Hi James, you could add a wooden or leather washer to cover the dowel hole. Or polished stainless, they would all cover the hole and look cool. Cheers Darren

So, there I was swanning roon the hoose, with my restored, vintage US built Peavey Generation S3 chambered tele swung over my shoulder and hanging down my back. And then, all of a sudden, the bottom s...

In response etc These are the low watt density pads I use for heat curing laminated sides. I don't bother with a thermostat controller for these as the temperature is only ever going to reach about 95...

Hi Mike, Thank you for your comments and I'm pleased that you seem to understand some of the advantages that this construction offers. I would never claim that it is better than using solid, but it is...

Hi Darren Watched your course on the website today and all I can say is wow. Absolutely brilliant way of producing a guitar with sustainable resources that can be really spectacular and it sounds as i...

I have now made the external mould for the guitars and, this will make you laugh (!) I realised that I had pressed all the sides at -4mm all round! Not to worry, the width was pretty much adjusted for...

@darrenking Now, what can I do until then.....? I'm pretty dang sure you'll think of something! Awesome work Darren...

Hi Darren We are in extraordinary times - I guess it must be something like being at war. I look forward to seeing some progress if you do have to shut down - hope you find time to take some pictu...

HI folks, Well, what an extraordinarily strange and screwed up world we are all now living in! Firstly, I hope that nobody on here is facing the worst that this crisis has to offer and that we can all...

Hi Bill, I think you would need to check with Mark on that and I'm not sure whether he has had a chance to press a front or back yet. I do know that Mark is very keen to get a course of this style of ...

Sound really interesting - does this mean that a full 335 style build would be practical in a 7 to 8 day workshop course with Mark?

With dreams of future mass production(!!!) I am going to make a pair of Maccaferri moulds out of layers of MDF so that they can be used with silicone heater pads. Using the UF resin means that I can h...

I used iron gear steel twin ll on a tele build and I’ve been very pleased with the result. They were easy to wire using a push/pull pot for the extra coil boost. I’ve also used iron gear P90s and humb...

I thought this might interest people here, even if it's just to disagree with his theories

I don't know whether that's technically possible on this forum platform, but it's certainly an approach that I've applied to other similar forums. @tv101.Maybe someone here will know. Thanks for your...

Hello Peeps, I've been wondering to myself whether I should ask Mark to delete this "Favourite Song" and "Best Song" topic as I'm not sure whether it's clogging up the forum for those interested in gu...

Hello Peeps, I've been wondering to myself whether I should ask Mark to delete this "Favourite Song" and "Best Song" topic as I'm not sure whether it's clogging up the forum for those interested in gu...

Game changer. Welcome to the builds.

neck angle jig homie, not headstock thicknessing... right? @mattbeels Oh what a dumb ass I am. Doh 😣 yeah scrap that advice.