It’s not an option to visit the Bailey team at their workshop .....it’s a must... @david-johnson09 OK, point taken, I’ll put it on my list. I think the online course is fantastic but the picture you ...

@david-johnson09 Thanks, turned out allright. Just finished the red one. I am pleased. Learned so much on what to do next time around. Particularly color dye staining. Attachment : 74D78E12-5EEA-4...

Thanks Mark ? Only just got back to the forum for your reply. Scrapers sharpened up now. Will have another question for you but will post in a separate topic. Mike

Sounds like the truss rod is loose - that will allow it to rattle - try just nipping it up till it goes tight - adding just enough tension to stop it rattling. You should be able to tighten the rod en...

'Preciate your understanding folks... spent yesterday crawling through spiders webs running new cables and testing to try and make sure it doesn't happen again - fingers crossed - see you's on Weds 1p...

Watching that documentary and seeing the emotion and dedication that Mark puts into his passion for guitar making and teaching gave me the desire to try @russ Welcome the guitar making revolution, i...

Move to Scotland to not. You still need to sort a course at the Bailey workshop...it’s like guitar making Mecca @david-johnson09 Yeah I agree. Do you think we all need to start kneeling and praying, ...

Have been interested in guitars since I was a youngster, have been reading some posts, nice craftmanship amongst the members @mezi Welcome, I’ve only just seen this post. I think you will love it he...

@jamesbisset Water based finish might be the best thing if you are working in your house. I think Tonetech sell it

@rocknroller912 This takes building a guitar on the kitchen table to a whole new level!

@jamesbisset I think oil varnish would work on a guitar but your correct it's not cheap. I've just purchased some from Italy and 3 x 100 ml bottles were about £30 each, however that would do 3 violins...

@rocknroller912 Thanks for that. Would I be right in thinking it’s a fairly expensive way to finish a guitar though? Would you do it? Touchstone Tonewoods varnishing set for oil varnish

@jamesbisset Oil varnishes are fairly easy to apply and the colour stage can even be rubbed in by hand without a brush. There are base, colour and finish stages which can be accelerated by uv light in...

Can’t get the 'edit' button to work, so I’ll just stick this in a separate post - oil vs spirit vs Stradivarius:

It appears that there is a debate eternal in the violin world over oil vs spirit varnish. It always reaches the ‘what would Stradivarius do’ stage. Essentially, spirit varnishes are quick to apply and...

That’s what I’m trying to work out. There must be some sweet spot between the poetry (and sheer bloody-mindedness) of this: and the simplicity (crudeness?) of just thinning a pot of Ronseal and wipin...

French polishing - Shellac?

I’m just wondering if there’s a finishing technique that’s half way between an oil rubdown and multiple coats/cans of nitro-cellulose?

Who doesn't smile when they see that view?? @tv1010101 Sadly I still haven’t visited @markbailey and Carol at the workshop. I did the online electric guitar build course a few years ago and I’ve not ...