The first stage of machining has been completed and the two halves glued together. It takes about 15 minutes to machine each half and the finished pieces have 15mm extensions on either end which provi...

A quick update on fret slot cutting saw table. I mounted the motor and splindle on some scrap MDF to check positions and ran it for a few minutes but the bearings were getting VERY hot very quickly. I...

And this one is in the finishing stage: Attachment : 20200610_184851.jpg Attachment : 20200610_184829.jpg Attachment : 20200610_184809.jpg Attachment : 20200610_184751.jpg A t...

Well... everyone has to have a hobby right? So in this corona lockdown-restriction-stayhome-keepyourdistance thingy I thought: Hang on! I know what I'm going to do.... I'll build a few guitars! Like I...

Note! These paint products are carcinogenic, meaning they have the potential to cause cancer in humans. You must use all of the correct PPE and spraying equipment as well as a decent environment to d...

@markbailey Yeah there is a clear coat over the top. Masked off for the blue, then for the orange, then for the black. First coat of clear was a dry gripper coat (flash off for 5mins), then a wet coat...

I’ve got left over tins of paint from car spray jobs in my garage so I did a quick paint job on this lockdown build. It’s got a few defects for me to deal with but I’ll let it sit and gas off for a co...

I have been looking at the shape of the floating bridge for my Maccaferri and it really lends itself to being made in two halves (split lengthways viewed from the front) and then bonded together. I am...

Hi TV, Thanks for the appreciation and I can confirm that they sure as hell have a lot more bits!!! Just to show that I can still make dust by hand without the aid of anything CNC I decided to carve ...

@mikeyrjiom many thanks....not sure yet. I am hoping to get back into building after 18 months off due to work commitments. I’m possibly going to finish off my acoustic build and finish off a Tele thi...

Posted by: @darrenking Beautiful work! Awesome wood Darren Cheers Darren

Really beautiful guitar, respect David. Whats next then ?

Beautiful work! Awesome wood Darren

I couldn’t have done it without Marks skilful eye....

Posted by: @david-johnson09 I made a tribute build to the Bailey exotica at The Bailey workshop. Attachment : 92BFDDE7-6D6A-42E5-814A-F52AA44B42AF.jpeg Attachment : E6C28B79-5B57-41CC-8710...

Back to the edges of the wings..... My experiments had all gone through the Ash veneer into the Walnut - they looked OK but it was difficult to get a really clean line from the Ash - see earlier post....

Hi there, You'll have a lot of fun here and great support. It's a fantastic community and everyone is very helpful. I think I'm on pretty safe ground in saying that yours is very likely to be the firs...

Thanks for that Mark - another part of guitar building that seems so simple once you’ve broken it down to the step-by-step process. Maybe I’ll go buy a saw from Small Wonder. Probably better than u...

Posted by: @frocesterbill What dimensions approx? HI Bill The base board is made from some old kitchen worktop, so it's as deep (ie front to back) as the worktop was (600mm?) I then grabbed some c...

Posted by: @markbailey Its beautiful! Not sure I'd quite call it beautiful, but thanks Mark! I found a slight "operational inconvenience" when using it. To clamp the sides of the cap in place, y...