@mattbeels, I recall an article on Taylor electrics, and then man from Taylor was talking about what they considered to be the best setup, which was what they did at the factory. Part of it as I recal...

For anybody who's wondering whether to order this I'm going to say that not only does it contain a lot of useful information, but even if you never actually read it yourself it will make an excellent ...

@boo for some reason I want to make the 8 string bass, despite the fact that I don't play bass. I'd probably have to make it right handed just so I could hear it played.

I'll be buying one, it's a more than fair price, and it's just cool. Is your neck pocket jig available through Mark and Carol, or would I order that from you? (I have to sort out a Bailey order soon).

My copy was just handed to me by my friendly postman 😀

@rocknroller912 Working with wood, you're probably fine, especially as tolerances of 1/10th mm are probably plenty good enough. If you're trying to place accurate holes in metal, where aside from the ...

I see that you're nearly hitting the 20k @russ boo could post a picture of his lunch and his points would go up by 500, it's a conspiracy I tell you! Admittedly he probably eats his lunch off a plate...

@tv101, I cook pretty well, and when it comes to driving so long as I actually get to the destination the most important aspect has been achieved equally well. it's the conflict of the builder in me v...

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@rocknroller912, those are centre drills, their job is really to create a countersunk hole for a lathe centre. What you're describing (functionally speaking) is a spot drill, they're what you're suppo...

I’m glad that other people have admitted they don’t like fret dressing, I hate it with a passion. In principle, I think I need to work on fret dressing as a skill for completeness and to save money. ...

@boo It could be you have Indian ebony, which is similar to Indian rosewood on the Janka hardness scale, but it's very much the exception. I haven't tried working the Sundari yet, but in terms of appe...

Saying that, I'm loathe to use ebony because they are such an endangered species (the growth rate of the hard heartwood is incredibly slow) so if I want the ebony look I'll try Rocklite Ebano first. I...

@boo most ebony species are considerably harder than rosewood.

If you want to do fancy inlays, ebony is probably a better choice than rosewood, the bits you have to fill won't be as visible.

All those little bits and pieces that come with a new tool, they all get carefully put away “somewhere safe”. @tv101 I really don't know why physicists spend millions on telescopes and LIGO to observ...

@darrenking Perhaps the best argument is that you can achieve better consistency. Chris of Highline guitars is of the opinion that using a fret press, along with precision at every other stage of fret...

@boo, on a more serious note, I haven't followed every post so you may have answered his already. Is that a mist coat so you could see where you've sanded.

Why do you weirdos guys call it a skip? @mattbeels isn't it obvious? 😀 Etymology The origins of calling a rubbish cart a skip (most often found in Australia, New Zealand and the UK) come f...

I’m not going to paint anyone’s gear in something they aren’t going to like just for my amusement. @boo But what about for our amusement? Don't we count? Stop being so selfish and break out the spar...