Another top tip, mask off your nice light coloured maple neck while handling razor sharp snipped fretwires with frozen fingers, it keeps the blood stains off. @robin My workshop isn’t heated either s...

@robin Looks like you got there in the end, nice one. Btw if you think those snipped frets are sharp, try some stainless steel... After cutting those you have to immediately file the ends cuz they are...

I've been putting fret wires in today, this has been the most awkward part of this build so far. The wire I bought wasn't pre bent, so I had to make roller. The roller I made wasn't great and as I had...

Another satisfying moment carving the vellute today. I watched the course video again last night, then followed Mark's instructions and the vellute miraculously appeared. Attachment : 20210106_182...

@robin the subtle differences in pickups are lost on me. Don’t sell yourself short... Yes, sometimes the differences can be rather subtle, imo most of the time they are not. But, it can be a rabbit ...

The pickups, less so ... When you fancy a trip down that particular rabbit hole, take a look at the Iron Gear website. Ridiculously good VFM (made in China, but designed in UK and made to good QC st...

This is a Bailey kit that I've got so the pickups and bridge are Wilkinson and the tuners are Gotoh I’ve really come to like that Wilkinson bridge. Good, solid, lump of metal, with the necessary int...

Still trying to decide what body shape to go for. It won’t be too long, and you’ll have done one of every shape that there is to do.... At least one ... 😉

@robin Wow, looks awesome! Like it was done on a jig... 👍👍👍

Does the magic of carving a neck ever wear off ? Attachment : 20210105_164402.jpg

@boo I love shape of your headstock and the grain pattern, looks ace Thank boo, it's a bit like opening a lucky bag when you cut the angle on the headstock, sometimes you're lucky.

The headstock is shaped and thicknessed, still going to plan so far. @robin I love shape of your headstock and the grain pattern, looks ace.

Hi Matt Lookin’ good! Which pickups, tuners, bridge are you going for? This is a Bailey kit that I've got so the pickups and bridge are Wilkinson and the tuners are Gotoh. Ash body and maple neck.

I've made a little bit of progress, not a lot as its too cold to be out in the garage for long. The headstock is shaped and thicknessed, still going to plan so far. Attachment : 20201230_162323.jp...

@robin Lookin’ good! Which pickups, tuners, bridge are you going for?

20/12/2020 7:00 pm Started making sawdust today and am very happy to report that the router behaved itself today, no mishaps at all. Attachment : 20201220_171508.jpg

Looks Great! Can't wait to see the build pics...

Hi Peebee body shape is the tough bit, well after the headstock of course Thats the headstock designed now. Attachment : 20201217_175358.jpg

Looks good Robin, body shape is the tough bit, well after the headstock of course! And I’m only guitar number 1.

Here's the start of build #002, a big blank sheet of paper. Still trying to decide what body shape to go for. @robin Oh this is all looking good Robin, I’m excited for you. 👍