Hi Bill, that's the way I started! Life has never been the same since............... Good luck with your build and do yourself a favour: Follow Mark's online course! Step-by-step instructions on how t...

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Headstocks machined and should be mated with necks in the next day or two. The dowel holes are to aid alignment and recent slippage when gluing and clamping Attachment : 304BC26F-37E2-4371-B6C9-43...

Been thinking hard about how to radius the wood. Don't fancy the router jigs out there. Here is a great design, that I have replicated from LuthierSupplies.com. It's a 12" radius, built by the seat of...

Having laboured with the Selmer pliage soundboard guitar build for a couple of months now I have started what I hope will be a simpler distraction project whilst I get my head around exactly how to sh...

Laminating the linings, veneering the headstock, sanding the front of the body prior to bonding the linings. Soundboards now pretty much ready to go bar for a little bit of final sanding. I like flat!...

Assuming it is the correct diameter (!) NLS Tools (North London Saw) will rebore circular saw blades, add reg pin holes or can supply reducing bush rings if required. NLS Tools Station Approach Waltha...

Hi Mark If you are only going to use it most for cutting patterns I would think that it is going to be difficult to justify the costs and space it takes to have in house compared with simply subbing t...

Now, this is something I know nothing about but I have taken an interest in the concept. Sometimes I think it could be amazing to have a machine that will do all the hard work accurately and automatic...

My work place has become electronic, so now all health records are on computer and the whole hospital is madder- and unsafer- than ever. People have lost all their organisation skills and communicatio...

Good morning, Relax! I think that we are a very long way from being able to 3D print an acceptable replica of a guitar by pressing a single button so chisels, planes and plasters are going to feature ...

Has anyone come across any 3D modelled neck files anywhere? They must be out there somewhere given how long CNC machining has been around and how many guitars are built every ear. Desperately trying t...

I have just found this succinct introduction to some neck profile shapes and I thought it would be a good basic overview for those that are not aware of it. It’s a starting point for any further res...

Yeah that abrasive stuff is magic - been using it on belt and spindle sanders very effectively. I will downgrit to 80, especially having ruined the 150 grit this weekend on an old cedar garden bench -...

If there is a large cavity to route out I notice some builders rough it out with Forstner bits and only use a router for the detail. Is this recommended?

Hi Herb, If they are sharp then Forster bits can be a great way to remove lots of material quite quickly and relatively dust free. If the are blunt they’re a great way to make smoke! Darren

Amazing- thanks Mark. I will send onwards, and mention Bailey guitars, so anyone emailing them can refer to this when requesting one.

Hehe fun times. The good news is... it's 240V at 10amps so perfect for more than almost anywhere. The bad news is... it came with an australian plug! ... and I need to upgrade my shop extractor to 750...

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Some progress here gang: Ben Crowe (Crimson guitars) at VintageToolShop.com is willing to make some of these chisels next week after NEC show they are attending. I said to admin Saffy on email that th...