The problem is that Mark has magic pencils They’re technically known as “guitar maker’s pencils*”. To be used by “guitar maker’s hands”, under the guidance of “guitar maker’s eye”. *other guitar...

They hide - sometimes to avoid being used by anyone apart from Mark...... Also if a live stream is running smoothly....... ?

The problem is that Mark has magic pencils Yes - they all disappear just when you need them!!

@rocknroller912 The problem is that Mark has magic pencils - he draws a line and it looks brilliant, the curves work and his lines are smooth, mine all wobble around.........

I heard this as well but the wood I had was over 40 years old and well dried. It was very hard though.

Posted by: @ Inspired by the Telecoustic ?? Like the design, and who needs old doors anyway? ?

Seemed like a good idea at the time so I’ll have to finish it now. Started with a perfectly good tele copy and bits of the 100 year old door... < span style="color: #666;"> Attachment :  E1DEAB...

Inspired by today's Workshop stream - and that beautiful piece of Walnut that's being turned into (not) Roland's guitar - I went out for a walk around the garden ... Attachment : 20200808_150200.j...

Particularly color dye staining. I've had some "fun" with staining too @clinton. Of all the products that I've tried, I've found the Crimson stains to be the most reliable. They're pretty easy to ap...

The green one also has a piezo tune o matic bridge pick up along with a P90 neck pick up. Alder with purpleheart fretboard. Interesting tone in the middle position. Sounds like a super beefed up Acous...

I’m really interested in the Tune-O-Matic @darrenking I've got one in my box-of-bits at the moment. It's in need of some TLC before I install it as - according to the person who donated it to me - i...

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That's a good Q @darrenking. I'll have to think about that!! Right, having completely forgotten to think about it ... my sub-conscious has clearly been working on it because an idea has just popped ...

I tend hit this to get all the recent posts... @david-johnson09 Ahhhhhh ... *that's* how you do it! ?

Iv'e seen others using wood to make a rear cavity cover. Iv'e not got any plastic, so I thought I'd have go using an offcut from my maybe-mahogany cap. It turned out well and is a nice contrast to the...

@robin I think it's a bit like greenheart which is used in sea water piers because it doesn't rot.

@tv1010101 Yes, your wood database link sums it up and agrees with my own findings on the keruing. So not suitable for musical instruments. I'm not going to use it on the boat either with it's stick...

Thanks guys for the great comments, I took it to my local music centre to get one of the guys there to try it out, I'm only a bit of a strummer, he was well impressed, Sounds amazing too, cant load ...

Someone went and tipped some paint all over it . @tv1010101 That is a stunning build and a wonderful collection, impressive work. Thanks @johnnierox-boo - though I can't claim all the credit given ...

completely agree. I am planning on laminating (quelle surprise!!) a matching mahogany cover for the electric macca rather than using plastic. Its the details like that which - IMHO of course - make a...