Hi there, it was a big day for me today. After watching the online videos design your guitar and build your own electric guitar it was time for the real job. End of last year I ordered the electric gu...

Enjoyed the Livestream but had to watch on Sunday as I was out on Saturday. Are you going to do bits from your BYO workshops again - enjoyed watching the last one - does it take much extra work?

Been playing Arthur - might do some tidying and apply some more oil to the neck also have a little bit of fret sprout to sort. Getting some good sounds - the pickups are Wilkinson - the humbucking sou...

And before anyone comments I won’t be burning it in a ‘Crimson’ moment.......

The Phoenix............... A Firebird Build? Really happy with my Bandsman Build. I have now sorted some of my duff tools. I also added a Titan cheapo thicknesser planer - first one worked for 3 m...

Oh Wow excellent John. Favourite colour for an archtop has to be heritage cherry red. Attachment : es-335-2016-hd-4-111129.png

I am getting used to my new guitar - used a Free-Way switch (3X3-03 ) - it has two sets of 3 ways (ie six positions) the down ones give humbuckers and the up three single coils - this is my second swi...

I now have all the externally sourced bits for the fret slot saw other than the main shaft which I am having made in the next week or two. In the past I have always sent the relevant components to my ...

Hi there and Happy new year to one and all! It already seems like a long time ago! Now, how is this for frustrating? I have just had a delivery from my favourite engineering company containing the ma...

Bad luck or bad planning...... Make sure that the workshop boxes go onto the lorry first that way they will be last out at the other end and most accessible.....

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Previously posted under "Return of the Thistle" I have been making slow progress. Main problem was the hand cut dovetail neck joint which is now complete and done with very sharp chisels, a digital mi...

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That seems to sort it - upload file to GM and it displays correctly. Will do that in the future.

The hi-tech methods are often the best! Have a great new year sticking on your X braces! Darren

Well wouldn't you know it- a week indoors, no clamping: Attachment : IMG_20191227_121915.jpg Attachment : IMG_20191227_121907.jpg

It came from eBay - as I have had problems with the grub screws falling out of the collar that holds the bearing in place on two others..... I have just bought some from Titman Cutters that should b...

First coat of Liberon Finishing Oil - really liking the Ovangkol cap.

Done some ‘finiting’ - a small amount of filler round the neck joint - knocked some sharp edges off - removed the little ledge at the end of the fretboard. Had a chunk of cap break off when I drilled...

Neck glued and clamped - have brought the guitar into a cool part of the house as the workshop is cold, the Titebond bottle says don’t use under 50 degrees F (10 degrees C) and the temp in the worksh...