Guitar Making | Dan Hawkes | Activity https://guitarmaking.co.uk/members/liebe/activity/ Activity feed for Dan Hawkes. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:57:43 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 4832eb8e0b43acc60afbda456e0cae66 Dan Hawkes replied to the topic "Suitable UK/European timber for building" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/187446/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:03:52 +0100 @nsj 🤣🤣
You’re certainly not the first to say it and I’m pretty sure won’t be the last!

]]> f50d59c09dc4eb35ecbd68c4de2ba5f0 Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Suitable UK/European timber for building" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/187445/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:02:10 +0100 ed4179547b48d8d746e8c4e65446051c Dan Hawkes replied to the topic "Suitable UK/European timber for building" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/187296/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:26:13 +0100 @nsj beech? I thought it would be quite heavy, thanks for confirming. 
It’s possibly a sacrilegious thing to say, but I’m not a big fan of the look of spalted wood. So thinlines or heavily chambered it is! 
 
Thanks as always!

]]> a24ecd9fa90ff60fefe1775c64f13176 Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Suitable UK/European timber for building" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/187295/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:16:40 +0100 d50c355ed245c48b201a81379dbc545b Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Renaissance Lute" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/187266/ Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:00:21 +0100 53e0a1cd9e7db0192255de4772b328e5 Dan Hawkes replied to the topic "Suitable UK/European timber for building" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/187265/ Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:55:07 +0100 Cheers @nethanpaul86. I’ve picked up the chestnut body blank I mentioned, just not quite sure what I’m going to do with it yet… I hadn’t thought of beech, is that one you’ve tried previously? I plan to get hold of…   Read more»

]]> b92c398ef241781834bd07cbf30afedf Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Suitable UK/European timber for building" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/187264/ Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:51:34 +0100 d6a5311f612fdc38a16287b9982eae9e Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Electroacoustic maintenance problems" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/185999/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:43:28 +0000 1085f0666385408d0c6c2749dbbfb669 Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Help for a fellow guitar maker" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/185939/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 21:36:46 +0000 526583d56a85ac1704966120ebcd6a35 Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Help for a fellow guitar maker" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/185938/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 21:36:43 +0000 fe78ca8082b003a1a26214420a33a70f Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Electroacoustic maintenance problems" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/185937/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 21:34:38 +0000 5b8401e90382bd89a42c5b551a16c34a Dan Hawkes replied to the topic "Electroacoustic maintenance problems" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/185936/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 21:34:15 +0000 Hey Brian, Preamps can fall, but perhaps see if you can bypass the output from it to see if the output jack has failed or needs cleaning.  I have a jack socket with two crocodile clips wired to it too…   Read more»

]]> 0ebded5bf9dcc1239d0744523a23d83b Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Electroacoustic maintenance problems" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/185935/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 21:31:09 +0000 9a1a99f44f8b8f53163b56d825233e2d Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Dheeraj Sudan and Meenu Hinduja-What are the basic tools I need to start building a guitar?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184926/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:20:31 +0000 fb133af8df8b1dfa182b4ea63ac1d9c6 Dan Hawkes replied to the topic "Renaissance Lute" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184880/ Sun, 08 Feb 2026 07:42:02 +0000 Really impressive! With the wait for the update 😅

]]> 8b9254292655cc1366bb1910f5619895 Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Renaissance Lute" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184879/ Sun, 08 Feb 2026 07:41:38 +0000 2d32ad66bd53ca65f8ceba5d8eaf6567 Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Renaissance Lute" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184878/ Sun, 08 Feb 2026 07:41:27 +0000 51d484a462b9e83c3af923047c6692fc Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Renaissance Lute" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184877/ Sun, 08 Feb 2026 07:40:35 +0000 6b3573fa0666c667883448ffecb5fa6d Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Renaissance Lute" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184876/ Sun, 08 Feb 2026 07:39:03 +0000 1223c23e38e2e1dda540e669edd38c5b Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Renaissance Lute" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184875/ Sun, 08 Feb 2026 07:38:20 +0000 98a89fb9f3de88a602750b9ce446c27e Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Renaissance Lute" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184874/ Sun, 08 Feb 2026 07:37:16 +0000 3aecb2b7c176cd937da6327a4836212f Dan Hawkes replied to the topic "Dheeraj Sudan and Meenu Hinduja-What are the basic tools I need to start building a guitar?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184873/ Sun, 08 Feb 2026 07:35:37 +0000 Hello and welcome!  If you sign up for Mark’s course there’s a list of essential tools included. The course is designed to be accessible, so while the number of tools available for guitar building is endless, your guided to what…   Read more»

]]> df497925b7f96b0cfd1af87fede2d3be Dan Hawkes liked forum post "wiring diagram for my prs build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184611/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:01:28 +0000 acb0a7b9035ec9b24a76915cad7e54be Dan Hawkes liked forum post "wiring diagram for my prs build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184600/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:19:54 +0000 20d3f7d560ea4f9197c7f45526467257 Dan Hawkes replied to the topic "wiring diagram for my prs build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/184596/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 09:23:21 +0000 Hey Benjamin, I’ve not used that switch before and from the downloads I couldn’t write see where you’d tried to work out the diagram. Probably me not looking properly.  Personally, I wouldn’t trust AI to give you the right answer…   Read more»

]]> 413ddbe2e64f817d8e3f786b4c784604 Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Order of Operations question" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/183885/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 22:03:17 +0000 7c0bf0d05d32d71bc331e669efc40bcc Dan Hawkes liked forum post "last one before Xmas" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/183884/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 22:02:12 +0000 07adc63f3a69b535e3beea387d867a6d Dan Hawkes liked forum post "last one before Xmas" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/183883/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 22:01:54 +0000 62f184e210dce189b97f445995f2925a Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Tips for Crafting a Beginner Acoustic Guitar - Julio Herrera from Via Dei Velutini" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/183882/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 22:01:02 +0000 cf96b99f42934a3e37c934fd798585ab Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Tips for Crafting a Beginner Acoustic Guitar - Julio Herrera from Via Dei Velutini" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/183881/ Mon, 29 Dec 2025 22:00:54 +0000 29843e333f198a8164b53d61115de954 Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Hot off the bench, latest build." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/183247/ Sat, 06 Dec 2025 21:28:09 +0000 3706bbb86ba9c2054a3b60c122b1c6b7 Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Hot off the bench, latest build." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/183246/ Sat, 06 Dec 2025 21:28:07 +0000 bd4554365028b723ea43767b26067890 Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Hot off the bench, latest build." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/183245/ Sat, 06 Dec 2025 21:27:26 +0000 3ea4f45b840e1827b2f59e2896d340a9 Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Hot off the bench, latest build." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/183244/ Sat, 06 Dec 2025 21:26:43 +0000 9d6a5ab52633cd09ee22704359e67447 Dan Hawkes liked forum post "My most recent build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/183082/ Sun, 30 Nov 2025 20:50:40 +0000 9b37c680f32419e148ab7241f55f837a Dan Hawkes liked forum post "“Blue Jean” A semi hollowbody Bandsman build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182939/ Sun, 23 Nov 2025 07:31:56 +0000 8b9250c7b74298d1bd6d3d80cf90c12c Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Bosch Colt palm Router, anyone using this?" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182938/ Sun, 23 Nov 2025 07:29:46 +0000 25154caff448ebf42216300632e1a8f1 Dan Hawkes liked forum post "My most recent build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182937/ Sun, 23 Nov 2025 07:28:27 +0000 cc971db0c76897498ae29e085540c4f0 Dan Hawkes liked forum post "busy making sawdust @mens shed" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182833/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 21:11:42 +0000 a681d69ef7d297eaae51d7855d1cc0a6 Dan Hawkes liked forum post "New here" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182806/ Sun, 16 Nov 2025 21:13:28 +0000 8b937e1a896d60fbe9905fafd911fbd6 Dan Hawkes liked forum post "New here" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182805/ Sun, 16 Nov 2025 21:13:14 +0000 687511279c3b28b0150c360b12a88ab0 Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Hi from another newbie in Scotland - Justin" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182804/ Sun, 16 Nov 2025 21:12:51 +0000 e5afe2f2756db98d0a516943767eaf1f Dan Hawkes liked forum post "Hi from another newbie in Scotland - Justin" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182803/ Sun, 16 Nov 2025 21:12:37 +0000 e88396dcb2a21c048d0665dc8239d689 Dan Hawkes replied to the topic "Hi from another newbie in Scotland - Justin" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/182483/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 05:40:01 +0000 Hey @justinw & @rayfinch welcome to the club! 
You’ll have a great time building and, as many of the folks here will say, it gets addictive.

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Good luck with the move!

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