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Hi from Bolton I was Googling finishing info and was led to this site, I have joined so I can pick peoples brains about building and finishing guitars. I'm not at the stage of building from scratch b...

Now very jealous - you are having way too much fun building your guitars! I was on my second course at the start of June - now looking forward to coming back - maybe 2020 or 2021! In the meantime will...

Progress on the archtop. After weeks of planning and scraping and sanding then repeating all the above, the back is now carved with only the refining of the thickness from centre to edges to do. Hopef...

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This project started off as a bit of a joke to see how cheaply I could make an electric guitar but it’s actually turned out well. The body is made from reclaimed pallets and I cheated with the neck a...

I just thought I would mention something that has frustrated me up until I discovered what the problem was. I had wired a guitar up using 2 humbucker pickups, 1 Volume pot (cts), 1 3-way selector swi...

Not brilliant by any means but I had a bit of fun. ? I’ll put some top coat on tomorrow to seal it all in. Attachment : 3529E66A-98BE-4A93-94CE-DACBD330C92F.jpeg Attachment : 8CA76434-F5CE-...

I will showcase this when it is done but I thought this is the appropriate place to post it at the moment. Whilst waiting for some quite expensive woods for another build project, I thought I would m...

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Posted by: @markbailey I prefer method 2 as the fretboard will be attached to the same piece all the way along. In method 1 the fretboard can start to come loose near the nut - this is because it is ...

Just seen your Bandsman Nantucket....... That makes it easy!

Electrodag 437 now by Loctite was Acheson - 8kg tub is £600....... Looks good - thin layer works according to blurb - safe on plastic materials - maybe Bailey Guitars could buy in bulk and sell in sma...

Progressing with the Thistle Archtop. Rough shaping of the back with the plane. It's flamed maple and pretty hard wood. Having to re-sharpen the plane every ten minutes or so. Attachment : IMG_201...

Hi everyone, Having looked at a few second hand drum sanders, I'm having a go at building one based on these plans: I happen to have a 1/2HP pump motor, and some drive belt bits and pieces (ex Morris...

I have a nice fit for the posts of a Wilkinson Trem but want to tighten them up a tad to minimise the risk of them rising under string tension. Tips and techniques please... Teflon tape? a blob of wh...

I have a Mexican Fender Strat with a maple neck that I bought for not very much on eBay three years ago - it had been played a lot and some of the frets have worn and at the nut end of the neck some h...

A couple of years ago I signed on for Mark's "Build an Acoustic Guitar at Home" video course. After a year, I completed the work and attach for your amusement some images of the "Thistle". You will se...

always a good tip eh... it'll be Tonetech white primer and Tonetech clear gloss BTW H

I have been offered a small bandsaw - only 80mm cut depth - I do have access to one with 150mm cut depth at work so the little one would get me started making patterns and will with a bit of care do m...