Posted by: @ I saw Norman with Wilko in Cheltenham last year - brilliant!

Agree about Bill Nelson - wonderful stuff!

Run tests on your offcuts. My Firebird is only oiled but the Maple looks brilliant - looked ordinary before the oil.

Any crack lines under the change of angle? Might be worth slackening the strings?

That one was new (other) - a few second hand at the moment - I have two of them that were £30-40 and are fine - usual thing, set your limit and wait for one at or under that.........

Was Carol - needs to buy lentils and wind chimes.....

Looks brilliant....... Will have to order one.

Are the rings CNCed - the grain looks continuous......

I've got a track saw - only the Titan one from Screwfix but it does cut a straight edge - can get 1.2m if I am careful......

I use one edge of the sheet of MDF for one side and then a strip of sticky 80 grit on a flat piece of MDF and rub the other edge to get it straight and flat....

I bought a kit for my first home build for that reason, to make my build a close fit to the course build but that was shipped to the UK. I did add a cap to the kit and had the body blank thickness r...

Happy birthday Deej!

Pub - live music - drink....... Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm................

Whose birthday? Mine’s a pint of cider - I’ll drink with anyone if they’re buying......

I’ll be there to watch!

I bought the ash and fumed eucalyptus veneer I used on my Firebird from spec.veneers on eBay - I need strips 1 metre long - I did scrape (carefully) the veneer before gluing. They supply it rolled -...

I had the great misfortune to see Focus in Cardiff in 1976 I think - I had their albums and was looking forward to the gig - Jan Akkermann had left the band, possibly that day and Philip Catherine had...

Yeh - that is an auto harp - the keys mute combinations of strings.

I’ll be at work but watching as much as I can......

Did you build the 4001 or is it a Ricky?