A couple of years ago I signed on for Mark's "Build an Acoustic Guitar at Home" video course. After a year, I completed the work and attach for your amusement some images of the "Thistle". You will se...

Teflon tape? No...this will make it worse a blob of white glue? Yes! If you need to get them out you can heat them gently with a soldering iron until the glue lets go. I've also used epoxy to fi...

How should I mask the rosewood fingerboard AND de-mask it whilst maintaining a perfect paint line running up to the fretboard edge. Very Carefully... ? Mask up the fretboard as normal then: add anot...

Hi Bill, that's the way I started! Life has never been the same since............... Good luck with your build and do yourself a favour: Follow Mark's online course! Step-by-step instructions on how t...

I have just built my second guitar up in sunny Ayrshire with Mark and Carol. I built my first in September 2017 and was back in the workshop for 7 days at the start of June this year - both builds w...

I have just found this succinct introduction to some neck profile shapes and I thought it would be a good basic overview for those that are not aware of it. It’s a starting point for any further res...

Posted by: Carnivorous HERBivore Mighty Perdy! Nice work again. Hats off as always... What's next? Thanks Herb. What’s next you say? Well! Paul Gilbert is my guitar teacher and he has predominantly ...

“This week I will be mostly reading and measuring” (Jesse’s diets). It’s raining here today so no work for me. But, I have just taken delivery of a parcel from the US of A which contains a book about...

Spalted Tele all finished and done, end of project! (Thank #£&*) It’s been a pain but I got there. The full build folder is here if you are interested: Attachment : 84F91413-22D0-4AB3-88F2-...

OK, all done! This my first attempt at making a nut. It’s not too bad, even though I say so myself. Attachment : 37CD0A76-AECF-44DB-8D87-9A0DDEC6E156.jpeg

Anyway, sod the boring posts about glue - it lives!! In fact, more than that, it sings - beautifully! Bubbly has been consumed and guitar well picked and strummed. It has great bass resonance and lo...

Thanks for sharing your 'fail' shame to waste it... What about nylon strings with a piezo pickup? (on the brighter side it looks like it will burn very well 🙂 )

Anything that soaks in is going to darken the wood be it wenge, cherry or sycamore. You are trying to achieve something that every finishing company and the vast majority of instrument/furniture/cabin...

I wish I could help you Herb but I don’t have any experience with any of these products. Is this a wipe on poly then? What make of poly do you use? I want to make a good wipe on poly and if I mix it ...

I have seen this used on videos before but I couldn’t seem to find the one I wanted in the UK. Minwax Wipe on Poly is the one I was looking for but I could only find this one that will cost me about ...

Did you try polyurethane? I use it a lot as a wipe on finish. Mix 1 part polyurethane (oil based, not the water based) with 1 part mineral spirits and wipe on multiple coats (typically one per day). Y...

Attachment : Trem.jpg Want to add a Trem to your dream guitar design? GREAT! I've just added the drawings to the Design Your Own Guitar course. Take a look and let me know if you have any Q's ? .....

Posted by: Carnivorous HERBivore good thinking but my wife might not agree... surprised she didn't have a little word about gunky, resinous residue in our largest casserole pot... think I got away wit...

Waterborne lacquers will tend to result in less of a darkening effect although this is something that all lacquer manufacturers are trying to overcome given that they want the water based products to ...

Hi, If it soaks in more it will darken more. You can’t have both depth of finish and no darkening as they are intrinsically linked. Maybe you should just consider using a lighter wood and experimentin...