@tv1010101 Fantastic hand shaping there TV! I know for a fact that I wouldn’t have the patience! 

I hope to have some of this stuff on my new website but in the meantime you can get it from a company called Surface Matter in London. Some of the multicoloured ones look pretty awesome actually! Links to the…   Read more»

@rashdown_online It’s me that the has the secret stash of Rio Rosewood!! My uncle bought two entire logs of the stuff in the 1970’s from a timber yard on the North Circular in London. In the 1980’s he then proceeded…   Read more»

@tv1010101 I think Marcel has blocked me! It’s only his posts I can’t comment on. Maybe he’s allergic to snails!!

@robin I know that Mark is a strong advocate of the headstock joint and I’m not going to question his logic. I prefer the neck joint method because A. I prefer the look of the joint in the back in…   Read more»

No problem on this thread but I am trying to comment on Marcel’s spalted maple guitar and “The Server’ won’t let me.

Sorry, 403!

Anyone else getting a 406 ACCESS DENIED message when trying to post replies?

@johnnierox-boo Of course I can! Off the top of my head they are about £4 each

This is where I’ve got to with the drawing for this one. Next phase of machining planned for this weekend hopefully, although I have got to a take my daughter back down to university on Sunday which reduces my ‘playtime’…   Read more»

@tv1010101 They look pretty long, what depth of body do they need? i am just being lazy, I guess I could check the Axtec site, but if you happen to know off the top of your head……..

@markbailey Hi Mark, These are by far the most beautiful little switches that I have ever found and I use them on a lamp base product that I make from time to time (www.woodqube.com). In fact, it was the lack…   Read more»

@johnnierox-boo Surely Mark is the template, making a whole clan of guitar makers in his image (or at least using most of his techniques and know-how). Anybody want to volunteer to be the bearing guided cutter? One day there will…   Read more»

Only a thought! 🤣 

@johnnierox-boo Hi, They have a common terminal and one n/o and one n/c contact so you could use them in the same way as a simple two position toggle switch but without the sticky out bit. Or, as I am…   Read more»

@tv1010101 Sorry, I am not sure what push/push means.

@tv1010101 Gorgeous guitar! Very minimalist! I am coming over all zen!!
These are the little switches I mentioned and I’ve got four more boxes of them!!

Hi Bil, yeah, I had one of them until some bugger nicked it because it worked so well!! 

@johnnierox-boo And do you use standard metal plate and wood screws or screw cups and machine screws?