Finally, mask up for finishing, water-based grain filler, and rattle cans for nitro sanding sealer and matt clear coats Attachment : HP_181003_IMG_7033.jpg Attachment : HP_181003_IMG_7035.jp...

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Next was routing the neck pocket using a template and checking the fit of the neck. During the final sanding of the neck a line began to appear and with a sinking feeling in the guts I became convince...

Now some carving... first the body contours, then the neck. Attachment : HP_160304_IMG_3824.jpg Attachment : HP_160317_IMG_3860.jpg Attachment : HP_160317_IMG_3871.jpg The fingerboa...

I routed the truss-rod slot after practising on a scrap of wood - I got it slightly off the centre line unfortunately. This contributed to a problem later on... The neck and headstock routed to rough ...

The surfaces of the mahogany clanks to be joined were prepared and glued, templates made, the body marked out and the hole for the volume control drilled. Attachment : HP_160202_IMG_3683.jpg ...

Having attended 2 of Mark's workshop courses around the year 2000, being thrilled with the process and the products, I never dreamed that I could build a guitar at home. When I retired I stumbled acro...

While I was waiting to complete my first acoustic build I thought I'd make a friend for the Talon bass. I bought a plank of Panga Panga (East African Wenge apparently) and a figured ebony fingerboard ...

Posted by: Deej Be nice to see pics or a vid of the finished thing. Oh I will be. It would have been together by now if I hadn’t had a problem with the lacquer first time round. I should have it sor...

Nice going, how long have you been doing it? I started building kit guitars (electric) about 5 years ago until I found Mark about 2 years ago. I made my first Bailey Bandsman and now my first Tele fr...

This guitar was built during a second BYO course in Mark's shop Attachment : 20181128_065316_resized.jpg Attachment : 20181128_065220_resized.jpg Attachment : 20181128_065210_resized.j...

Today I have flattened the lacquer down to P600 grade, I’ll probably finish with P800 before relacquering. I did the top and back today and got rid of most of the imperfections that I was worried abou...

Posted by: Deej No probs Mark. I will post more as I do them - I just hope it give inspiration to some of your students. I'm sure it will inspire others to have a go themselves - easy once you get s...

Posted by: Deej Posted by: John L Hello Deej, I’m in Lancashire too. I’ll go and check out your builds. Oreet....! From sunny Leyland..well rainy really? Yeah it’s P’ing here in Blackpool too, te...

Posted by: Deej Posted by: John L Wow! These are all beautiful guitars. My favourite is the Super Strat/Ibanez style one, that’s really grabbed me. I am on a natural progression towards something li...

Hi I'm a newbie to this new site and I'm also new to the making of guitars. This course was a birthday gift from my wife and it's been a brilliant present. Mark says you need a bandsaw, so I now have ...

Hello Deej, I’m in Lancashire too. I’ll go and check out your builds.

Right Deej! Thanks so much for making and posting these amazing videos!

You must be proud of these Deej - great work!

Wow! These are all beautiful guitars. My favourite is the Super Strat/Ibanez style one, that’s really grabbed me. I am on a natural progression towards something like that. My first was a Bailey Band...