Hey Russ - This won't help you but... I famously made a guitar case when I was at school because they wouldn't let me make a guitar...said it was 'too hard'. Been proving them wrong ever since. The ca...

Hey Appo - Glad you found us! Making a living in this game is not easy, but I'm living proof it can be done if you are determined enough. The best advice I can give you is to start with a basic build ...

Thanks for that info James! Alas, I'm a lowly PC user ... That headstock does look familiar? Nice!

That is an AWESOME drawing James (is it? Yes!) I would probaly use a dovetail like on my archtops...but a simple Set Neck could work I think...

Some guitars are inherently neck heavy but there are some things you can do: The simplest way to make it balance is to make the top horn roughly level with the 12th fret - easy with some shapes but im...

Sooner or later the time will come when you need to sharpen your chisel. I'm going to show the an easy way to achieve a razor sharp edge - whatever your budget!

They look beautiful - A match made in heaven! Let us know how you get on with them - THANKS for supporting us!!

Q: What do you call someone who hangs round with musicians? A: A drummer ouch... sorry drummers...only joking...(you have to explain it to them)

Everything you wanted to know about truss rods...let us know if you have any Q's - TA!!

Woop!! Banjo jokes! Now let the flood gates open.... Q: What do you do if you see a banjo player drowning? A: Throw him his banjo

Cheers Kev - Best of luck to ya - if you have any Q's- just ask!

Another option might be to cut off a section of the body and glue a new piece on - if you have an offcut from the body blank it might work...

That's bad luck...fingers crossed for the repair. At least you have option 1 as a fall back - and if all else fails

What a 'relief' ... ? (apologies - that is my attempt at a guitar makers joke...)Finally the global truss rod drought is over! We have a large batch of 440mm and 460mm Two Way Rods in stock: 440mm is...

New bench made over the weekend @david-johnson09 I hope it is screwed to the wall? - solid!

And then decided to go for an oil finish (mainly because I couldn't hang around waiting for lacquer to dry Been there!

I've been looking forward to this one folks - My Favourite - Router Mayhem! Guitar Making Techniques: The Router - Routing Methods for Beginners. Some of the best kept secrets of guitar making are con...

@norman Yes PVA can stain the wood...I'm not sure why this happens. We use a different glue for laminations...I will check the details and add it here tomorrow...meanwhile did you see the livestream t...

@frocesterbill WOW Bill!! I agree with Deej about the truss rod cover - looks ACE...Outstanding work - how is the action?

Cheers Clinton - very much appreciated! Glad you are enjoying the live streams - you might find guitar making easier than Ukes just because they are bigger...I certainly do... Your Guitar Maker's Chis...