the photo but there is nothing shown that makes me think that you’ve go a duff piece of wood. Maple is already extremely…   Read more»

Ok, The saw price has now been confirmed. It is a UK (Sheffield) made saw, 16 TPI, pull cut with a brass back and rosewood (coloured I suspect) handle. The price will be £30inc VAT which, considering that I am…   Read more»

The CNC router is pretty accurate! The hole positions are specified to three decimal places of 1mm so it should be good enough for rock’n’roll! The only thing that you really need to check is that the saw is cutting…   Read more»

I think that some people (mentioning no names!) are going through every single post that there has ever been and ‘liking’ them! It’s a point or two each time I believe! I am not sure what would happen if we…   Read more»

Hey, welcome to the ‘1000 club’ Bill, what took you? 🤣 
Darren

I’m a great fan of Osmo products and also of the Fiddes equivalents. So much better to apply that traditional Danish oil (why couldn’t they stick to producing bacon?) as they don’t become tacky anywhere near so quickly and result…   Read more»

  @johnnierox-boo Hi John et al, I have now finished pricing the little fret slotting jig and can confirm the following end user prices: Main jig – £37+ VAT = £44.40 inc VAT Scale length templates – each with registration…   Read more»

Me too! Good old Nobex!! I bought mine to make some picture frames for an artist in Dunfermline when I was in my late teens. It seemed like a lot of money at the time (£65 from memory – probably…   Read more»

You can get a pretty good one on Amazon for less than £20 and if you are getting involved with anything electrical it’ll change you life!

I think that gratuitous emojis should be charged at 100 hero points each!!

Hi Marcel, your guitars really do have beautiful lines and make exceptional use of some spectacular wood. Gorgeous!

I guess anything with an applied surface colour or lacquer is going to benefit from being abraded where the grounding wire  contacts. If you don’t have on then cheap multimeter could be a great Christmas present. An audible continuity signal…   Read more»

Hi Smurfy, there isn’t really any finish, especially oil based, which is actually going to strengthen the surface or structure of the wood. If it is soft it will remain so, ask anyone who has made an acoustic guitar with…   Read more»