Hi Mark and thank you for your feedback, The laminated sides have turned out better than I could have hoped. They have sprung by about 0.5mm from the mould ie not at all and, other than a bit of epoxy...

Hi again, there’s one other point that is worth making regards using laminated backs and sides. I don’t bang on about eco topics very often (FSC requirements are a constant pain in my day job!) but us...

Hi Mark, Thanks for the feedback and I’ll post some pics shortly. I’ve just been too busy to take any! I seem to be preparing to make a batch of guitars as for example, the work involved in machining ...

I've just found this helpful video for rounding fret ends quickly into a ball-like shape. It’s for those builds that have some kind of binding on the fretboard and the fret slots don’t go all the way ...

I think you should leave the saucepan lid in to give it that resonator look! Lol!

good thinking but my wife might not agree... surprised she didn't have a little word about gunky, resinous residue in our largest casserole pot... think I got away with it by swiftly squirting the Fai...

Great points Darren, thanks... oil-based it is then. I had already completed the guitar so the finish lightening project was an after thought - it's not a big deal. What was a big deal was my homemad...

Ohhhhhhh....... I’ll email you and Carol. ?

yep - I'm not sure of the look either but this won't be a serious project... Off to make a racket in Swindon now...

I love the Theorbo Mark, are you going to make one? I wouldn’t mind making a normal sized lute one day in the distant future when my skills have developed. Is that something you could teach Mark? He...

Posted by: Carnivorous HERBivore Inlays - is something I haven't really attempted too... You took the words right out of my mouth Herb. To combine bindings with inlays looks stunning. I realise some ...

Ok, long way to go but here is my first ebony back Attachment : 05328B35-2E58-4D66-83A0-443878709326.jpeg

Hi everybody! My name is Marcel Besselink, I'm dutch and I live in a town just outside Amsterdam called Uithoorn. In 2004 I went to beautiful Ayrshire for the first time to build a guitar at the Baile...

Hi Mark, Thanks for the reply and I am very impressed with all the videos that I have watched so far. You have a great knack for describing processes, that I am sure are completely new to many, in a v...

Hi, a little finishing trick that I have used for some years to fill annoying cracks or faults in show surfaces is the get some mitremate superglue and spray activator. Apply the glue in the offending...

My masking tape tip is the superglue and masking tape trick. I use it for all kinds of things instead of using double sided tape, it really does work well. This is a video of Ben Crow explaining it.

Here's a great tip from my friend Andy Lines ( I've used this several times now and it saves so much frustration. Does your (maybe cheap or old) masking tape refuse to come off the roll without tearin...

Funny you should mention sandpaper. I have a cheapie belt/disc sander that I use for loads of stuff. However, the disc needed replacing about a year ago, so it was acting more like a polishing disc. I...

Avant-garde licks? ? Whenever I play a bum note, I am really playing over an F-demented chord.......

the other technique, my favourite, is to play it again and glare at the rest of the band... hey, that's jazz for ya!