I was passing by, having not been here for a while, and just had to check out all the builds (especially acoustics). I must admit that I was gobsmacked (really impressed) by your guitar. You’ve done a brilliant job here…   Read more»

Hi, and a warm welcome from down South. This is a brilliant place for expert advice and support. When things don’t go the way you expected you will discover many others who have been down that road. Sometimes you just have…   Read more»

Brilliant! I’ve kept sawdust in old coffee jars just in case. That’s why there’s not a lot of space left. Oh and I have an area just for clamps. There’s a story about clamps but my memory fails me at…   Read more»

Hi from me too.  Looks like you’ve come to the right place. I built an acoustic a while back and learned a lot from the on-line course. Best present ever. Mind you, I did have to make some clamps. Mark…   Read more»

and a warm welcome from me as well. I took a while to actually get started but then got a tad obsessed…. thankfully I’m not over that yet. Enjoy the community… there’s a lot of support here and Mark has…   Read more»

and a Happy New Year to everyone, especially Mark and Carol, and to you too (though you were included in the ‘everyone’ anyway). By the way, what day is Saturday? I’ve lost track somehow.  All the best for 2021 and…   Read more»

Hi 
and welcome from a wet and windy walk back from my shed. 
Yes, don’t forget the pictures. I really wish I had taken more when building my guitar
all the best
Jonathan

Hi and a warm welcome from me as well I’ve popped back in to the ‘GM Virtual Workshop” having been in my shed for a while. Mark’s videos are brilliant and helped me build a guitar that works….. and you…   Read more»

Hi and welcome This is the place to be if you are interested in guitars and craft skills. It’s also a safe place to make mistakes as there are people willing to help. I’ve built one guitar and have gained…   Read more»

Hi Steve Welcome. I managed to retire and built a shed….. Then I built some clamps, because you can never have too many clamps, and then I watched 222 videos and built a guitar.Mark said that anyone can build a…   Read more»

Hi from sunny Dorset Clamps… you can never have too many clamps… I made clamps because Mark said I needed them, and actually you do need clamps. Welcome and I hope you are keeping safe. There are other things to…   Read more»

and a “Hi” from down south in sunny Wimborne. It took me a while to make all the clamps but I got there in the end. Making the Bailey Bootlegger was a doddle owing to the brilliant videos and community…   Read more»

and a welcome from down south.  This is definitely the place to be and there are loads of people willing to help. My first build is something of which I am very proud, but it certainly wouldn’t have happened without…   Read more»

It’s raining again so I’m ‘catching up’ on the amazing builds from everyone.I was thinking about what you said with regards to resonant frequency cancellation and then got a bit sidetracked. I was trying to remember what one needed to…   Read more»

@frocesterbillWith dimensions I really agree on this point.I’ve just binned a whole load of Post-its with various important dimensions scribbled over them. I’ve also got bits of wood with my aide-memoirs, ( how much I need to remove and finished…   Read more»

This is really interesting, though I really have absolutely no advice to offer here. Having spent some time reading about the flame resistant properties of  a synthetic aromatic polyamide polymer, I am going to refrain from any puerile jokes……. I’ve just…   Read more»

Hi BillMany thanks for posting these pics. I do find it interesting to see other people’s builds, and their very tidy workshops. So the more the merrier please.I was rather timorous and didn’t upload anything until I had finished my…   Read more»

Brilliant… Many thanks for that. I am reminded of the classic Billy Connolly story.Yes, I know it’s not about guitar making per se, however, there are many ancillary activities pertinent to H&S in the workshop that need discusing now and…   Read more»

@frocesterbillThat’s a tricky one.There’s the coefficient of apparent contraction due to extreme cold, various variable thresholds (pressure, pain and efficacy) and the perceived political pantomime when caught in the act. (just deny everything)Not to be recommended.