Guitar Making | NickKUK | Activity https://guitarmaking.co.uk/members/nickkuk/activity/ Activity feed for NickKUK. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:38:06 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 d1f0ebd9d7eab8f9a8ff9a7d6e06011f NickKUK replied to the topic "Hello from Surrey" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/168300/ Sat, 24 Feb 2024 12:18:21 +0000   The key is take your time. Think of it as a…   Read more»

]]> 195ebbd93b846511317e4990b035d701 NickKUK replied to the topic "Hello from Surrey" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167823/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 09:15:40 +0000 So here it is for a bit – there’s some alignment issues and the nut needs sorting but I missed it after playing the strat and acoustic. It’s had some additional shaping, carves etc. I have some tidying up todo…   Read more»

]]> 8f8283e9b3a36fd690032f010e768065 NickKUK replied to the topic "Hello from Surrey" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/167381/ Sun, 14 Jan 2024 18:30:33 +0000 And update – there’s alot since the last update.  Firstly I’ve installed some temporary electrics and pickups etc to test it out. Sounds good – there’s some fret work and some other bits but it’s playable. Second – I’ve got…   Read more»

]]> d3f475e7867d9f64fd38de635ba2065a NickKUK replied to the topic "Hello from Surrey" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166906/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 08:49:36 +0000 A little update – since the last update I’ve routed the pickups, did a load to the headstock, fitted the tuners, flattened, put a 16″ radius in the fretboard, frets and levelled and fitted the fretboard+truss rod, fitted the nut….   Read more»

]]> b090a342cab54563014731e19ba0c614 NickKUK replied to the topic "Hello from Surrey" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/166051/ Tue, 21 Nov 2023 09:37:12 +0000 Here’s with the clamps off

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Still more to clean up. Next up is locating and routing the pickups.

]]> 914f4396c45c8834a5bb5daa8d3f5c6c NickKUK replied to the topic "Hello from Surrey" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/165946/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 10:50:16 +0000 [quote data-userid=”916″ data-postid=”25369″] @nickKUK Sounds good. Welcome to the forum and good luck with your build. We are here to help if we can and we may learn stuff from you too. I like the idea of longer scale length guitars,…   Read more»

]]> 9ad6474a4a02a0e978333dfbc8f86879 NickKUK replied to the topic "Bench build" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/165922/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 09:34:17 +0000 Are you going to diagonally strut…   Read more»

]]> 456f5ba39b02c9de86abd19b3394be3a NickKUK replied to the topic "Hello from Surrey" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/165880/ Sun, 19 Nov 2023 12:53:10 +0000 Pre glue up, it shows the rough shape (note it’s not completely aligned in the photo and there is a deliberate oversize).

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]]> 04539700053897de6fdc9dd3b508f6c7 NickKUK replied to the topic "Hello from Surrey" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/164938/ Sun, 05 Nov 2023 13:30:29 +0000 An update on my build.. I’ve now planed and glued up my 7 laminate neck, roughed out my fretboard, enough to show it as a mock up (without the black tuners which wouldn’t stand up straight). The body. top and…   Read more»

]]> fe8309f75505ed6dcc82f387bad92f77 NickKUK replied to the topic "Hello from Surrey" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/164754/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 17:12:03 +0000 An update on my build.. I’ve now planed and glued up my 7 laminate neck, roughed out my fretboard, enough to show it as a mock up (without the black tuners which wouldn’t stand up straight). The body. top and…   Read more»

]]> f404ac30332e5fd004838b60a698b17b NickKUK replied to the topic "Hello from Surrey" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/163887/ Mon, 09 Oct 2023 18:27:34 +0100 Thank you for the warm welcome. So I’ve built and just taken the clamps off the case – at 43″, it has enough capacity to take a larger guitar and act as a wood store in the interim of the…   Read more»

]]> 7b814270dc03cfde3162d78f6ca4f06b NickKUK liked forum post "Hello from Surrey" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/163886/ Mon, 09 Oct 2023 18:10:47 +0100 547d585b11c345db1e4add654e2005dd NickKUK posted a new topic "Hello from Surrey" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/163617/ Thu, 28 Sep 2023 18:00:41 +0100 I have been pulling together bits and pieces and some tools (I have some hand me downs from various places) to build a 7 string 27″ scale guitar (I can hear the groans of ‘Djent’ from here) to go alongside…   Read more»

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