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Answer to: Build #4 (formerly build #3 😂)

Hey man that signature inlay looks cool as F*** how you do that? Did I miss something?

In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar

1 year ago
Answer to: Looking for a fret spacing ruler

I have a nearly new Ibex fretscale ruler you could have for £10 plus postage: But - it doesn't have any of the common fretscales on it which is why I have never used it: Steel String: 25 11/32" Steel...

In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar

1 year ago
RE: Member cancellation and contact form not working.

Hi @nortski - am responding here just in case - I cannot find any mails or contact forms (will get the web guys to look into this) but I can see that you did pause your membership but somehow it has...

In forum New Members

1 year ago
RE: Member cancellation and contact form not working.

@nortski HI there - this is Carol on Marks account ;)- really sorry to hear this - we get messages most days and reply asap - today we got the notification of this message ... apologies also for FB m...

In forum New Members

1 year ago
Answer to: Floyd Rose routing

You should do all the routing for the trem before carving the body. You can mark it out accurately enough from a drawing if you have one. The final positioning of the trem comes from the 2 (or 6 for v...

In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar

2 years ago
BACK IN THE ROOM !! .... and LOOK who is here for our first open workshop session 🙂

Monday , 10 am and the workshop is open again... and two longstanding GuitarMaking members are finally in the same room... taking advantage of our Sessions for Premium members where we throw open the...

In forum Announcements from GuitarMaking.co.uk

2 years ago
RE: Wilkinson GTB wrapover - drilling post holes.

@stephen-hayes Cheers All - Looks like you got this. Nothing wrong with taking pause for thought.🤔 The Wilkinson bridge mounts originally fitted 11mm holes but changed to 12mm at some point. ...

In forum Build Your Own Electric Guitar

2 years ago
RE: Hello from Nampa Idaho USA

The bandsaw you have there looks great! That will do nicely... I use a 6 skip 3/8" blade for almost everything.

In forum New Members

2 years ago
RE: Wonky rosette! Help please 😉

🤔 If you want to make it look perfect you can route out the offending ring with a slightly wider slot and then inlay something extra wide (2bwb or bwbwb or a wooden strip) or take your own bes...

In forum Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad

2 years ago
Sweet 16 ? HAPPY BIRTHDAY TEEVEE ONE OH ONE * update*

Attachment : TV 01.JPG *update* it is 16 years old - 2007 vintage ! This beauty was the result of @tv101 's first visit to the Bailey Workshop ... seems like yesterday (and a hundred years ago)...

In forum Announcements from GuitarMaking.co.uk

2 years ago
WHAT's THIS ? SOME SURPRISE WORKSHOP NEWS !

Attachment : 20230128_153728.jpg Attachment : 20230128_130137.jpg CAN YOU SEE WHAT IT IS YET ? * SHHHH! it's a bit exciting... [ and everyone will want one] This weekend we are in the work...

In forum Announcements from GuitarMaking.co.uk

2 years ago
RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶 It was XMAS EVE babe!!

Happy Xmas Y'all! HUGE thanks to everyone for your support this last year, and for making this the best and most helpful Guitar Making community out there. Without all of you it would not exist, and C...

In forum Pluckers Paradise

2 years ago
RE: Tinting shellac french polish

Here is a link to the stains I use - they mix with anything...you are probably looking for 'Vintage Amber' - good luck!

In forum Finishing

2 years ago
RE: Gouged Neck and thickness tolerance question?

I'd like to see the fretboard 'dry-clamped' on - just to check...but it looks pretty good from here 🧐 edit: Don't worry about any gaps around the fillet - it's just a spacer to stop the rod fr...

In forum New Members

3 years ago
RE: Documentaries

Beautiful - I added the link so you can watch it here - Thanks!

In forum New Members

3 years ago
Site Updates: Blue is New, Like button moved - World Peace Ensues...

Hey Folks - @robin and some others may have noticed some changes - yep the team have been busy updating the site and the like button has moved: Hope u like the new look - I think the blue text is a b...

In forum Announcements from GuitarMaking.co.uk

3 years ago
RE: Spam Alert! It's hitting the fan! ** UPDATE**

@robin Got it - cheers! Check latest announcement...

In forum Announcements from GuitarMaking.co.uk

3 years ago
RE: Hello from Perth, Scotland

Glad to have you here Norrie - hope you enjoy the site!

In forum New Members

3 years ago
RE: Gouged Neck and thickness tolerance question?

Posted by: @poco7 Aghhh, the Blessed Learning Curve... Yep - that's what it's all about! I don't think it matters what glue you use but I would probably use wood glue to make sure it bonds OK to t...

In forum New Members

3 years ago
RE: Gouged Neck and thickness tolerance question?

The neck is far from trashed - there's plenty of time for that later... After the neck is carved there is normally only about 3-4mm of wood left under the truss rod at the thinnest point: If the truss...

In forum New Members

3 years ago
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