Something to consider....... ? ?

Blimey....... I wish..... ☹️ And here I am in my 2x3 meter shed.... Or in front of it.... Guitar building is mainly an outdoor activity for me! Looking great ?

Hi Mark, are the drawings also in Udemy?

I must say that my experience with wipe on poly is based on usage with maple, pine and rosewood.... Not with wenge.... Too bad you didn't get the result you're looking for....

Heeee Marcel! Jij ook hier? It was your article that inspired me to contact Mark and take a 5-day course in his workshop! And a second one. And then it all got out of hand........

I would very much like that! Also a topic on tool maintainance, e.g. sharpening plane blades, chisels, saws, drill bits etc.

Avant-garde licks? ? Whenever I play a bum note, I am really playing over an F-demented chord.......

Hot slags....? ? ? ? Joking aside..... Budget PU's can sound great. I've had similar experiences wit Wilkinsons and Toneriders.

Thnx!! Still thinking about sanding the oil off and giving it a spray job with 2k high gloss, just like my first Bailey BYO. It will have to wait until a nice spring day though. I'm spraying outdoors ...

Thanks, John! I hadn't either.... Bit of a palaber, but I had excellent instructions!

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...

? there will be little running with my legs chopped off..... No PITA though, you are perfectly correct. What I do at home is my concern. Your workshop is another matter entirely (as is your forum for ...

Hi Mark! Sorry you took offense to my router table... I do agree with you. They are dangerous. But so is a plunge router. I have an enormous respect for routers and they are not to be taken lightly...

But for your enjoyment, a few pictures of the final result Attachment : 20170315_201252_resized.jpg Attachment : 20170315_201240_resized.jpg Attachment : 20170315_201223_resized.jpg

Again with the up-and-downer Attachment : 20170204_132031_resized.jpg Routing a humbucker hole Attachment : 20170204_133639_resized.jpg And the neck pocket (which gave me some grief....)...

Some sawing on the neck Attachment : 20170204_115333_resized.jpg Cleaning up the back of the headstock Attachment : 20170204_123752_resized.jpg

Cleaning up the sides with my up-and-downer Attachment : 20170127_132536_resized.jpg Routing the truss rod channel into the purpleheart blank Attachment : 20170128_125713_resized.jpg Hea...

A few more pics taken during building. Alas, not a complete story, at a certain point I was far too busy with timber, glue, tools and stuff to take anymore pictures. At the beginning... Attachmen...

I have! I'll post a few when I've got the opportunity.

I had such a great time back then.... So great I entered a second time in 2008!!