Hi Herb, I think you will find that this still darkens the surface. Smear a bit on an offcut to check. In any case, I am not sure that something that hardens to such a brittle compound would stand up ...

The first pliage has been pliaged! I only had time for one very quick test before I left work today but it looks VERY promising. Given that I didn’t time anything or do anything more scientific that c...

Ok, so the pliage bending machine is coming along nicely. The 1” x 1/4” aluminium tubing was spot on and the 1/2” 425 watt cartridge heater is a really good snug fit so I haven’t bothered with any hea...

Hi Herb, I have a few requirements on my shopping list so I will certainly have a good look at what Ben’s got available. It’s mainly the vacuum press equipment that I will be demonstrating at Makers C...

Hi Herb, That's a neat job! What about small black hex socketed countersunk machine screws? And you could fit expanding threaded inserts into the body like these if you haven't already done so. Att...

Here are some pics of two brace sanding jigs made to allow the glued surface of the braces to be sanded to the correct spherical for to match the contour of the back. The same sanding jig is used as f...

Ok, so seeing as I have a bit of a thing for laminated guitars I thought I should have a go at a classic. I should say at this point that I knew a guy when I was growing up in Scotland in the the late...

Hi Mark, long time no post but here you go. A Baily inspired guitar build being played for the forum. I just hope the file sizes aren’t too large. Cheers Darren Attachment : 0F375FA0-588E-4D60-B95...

Looks fantastic Herb, I hope you enjoy it, How have you hidden the electronics? I can’t see any cover plates. I have always loved wenge (apart from the splinters) as proved by my bedside cabinet. Chee...

Hi Mark, I can’t see a side elevation or longitudinal section for the guitar. Am I just being blind? regards Darren

Hi Mark, I have looked everywhere that I can think of for the downloadable PDF template for your acoustic but I can't find it. The E Book only seems to have details on the electric. Any clues? Regard...

Anyway, sod the boring posts about glue - it lives!! In fact, more than that, it sings - beautifully! Bubbly has been consumed and guitar well picked and strummed. It has great bass resonance and lo...

You wouldn’t believe how many different physical properties can be engineered into a PVA adhesive these days. You really can’t assume that all white PVAs are identical. Different degrees of waterproof...

Ok, so I have now glued my first neck on with WHITE glue! BTW, you do all know that Titebond is just very good PVA with a yellow/brown dye added right? I’m not knocking it, it is a fantastic glue, but...

Hey, I'd have a plan for that. A vacuum jig that I could position over the bridge to allow me to machine it off in layers until I got down to the bare sound board again. This would be far less damagin...

Hi Mark and thanks for the feedback. Yes, I used yellow glue, but I turned all the screws back and forth after about an hour to make sure that they were reasonably free and this ended up not be much o...

Another important step this evening- I glued the bridge on to the ziracote guitar. I don’t have any clamps suitable for this so I decided to make up a pair of thick laminate plates that could be screw...

Hi Edwin, I’m astonished that you couldn’t tell that the glass contained Armagnac rather than brandy! ? It will be a champagne glass in the photo when the guitar has strings attached! Possibly as soon...

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Whoa! Ignoring the things like the birth of my children, I will remember today as being one of the key milestones in my life on a par with the occasion on which I first sucked air out of an dust extra...