Posted by: @russ Do you still have any of you adjustable neck pocket templates? Hi @russ, Yes, I believe they are still on my eBay listing. As previously, if you purchase direct from me I will credit Mark and Carol…   Read more»

Thanks for the feedback @russ. A bit of digging on the interweb later and it seems that the sizes aren’t anything like a direct scaling with 3/4 sized guitars coming in at somewhere around 90% of full scale length and…   Read more»

Hi @rathius, Nice job! It looks almost exactly like one that a friend of mine had back in the 80’s, same colour, pretty much identical shape, you’ve made a great copy! Where did you see the original?      …   Read more»

Hi @wayne_f I tend to agree about the angle of the string from the nut to the tuner due to the wide headstock. If there is too much friction on the string in the nut slot this can make tuning,…   Read more»

Hi @koendb It seems like a long time ago that I made these but I don’t know if any of these images might give you and idea or two. I made my jigs with hinged plates so that the angle…   Read more»

@boo So it’s going to be mainly left handed guitars now is it just to make sure you benefit from the local market? I wish you the best of luck with your move and I hope you have got some…   Read more»

@koendb you’ll never guess what I am making right this very minute!! Yup, ukulele scale templates! It’s taken me a while to get around to it and you do get a new pin with it to fit in the 3mm…   Read more»

Posted by: @rocknroller912 Zero frets tend to be used on cheaper model factory production instruments How very dare you Rocknroller! But I will forgive the generalisation given that you mention gypsy jazz guitars. All Maccaferri guitars, even the nylon stringed…   Read more»

Hi Rathaus, You may be surprised at just how little stain maple will absorb but I would advise doing it before you install the frets and probably after you’ve drilled and installed the dots. My thinking would be that any…   Read more»

Posted by: @lionhound and with a bit of arthritis settling in to my ageing hand Hi @lionhound, you are amongst friends, and I, for one, also experience a fair level of discomfort in my hands when doing intricate, intensive hand…   Read more»

Posted by: @petersoyanov   I need to refret an acoustic guitar. therefore I need a fretting buck jig Hi @petersoyanov Given that these upper frets are likely to be far less used than those lower down the fret board you…   Read more»

Posted by: @boo I still don’t know what wood this i Hi @boo Thanks for the mention. Re fretboard species: Goncalo Alves would be my guess. Difficult to be 100% without having it front of me. Where did you get…   Read more»

Posted by: @clinton @petejb paper size does not matter. It prints out full scale regardless of paper siz So long as you don’t have ‘Shrink to fit’ selected. This would produce fairly subtle, but important, dimensional changes between A4 and…   Read more»

Posted by: @boo I always struggle with the imperial measurement system and have to do conversions whenever they appear Hi Boo, Get yourself an HP35s calculator. Not only can you enter and multiply vulgar fractions, convert them to decimal and…   Read more»

Posted by: @swepri
It sounds like a guitar and it look lika a guitar

In that case, it’s a guitar! And it looks amazing! Fantastic job.
Darren