Guitar Making | Hursty | Mentions https://guitarmaking.co.uk/members/hursty/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Hursty. Sat, 02 May 2026 06:14:19 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 ba4640b3b986df79948f70eb856741dd Tej replied to the topic "Truss rod terrors." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/90153/ Thu, 17 Jun 2021 15:53:46 +0100 @hursty just measure it so you know where you’re at when carving. If it helps you can always mark a line before you carve the back of the neck so you know where the channel is.

]]> 541d2101912ede722ad1d588fee704de mark bailey replied to the topic "Truss rod terrors." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/90099/ Thu, 17 Jun 2021 09:56:08 +0100 Hey @hursty – just to reassure you 12mm truss rod slot depth is OK…just be extra careful not to carve too thin or you will compound the error and that WILL likely be trouble!

]]> 67cfebbecec15c1d178d4dfcb9de2e3f Tej replied to the topic "Truss rod terrors." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/88835/ Sun, 13 Jun 2021 19:58:11 +0100 @hursty I made a far more severe error with a bigger truss rod and didn’t fix the depth stop on the router properly so the channel at the nut end was way way too deep. Including the depth of the…   Read more»

]]> d64b6096fd35e95fe6408af203c7aa0b Rocknroller912 replied to the topic "Jig help" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/82096/ Wed, 19 May 2021 18:40:53 +0100 @hursty
This forum is great much better than all the other social media groups 

]]> 8ce7e8db0b0ce94dd015fa24b809f492 Boo replied to the topic "Jig help" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/81838/ Wed, 19 May 2021 08:02:28 +0100 I felt a bit stupid asking but better to ask than to do it wrong and screw my neck blank up. @hursty No, don’t ever feel stupid, that’s what this forum is for, asking questions and getting help. If something…   Read more»

]]> 03ec276534c3d1c922d487456ec681fb Tej replied to the topic "Jig help" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/81739/ Tue, 18 May 2021 20:54:46 +0100 @hursty by the way if you’re unsure with any of the jigs have a look at the lessons they’re used in, it’ll soon become clear what you can and can’t tweak to your liking. The headstock thickness Jig for example,…   Read more»

]]> 0e4d53d6259e62859a69d1349dec0816 mattbeels replied to the topic "Hello from York UK." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/76166/ Mon, 03 May 2021 15:31:15 +0100 Ooops, I meant @hursty! D’oh!
Sorry @tej…

]]> 3076d0559de915324137acd17ce4ea6c mattbeels replied to the topic "Hello from York UK." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/76060/ Mon, 03 May 2021 12:18:23 +0100 Record Power bandsaw, the BS350S  That’s a sweet saw @hursty, great job! That was the one I was considering but as my family all chipped in for my Birthday I went up to the Sabre 350, cuz why not, right?…   Read more»

]]> c491bef91a9dc21cd9fa55d146eae4e2 mattbeels replied to the topic "Hello from York UK." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/72767/ Mon, 26 Apr 2021 12:16:24 +0100 Welcome to the forum @hursty! Rest assured, you’ve come to the right place. With regards to the Record BS 250, it has a rather small depth of cut of 120mm so before you buy make sure that any headstock design…   Read more»

]]> 07822bb10243213f3d424aec5016080c Tej replied to the topic "Hello from York UK." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/72328/ Sat, 24 Apr 2021 20:31:10 +0100 @hursty Welcome, good to hear someone else challenging themselves to a build 🙂 I’m currently using an Aldi bandsaw like @cheesewhisk, it’s a compact if you’re short on space and unless you want a particularly wide headstock it’s big enough…   Read more»

]]> 1988fc2b0252fd858a634b095520a074 Tej replied to the topic "Hello from York UK." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/72327/ Sat, 24 Apr 2021 20:29:44 +0100 @hursty Welcome, good to hear someone else challenging themselves to a build 🙂 I’m currently using an Aldi bandsaw like @cheesewhisk, it’s a compact if you’re short on space and unless you want a particularly wide headstock it’s big enough…   Read more»

]]> 603675847b94c6014a130be345882d6f cheesewhisk replied to the topic "Hello from York UK." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/72230/ Sat, 24 Apr 2021 16:34:34 +0100 Welcome @hursty I used to live in Leeds many moons ago, my god I love Yorkshire. Anyways, I’m right there with you on the no experience, or at least nothing since GCSE CDT, of course this all shows with some…   Read more»

]]> a087aa09ac28f7d00adf94bf5f91fbe7 Boo replied to the topic "Hello from York UK." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/72198/ Sat, 24 Apr 2021 14:44:32 +0100 @hursty Hey Hursty, welcome to the forum and congrats on buying your first Bailey Bandsman guitar kit. You will find loads of help here in the forum so whenever you run into problems or concerns, just ask us here. 👍 …   Read more»

]]> 8c120de6dd082fb5d6f715b26771acff Russ replied to the topic "Hello from York UK." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/72177/ Sat, 24 Apr 2021 13:15:11 +0100 Hi @hursty
Welcome to the guitar building world. I’m sure you’re going to have fun trying. Here is a link to a deal at Yandles for the BS250
https://www.yandles.co.uk/record-power-bs250-premium-10-bandsaw-250w-230v/p8208 
Cheers,
Russ
🙏🎶🎸🙂

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