Guitar Making | Kalimar | Activity https://guitarmaking.co.uk/members/kalimar/activity/ Activity feed for Kalimar. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:36:44 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 a0aca2dd287597bcd6b31b62d14df6c0 Kalimar liked forum post "Hello from Nampa Idaho USA" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/160598/ Sat, 26 Aug 2023 22:21:49 +0100 9d113cf6d45c254d91c1d8413112402d Kalimar replied to the topic "Hello from Nampa Idaho USA" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/160597/ Sat, 26 Aug 2023 22:21:26 +0100 Looking forward to seeing your builds here. Welcome 

]]> 89f552e7440077b99a11dbec74373079 Kalimar replied to the topic "I’m addicted too 😜" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/160596/ Sat, 26 Aug 2023 22:20:31 +0100 @boo looks great. I think I’ve found an alternative to the treble bleed – the 50s wiring. Google it. Apparently a thing. It will give a similar effect. I did it on my Tele and the effect is nearly the…   Read more»

]]> 0a7f2127c3e07a9299090900590de72e Kalimar liked forum post "I’m addicted too 😜" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/160595/ Sat, 26 Aug 2023 22:18:43 +0100 442a48de2ea296b90efcd877b6f9a6c7 Kalimar replied to the topic "Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/160592/ Sat, 26 Aug 2023 21:03:37 +0100 Update! It’s been slow and not much time to post. But we are making progress!

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]]> 2c4185a8e2e795103cddc7cc8df8b8a6 Kalimar replied to the topic "Preserving the nut line when cutting headstock angle" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/158352/ Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:59:56 +0100 Awesome – thanks folks. Very helpful suggestions. I’ll leave it unsolved in case anyone else has ideas.Have a great rest of your day!

]]> 1119472aaf4dfa347fcc4659aadfbc73 Kalimar liked forum post "Preserving the nut line when cutting headstock angle" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/158351/ Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:59:04 +0100 f130146cb458f5a4b81a8e246325585b Kalimar liked forum post "Preserving the nut line when cutting headstock angle" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/158350/ Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:59:01 +0100 e7e78cee8bc23ef3f07dd2fc29873130 Kalimar liked forum post "Preserving the nut line when cutting headstock angle" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/158349/ Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:58:58 +0100 8d6b5fe9b7f926194b8034105b56e4e4 Kalimar liked forum post "Preserving the nut line when cutting headstock angle" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/158348/ Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:58:55 +0100 b9ab0ac9517f468df19308fbb97b3771 Kalimar posted a new topic "Preserving the nut line when cutting headstock angle" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/158069/ Fri, 30 Jun 2023 12:29:41 +0100 Hi friends,  I routed my first headstock angle this week. It went well however I came dangerously close to losing the nut line. Does anyone have advice on the best way to preserve that nut line (other than just really…   Read more»

]]> b0d82fe276e13eeaa864cd51d5f476a2 Kalimar liked forum post "Hey from Julio Herrera" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157996/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 12:39:31 +0100 2263ec9e9e1a9669c136fc829f169a5d Kalimar liked forum post "Hi there! My Name is Arif Patel From Dubai, Preston, UK" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157956/ Tue, 27 Jun 2023 21:19:13 +0100 65dd50fd84f1a515130d7f9d28b45061 Kalimar replied to the topic "Hi there! My Name is Arif Patel From Dubai, Preston, UK" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157955/ Tue, 27 Jun 2023 21:19:04 +0100 Something about music and software technology. I think there’s so much overlap, including the planning and estimating! 🤣
Welcome and I look forward to seeing your progress. 

]]> e8af69820def1de0b10220ceb56f7de1 Kalimar liked forum post "Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157947/ Tue, 27 Jun 2023 13:24:36 +0100 654d6d5b4cae915e7c639d95b11a3c70 Kalimar replied to the topic "Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157946/ Tue, 27 Jun 2023 13:21:42 +0100 @clinton thanks for asking. I think it will definitely poke through. I’ve filled the gouges with resin. I’m actually curious to see how that turns out. I’ll keep you posted. Also, I’ve found that I’m learning so much (another word…   Read more»

]]> 0029104fec4b75414e34d5a37dd763cb Kalimar replied to the topic "Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157849/ Fri, 23 Jun 2023 18:39:18 +0100 not sure why the audio came out so slow! Weird

]]> caa5c6762f64c785bc09752cc78439a5 Kalimar replied to the topic "Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157848/ Fri, 23 Jun 2023 18:38:38 +0100 My attempt at fixing the gouges left by the cranky router

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]]> 50a403f5b2749b85eebf0e05a231ebda Kalimar replied to the topic "Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157761/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:31:34 +0100 Turns out our shop had some faulty colletes! I’m pretty sure these gouges will expose themselves so I’m going to try a little resin and make it a feature! More to come 

]]> c0b33af212bf0579e1537489b2fa903e Kalimar liked forum post "Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157760/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:29:57 +0100 05a3d4b12964108ff0c69e6e8bad599b Kalimar liked forum post "Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157745/ Wed, 21 Jun 2023 14:30:24 +0100 3afed7d1a28d7cf9e7ddcded9a974aae Kalimar replied to the topic "Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157691/ Mon, 19 Jun 2023 19:59:00 +0100 Ran into my first mishap. After a test run on the router table with some pine, my truss rod cavity got poked full of holes by a slippery router bit. turns out sapele is really really hard, and our colletes…   Read more»

]]> 4ef18b835d1933d21032e4eefc05f7cd Kalimar replied to the topic "Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157690/ Mon, 19 Jun 2023 19:56:05 +0100 Made some patterns on the laser cutter. I’m using fairly thin MDF hardboard, My plan is to use the router table rather than handheld so I believe the thin template shouldn’t pose a problem. I’m not showing all here but…   Read more»

]]> 7833812fc0436fce6e161bb3bdcfca19 Kalimar replied to the topic "Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157612/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 18:09:46 +0100 I agree! Fortunately someone else at the space, more competent than myself, made that jig. Made my life easy. The digital angle ruler really helped too! 

]]> d1a2333e6149c481006305d41748bd2a Kalimar liked forum post "Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157611/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 18:09:06 +0100 483bb2044edd959cf29c81ca24039369 Kalimar replied to the topic "Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157608/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 12:04:45 +0100 Used a taper jig with the tablesaw for the first time. I think the headstock angle jig came out pretty good but we’ll see when we actually use it

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]]> c2266f7c524cad3f1fef937070948fc1 Kalimar replied to the topic "Hey from Julio Herrera" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157580/ Thu, 15 Jun 2023 13:15:22 +0100 Welcome! Are you signed up for any of the courses?

]]> 893264f47b7efdff8f8d4ec95689c1c9 Kalimar liked forum post "Hey from Julio Herrera" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157579/ Thu, 15 Jun 2023 13:15:03 +0100 0343ffb07d337488f9a0969611418c0c Kalimar replied to the topic "making a disposable razor into an awesome scraper" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157578/ Thu, 15 Jun 2023 13:09:21 +0100 Yes – I believe it’s the same “build an electric guitar” course as what’s available here.

]]> 544dae472e072c100d29f402ad2c22b8 Kalimar replied to the topic "making a disposable razor into an awesome scraper" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157559/ Thu, 15 Jun 2023 01:28:43 +0100 I finally found it on Udemy! It’s in the section on gluing the body blanks! Take the new razor blade and scrape it on a sharpening stone. It creates a burr which helps with scraping!
 
Cheers!

]]> 87dce129880aad4a81fb7eaeec20238b Kalimar posted a new topic "making a disposable razor into an awesome scraper" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157558/ Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:06:25 +0100 I recall @mark providing a tip for how to make a disposable razor into an awesome scraper/planer and I can’t find it again on udemy. Can anyone either point me to the session or just share how it’s done?
 
Thanks!
Kalimar

]]> 0e22f7864572c02de4835e26a7b1d6de Kalimar liked forum post "Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157507/ Wed, 14 Jun 2023 17:16:04 +0100 ff305144d043eb0cf13214312305d2b8 Kalimar replied to the topic "Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157505/ Wed, 14 Jun 2023 17:06:41 +0100 @nsj Very cool – and a great way to use all of your wood. I’m hoping to start finding old free tables to upcycle into guitars after I get a little more experience under my belt.

]]> ad050dbca819bb6da56b92d46b9b608f Kalimar liked forum post "Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157504/ Wed, 14 Jun 2023 17:06:02 +0100 e7b897f4d245fcbb925ed1fb3973d8a3 Kalimar replied to the topic "Headstock angle jig" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157502/ Wed, 14 Jun 2023 17:00:45 +0100 Great. Thanks for that.

]]> e1a60fe32c20d7619ba94e545a54b8f0 Kalimar replied to the topic "Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157500/ Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:59:56 +0100 @nsj does that go over the headstock as a laminate or is the actual headstock? did you make a scarf joint for it?

]]> d06449a94cd60d287a8b708f4f4a0758 Kalimar liked forum post "Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157499/ Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:59:12 +0100 5e5ff8c4e0af8d0c4e0a922a0646b145 Kalimar replied to the topic "Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157498/ Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:56:55 +0100 This is our design, within the overarching plan of Mark’s course

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]]> 1d739bfaf57dab06291df7ccfb202b4a Kalimar replied to the topic "Neck angle jig specs" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157492/ Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:26:10 +0100 @brie are the links you are referring to on this site? I’ll have to go back and see if I can find them in udemy. I wasn’t successful in my first try.

Thanks so much for those specs

]]> f2e2bfb6e82469dc2dac445d175f5a40 Kalimar replied to the topic "Headstock angle jig" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157491/ Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:23:27 +0100 I’ve gone back now and if my math is correct it’s about 9 deg. Is it OK to be a range? Say 9-11? Perhaps my math is also off

]]> 0142e6e682261291feb0a9252faf16ea Kalimar replied to the topic "Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157487/ Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:07:58 +0100 I’m going to try and use a couple of pieces from this scrap for my neck angle jig. 🤠 

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]]> 4a04bc78a7ccfeb89988da6c897b5ec7 Kalimar replied to the topic "Kalimar's First Guitar Build from Scratch" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157486/ Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:06:52 +0100 Getting started on the neck. Our maker space has lovely tools and they make wood dimensioning a joy. I’m using some quartersawn sapele, and a couple of passes on the jointer and planer make it feel almost like it’s been…   Read more»

]]> ca9d55166d0bc09c4534733ba095b0e1 Kalimar liked forum post "What would you like to see next?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157114/ Mon, 29 May 2023 21:12:54 +0100 dbe808ac20362ac33301103e3bec5ef2 Kalimar replied to the topic "Headstock angle jig" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157112/ Mon, 29 May 2023 19:56:17 +0100 Hope that message didn’t sound harsh. No disrespect intended. 👍

]]> fe1597bcad07283f1b7b1d0181795937 Kalimar posted a new topic "Headstock angle jig" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157111/ Mon, 29 May 2023 15:52:15 +0100 while I love this course, some specs for the jigs would be a nice to have. I’m happy to write something up and contribute if it doesn’t exist somewhere as a resource yet.  Can someone please confirm the dimensions for…   Read more»

]]> 339f922cd1fb708bf67e3187c5cb5aaf Kalimar replied to the topic "Neck angle jig specs" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157110/ Mon, 29 May 2023 15:24:41 +0100 Got it. Thanks for that

]]> 2966b0607a76751889fb308ddade5557 Kalimar posted a new topic "Neck angle jig specs" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157107/ Mon, 29 May 2023 13:41:22 +0100 Happy Monday to all I’m watching the videos for a second time. This time so I can put together a cut sheet for jigs, templates, etc.  (actually does anyone have a cut sheet for all of that?)  For the neck…   Read more»

]]> fd253dd4c6a36af6418ab6460f3c9277 Kalimar replied to the topic "5 way oak switch instead of 3 way" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157090/ Sat, 27 May 2023 23:51:55 +0100 If making guitars is half as addictive as watching @mark, my wallet is in big trouble – unless I succeed in selling a few!

]]> 05c7b98eb888d2af8609577d279b4d16 Kalimar replied to the topic "5 way oak switch instead of 3 way" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157032/ Fri, 26 May 2023 14:03:12 +0100 Thabks swerpi – the back story is that before the course I was trying to design my own prototype (with zero knowledge 😂) and have pickups and switches etc. Was hoping to reuse them here. However I think I’ll just…   Read more»

]]> e6fb3e062b512fd61c763b5b696fcfc6 Kalimar posted a new topic "5 way oak switch instead of 3 way" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157027/ Fri, 26 May 2023 13:37:50 +0100 Hi folks,  Still going through all the videos once. Noticed the 3-way Gibson style switch. Is a 5 way switch just as easy? Will it even fit in the body? Otherwise, I think I’ll be ordering a 3 way and…   Read more»

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