Hello. I've just joined the happy community with the aim of building another guitar. Having completed the "Thistle" last year with the online video series, I am getting bolder with "Thistle 2". More a...

Well, I got round to this and I learnt a lot BUT... it's a fail. The neck, from a nylon string beginner's guitar found in the woods, just can't take even 2 steel strings. Project abandoned. I may re-v...

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It’s been a while since I last posted but I have been making steady progress. The neck blocks were glue up and I used a couple of dowels in the off cut area to make it easier to clamp them up. I then ...

Thanks Mark, I couldn’t for the life of me think why it should be like that, surely the intonation wouldn’t need to be that different. It was nice to get some confirmation though, thanks. They are onl...

Hi Guys As I'm still really a newbie to the guitar building with Mark. I just need to be a sponge and soak up anything and everything so this forum is really helpful. The workshop tools etc just take ...

I'd love to see how to make a bolt on neck, a multi laminate thru neck and maybe a paint spraying course.

My first soundboard pretty much finished I think. Just got to cut the channels into the sides/kerfing and it can be glued on. Having cut a couple of channels by hand I think I might make a jig for the...

Yesssssssssss!!! Finally! I win something ?

Posted by: mark bailey Blimey....... I wish..... And here I am in my 2x3 meter shed.... You were lucky! When I were a young whipper-snapper my first workshop was a double decker bus ? A 2x3 meter ...

I am from t'Netherlands.... Nuff said................

I sense a Monty Python Song coming on. Never knew you were from't Yorkshire Mark 🙂

Blimey....... I wish..... ☹️ And here I am in my 2x3 meter shed.... Or in front of it.... Guitar building is mainly an outdoor activity for me! Looking great ?

Something to consider....... ? ?

Ok, time to work on the back of the soundboards. Marked them up with a laser cut template and then shot the bottoms of all the braces prior to bonding. It’s been a long time since I made shavings like...

Hey Mike, I can only talk about the courses I’ve done so here goes. Since meeting Mark (online), I have completed the Design your own Guitar and Build your own Guitar (electric). I have not got to th...

I have a question regarding humidity for you Mark. Do you use a dehumidifier in the workshop and if so which one would you recommend. Or is there another way? The garage I am in the process of convert...

Ive just found this video of a guy who repaired a broken headstock inserting two wooden splines through the neck and into the headstock. I thought it was interesting. Video:

Unless I get alarms from you guys I think I'm going to fine sand and rub in a few coats of Renaissance Wax. That seems to retain a lighter colour in the wood, maximising the contrast of the grain and ...

OK - I've tried a 50/50 poly/white spirit rub. Nice finish but still darkens the "Wenge" considerably. But... I think I may have found the answer... Sanding to > 320 grit and then Renaissance Wax. ...