Last time I mentioned it has come to my attention that folks are often doing things in the wrong order which can lead to avoidable difficulties. I also fessed up that I made the same mistake on a rece...

I have just made, for practice, a bolt on Tele neck out of a nasty bit of pine. I even Routed the truss rod channel, then cut a 8mm slice off another piece of nasty pine and made a fret board, radiuse...

Attachment : IMG_20201204_112131.jpg Here's a case in point - I've just made this neck blank out of laminated pine shelving strips. I don't think knotty pine will make a proper neck but I want to ...

Haha! Unreal! I was inlaying fret dots markers today. 24 frets, decided to fret mark the 24th. I fret marked the end of the fretboard. Twice now this happens. I am laughing out loud in pure stupidity...

How do I fix that one when it happens. @robin I think the best thing for anyone to do when a mistake is made is laugh and walk away. We have to laugh and learn. Like @markbailey has said, walk away a...

@darrenking I’m sorry but momentarily forgetting the you’re not ambidextrous automatically disqualifies you! Ambidextrous, I'm not even dextrous. I should have known there would be a get out clause...

@robin That is nothing, minor. I spaced out and inlayed wrong fret spots of fret markers after the 12th fret. I didnt even catch til days after I finished the build. Wondering why when I play up the f...

@darrenking There is a special prize for anyone who comes up with a new mistake but it is highly unlikely anybody ever wins it! I can't believe that anyone else has drilled the bottom horn for the s...

Hello everyone I'm new here and just signed up for the lessons. Looking forward to my first design and build. Plus you all seem to be a good supportive group. Cheers!

Its not to do with guitar building but I think it would be awesome to see a live stream of Mark and Carol doing a gig!! That would be a nice treat, plus viewers could donate money for it like super ch...

DOH! glad I read this I nearly made that mistake!

make sure your tuners line up and that the horns on the headstock are not in the way of the pegs of your tuners. Looks like it may. I will do, thanks could’ve been a gotcha!

@peebee make sure your tuners line up and that the horns on the headstock are not in the way of the pegs of your tuners. Looks like it may.

@robin just a quick mention that even router cutters described as being ‘plunge cut’ really don’t like being used as drills ie a completely vertical plunge. You will reduce wear, and therefore extend ...

@steveadams I'll double check my pillar drill is not wandering and do another test with a very tightly clamped piece... I solved it by starting the hole with the brad point drill to get an accurate ...

I have a 12mm brad point drill. It was perfect in my test piece using my pillar drill, but too loose with my hand drill.

These drill bits on ebay are designed for CNC or line drilling machines and, as such, have a small flat on the shank. However, they can be held successfully in a normal 3 jaw chuck if you are careful ...

Hi Steve, I think you have a few of options but i don't think masking tape should be one of them as it is just going to be too soft to do the job properly. Option 1 is to use the 12mm drill to half de...

The drawing so far. Now just going to look at it and decide if it’s right. I have a couple of bits of wood to practice the body on before committing. Attachment : 578D7875-A5F7-4A79-A45C-AE734F992...

Right here goes starting the drawing, That's where the fun starts!