@markbailey you got me rolling on the ground in stitches! Good one

Some important guitar making measurement nomenclature to know: 'A Gnat's Nadger' = A tiny bit - It's no problem...e.g. 'It's a gnat's nadger longer than expected but that is OK.' 'A Midges Cock' = Li...

Posted by: @darrenking Get yourself an HP35s calculator. Not only can you enter and multiply vulgar fractions, convert them to decimal and then to metric, you can also display the result in fraction ...

Posted by: @boo I always struggle with the imperial measurement system and have to do conversions whenever they appear Hi Boo, Get yourself an HP35s calculator. Not only can you enter and multiply v...

Posted by: @petejb I can plane the neck blanks after splitting in tow. Just hope that losing 3/16-1/8 of an inch or doesn't kill me on the thickness required. Will it? The blanks are actually 4 3/16 ...

Posted by: @petejb Given the obscene price of wood I have decided to do a trial run using hard pine (actually something knot-less, LOL) or something like that. @petejb Yeah, nothing wrong with doing...

Posted by: @boo Posted by: @petejb Yeah, I figured it out. It is a smaller body guitar but given this is my true first under expert instruction that's an advantage IMO. Nice craftsmanship by the w...

Posted by: @petejb Yeah, I figured it out. It is a smaller body guitar but given this is my true first under expert instruction that's an advantage IMO. Nice craftsmanship by the way! Very impressive...

Posted by: @boo Posted by: @petejb First of all, the wood supplier chalked a Fender Jazz Bass on the blank @petejb Pete, the Bandsman body size is not that big, I just printed the pdf as it is, I...

Posted by: @petejb First of all, the wood supplier chalked a Fender Jazz Bass on the blank @petejb Pete, the Bandsman body size is not that big, I just printed the pdf as it is, I think it came out ...

Posted by: @bpower @petejb when I was printing patterns I didn't think to change the settings on my printer. It printed then in "letter" size and then I measured them and found that was too small. Wh...

@petejb when I was printing patterns I didn't think to change the settings on my printer. It printed then in "letter" size and then I measured them and found that was too small. When I printed them ag...

OK, starting off here with putting forth a bad first impression. First of all, the wood supplier chalked a Fender Jazz Bass on the blank, not a strat, (I should know better, my first and only self-dir...

Here's a picture of the pattern on top of a body blank that has a Fender Strat chalked on it. Notice the size difference. Attachment : UndersizedBaileyPattern.jpg

Hi all, I actually JUST asked this question on Udemy.com for Mark to address but I figured that either Mark or someone else might answer it here quicker. I took a day off from work for some rest and r...

@boo lol that I am 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I can’t help it. I see things and, “oh that would look good with strings on it.” 😂😂😂 It is a lot of fun I must ...

Posted by: @rathius I drew up this design last Friday. Already had the headstock and body shape so drawing the other parts was the most time consuming. Still knocked it out in about 3 - 4 hours. Lot ...

I drew up this design last Friday. Already had the headstock and body shape so drawing the other parts was the most time consuming. Still knocked it out in about 3 - 4 hours. Lot less than previous de...

Posted by: @darrenking Where did you get it from? @darrenking I can’t remember that either. 😆

Posted by: @darrenking Thanks for the mention. @darrenking It’s totally justified.