Guitar Making | jaxty | Activity https://guitarmaking.co.uk/members/jaxty/activity/ Activity feed for jaxty. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:28:04 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 32003f52663a59f1906af5a1a6865f57 jaxty replied to the topic "Happy Blissmass Y'all" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/115710/ Sun, 26 Dec 2021 15:26:30 +0000 Merry Christmas!
 

]]> 27494ffabb624c605d94062b5e23c215 jaxty liked forum post "🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/115709/ Sun, 26 Dec 2021 15:22:25 +0000 d3458bddc7c307ba876c4f1286185346 jaxty replied to the topic "🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/115480/ Thu, 23 Dec 2021 21:54:27 +0000 @russ My wife says to issue a virtual “kick in the nuts”… she hates Jethro Tull, and hates when I listen to it… of course, she was looking over my shoulder when I started listening to this!! 
 

]]> 711aefde99c2605fa27af4b2cd3575ed jaxty replied to the topic "Well, look what the Bailey-cat dug up (Wally!)" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/115029/ Sat, 18 Dec 2021 19:29:10 +0000 That is a beauty!

]]> 79b0b6f71474d06c8f8dcf3e4101cd1e jaxty liked forum post "Not New Here But Realized I Needed More Help" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/114922/ Fri, 17 Dec 2021 00:00:26 +0000 50904db15c42c05b2a44a87193100f48 jaxty liked forum post "Not New Here But Realized I Needed More Help" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/114921/ Thu, 16 Dec 2021 23:59:06 +0000 381dd672f3b9bba69d99b451ff61b97c jaxty liked forum post "Not New Here But Realized I Needed More Help" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/114920/ Thu, 16 Dec 2021 23:57:11 +0000 34cc801150a72e3fe8d1644ac5a93e1b jaxty liked forum post "Not New Here But Realized I Needed More Help" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/114658/ Tue, 14 Dec 2021 23:23:35 +0000 d9990e85e5e1307a4a949fb18f12110b jaxty liked forum post "Not New Here But Realized I Needed More Help" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/114657/ Tue, 14 Dec 2021 23:23:22 +0000 3503af6a051948686cad7dc346be6b5f jaxty replied to the topic "Not New Here But Realized I Needed More Help" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/114630/ Tue, 14 Dec 2021 20:57:07 +0000 @boo Agreed, in-person in a workshop would be ideal… but alas, here we are!
 
Can’t wait to travel, and get in Mark’s shop one day for a live build!

]]> e73d3cccd8c491e51b2899b088b4e1d9 jaxty liked forum post "Not New Here But Realized I Needed More Help" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/114629/ Tue, 14 Dec 2021 20:55:06 +0000 8bc8eb50281fcf33c36d752b41927cf7 jaxty liked forum post "Not New Here But Realized I Needed More Help" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/114492/ Mon, 13 Dec 2021 22:21:11 +0000 aca3f37eeb1cc81ca313827fc9df906d jaxty replied to the topic "Not New Here But Realized I Needed More Help" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/114487/ Mon, 13 Dec 2021 21:11:10 +0000 @bpower Thanks!  I grew up on the east coast (Cape Breton Island).  I love the east coast!  I’ll retire down there in a few years, hopefully!

]]> a0cdcc00e5a43c2e49454193a26fc74b jaxty replied to the topic "🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/114442/ Sun, 12 Dec 2021 22:36:12 +0000 @bpower One of my favorite bands.  Many great songs!

]]> 5608dc38404e6abc6751bb5a81efa5e7 jaxty posted a new topic "Not New Here But Realized I Needed More Help" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/114436/ Sun, 12 Dec 2021 20:29:51 +0000 I’ve posted in here before and lurked a while.  I’m located in the Toronto, Canada area of the world…  I watched Mark and Carol’s “Build an Electric Guitar” live streams at the start of the pandemic because I was in…   Read more»

]]> bea3e7bed57051b5e18dd44383e48540 jaxty replied to the topic "How to profile a radiused fretboard" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/114435/ Sun, 12 Dec 2021 20:16:25 +0000 I ended up in the exact same place, except, I was the idiot who created the board from a blank, and radiused it before I cut the taper… Mark’s solution is how I handled it… successfully so far.

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]]> 3ffff0577654b222336be2ee5aa8854a jaxty liked forum post "Jigs, patterns, and lines on paper" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/113944/ Mon, 29 Nov 2021 23:14:29 +0000 da3a649fb46baa2837bb0750d5685ee4 jaxty liked forum post "Jigs, patterns, and lines on paper" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/113943/ Mon, 29 Nov 2021 23:06:47 +0000 4536b5f3fbcefeacd39ea573c57ac16a jaxty replied to the topic "Not really new here…." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/113941/ Mon, 29 Nov 2021 22:30:16 +0000 I’ve watched those videos by Uncle Doug!  Good luck with your amp build!

]]> d540c686560a6490b92d2ff5b920c43c jaxty liked forum post "Not really new here…." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/113940/ Mon, 29 Nov 2021 22:29:27 +0000 2a02e097c4b05857fcccfe538a8aa733 jaxty liked forum post "Looking For Tip On Consistent Fretboard Radius" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/113402/ Tue, 23 Nov 2021 22:47:37 +0000 4cb8a571d1ddbb2aa79557f1b97edd97 jaxty replied to the topic "Looking For Tip On Consistent Fretboard Radius" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/18002/ Tue, 24 Nov 2020 17:22:27 +0000 @rockpile99 Thanks for the additional tips!  I like the sawdust in the center of the block tip, as well as marking the edges of the board with a pencil to see when you’ve accomplished the correct thickness.

]]> f3abfaa068bd04f4a9d6daaebe6180c1 jaxty liked forum post "Looking For Tip On Consistent Fretboard Radius" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/18001/ Tue, 24 Nov 2020 17:20:37 +0000 e47ff1c758a1973a4a390c968c2a678b jaxty replied to the topic "On My Workbench Today" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/18000/ Tue, 24 Nov 2020 16:59:52 +0000 @peter-johnson Those are all the reasons for me wanting one!!!  

]]> cd07e9f91df835b788abfcd89501cf63 jaxty liked forum post "On My Workbench Today" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/17999/ Tue, 24 Nov 2020 16:59:04 +0000 2cb26ab3efc648758106e2fdfeb8a499 jaxty liked forum post "On My Workbench Today" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/17998/ Tue, 24 Nov 2020 16:58:53 +0000 f7f1bb8ef5bf059dbf65ea698cf85026 jaxty liked forum post "Looking For Tip On Consistent Fretboard Radius" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/17675/ Mon, 23 Nov 2020 16:52:02 +0000 02b5cbf164837331cb4aeb3cc66ae847 jaxty liked forum post "On My Workbench Today" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/17315/ Sun, 22 Nov 2020 02:42:54 +0000 4f73791b07e7260250b8572cb27730d7 jaxty liked forum post "Greetings from the Netherlands" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/17041/ Fri, 20 Nov 2020 22:29:04 +0000 b8e7f7684284d0bd55f4a75182e6d55a jaxty liked forum post "Looking For Tip On Consistent Fretboard Radius" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/17040/ Fri, 20 Nov 2020 22:27:22 +0000 f21d8facd81cc4eb033cd21e1da275b7 jaxty liked forum post "Looking For Tip On Consistent Fretboard Radius" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/17039/ Fri, 20 Nov 2020 22:27:16 +0000 d4c7d1aa445cd3fe781766262e6e3ff4 jaxty replied to the topic "Looking For Tip On Consistent Fretboard Radius" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/17030/ Fri, 20 Nov 2020 17:04:44 +0000 @russ Thanks!  Feels like good progress!

]]> f96a68d03aeb8fd16e6dc0cface5b6d2 jaxty replied to the topic "Looking For Tip On Consistent Fretboard Radius" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/17029/ Fri, 20 Nov 2020 17:04:20 +0000 @clinton Thanks! No marker dots on the fretboard, just the side only!

]]> d11d452a40ff7917e4e277bb8462cc1a jaxty liked forum post "Looking For Tip On Consistent Fretboard Radius" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/17028/ Fri, 20 Nov 2020 17:03:21 +0000 06227101f27e69dfd8143f1af8b6bfcc jaxty replied to the topic "Looking For Tip On Consistent Fretboard Radius" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/17011/ Fri, 20 Nov 2020 13:51:01 +0000 @clinton Got that done last night too!

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]]> e51d23d5c687ff2ec594dbd6642e2070 jaxty replied to the topic "Looking For Tip On Consistent Fretboard Radius" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/17006/ Fri, 20 Nov 2020 13:33:57 +0000 @clinton Thanks for the tips!  I was able to get it completed last night, with patience and gentle pressure.

]]> a555b178f74dafbe4b980ad43b4a5640 jaxty replied to the topic "Looking For Tip On Consistent Fretboard Radius" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/16959/ Thu, 19 Nov 2020 17:00:59 +0000 @tv101  That’s why I do it!  I forgot to mention – I keep telling her that guitar building is a “subtractive” process… 

]]> 9d2f8d7dc03844d5e9e622eacf0354d3 jaxty replied to the topic "Looking For Tip On Consistent Fretboard Radius" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/16954/ Thu, 19 Nov 2020 16:51:04 +0000 @tv101 I will try my best to think of it that way!  Every time I come back into the kitchen from my shop in the garage, my wife says I must love sanding, because I’m covered in sawdust… I just…   Read more»

]]> 7a01f2f971e12d2dcb89c26861084cb1 jaxty replied to the topic "Looking For Tip On Consistent Fretboard Radius" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/16944/ Thu, 19 Nov 2020 13:58:15 +0000 Thanks all!  Basically, use the block on the fretboard, not the fretboard on the block, check center lines, and check measurements often. Patience is the name of the game.  I need to stop seeing people bang out a complete neck…   Read more»

]]> 4e3037ddc9536bdd4faf1e443e06780c jaxty liked forum post "Looking For Tip On Consistent Fretboard Radius" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/16943/ Thu, 19 Nov 2020 13:55:38 +0000 373db4769e81a7edcfcaafb80cd7d208 jaxty liked forum post "Looking For Tip On Consistent Fretboard Radius" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/16942/ Thu, 19 Nov 2020 13:55:36 +0000 cb3f1c51c669d759385f113f647bd83c jaxty liked forum post "Looking For Tip On Consistent Fretboard Radius" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/16941/ Thu, 19 Nov 2020 13:55:33 +0000 716a1f99e41004d8b30ddd050c3e231a jaxty liked forum post "Looking For Tip On Consistent Fretboard Radius" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/16940/ Thu, 19 Nov 2020 13:54:58 +0000 108074b9c6f1e5b2bbd17eeebc8b22ba jaxty liked forum post "Looking For Tip On Consistent Fretboard Radius" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/16939/ Thu, 19 Nov 2020 13:54:23 +0000 667f2277f03805c503f5aa2e19018259 jaxty posted a new topic "Looking For Tip On Consistent Fretboard Radius" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/16888/ Wed, 18 Nov 2020 22:40:09 +0000 I continue to have challenges in getting my fretboard radius consistent when I sand it.  What I actually mean – I always end up with one “edge” of the fretboard thicker than the other edge.  My method is to place…   Read more»

]]> 59d966e5f83958dba7cc410de08c56fa jaxty replied to the topic "Bolt On Neck Angle LIVE@1pm" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/16873/ Wed, 18 Nov 2020 20:24:21 +0000 @boo It was a really good session today.  Missed the last bit (the work thing got in the way, the stream started at 8 AM here in Canada).  I’ll catch up while setting frets this evening…
 

]]> 013f0a09a3610c04e87076697c515153 jaxty replied to the topic "Let's make a body - LIVE@1pm!" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/16871/ Wed, 18 Nov 2020 20:15:37 +0000 I enjoyed the live stream this morning! Watched the first hour until I had to start work…
 

]]> 05f3aeaa5aa1f2b251e7d7fcaeb45539 jaxty liked forum post "On My Workbench Today" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/16839/ Wed, 18 Nov 2020 17:06:15 +0000