Guitar Making | WoodCutter | Activity https://guitarmaking.co.uk/members/petejb/activity/ Activity feed for WoodCutter. Wed, 20 May 2026 16:21:01 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 422e4247c171e774d08cfadae5bca387 WoodCutter replied to the topic "Advice on grain filling. I need help." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/127480/ Thu, 14 Apr 2022 13:08:05 +0100 @clinton Beautiful grain and finish!

]]> 9658117fad574012ea717ca2092b6dbb WoodCutter liked forum post "Advice on grain filling. I need help." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/127478/ Thu, 14 Apr 2022 13:07:50 +0100 f87080962caa31ecb7dbc30f33905d3b WoodCutter liked forum post "Advice on grain filling. I need help." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/127477/ Thu, 14 Apr 2022 13:07:45 +0100 a87fbe7a892bf92af35ca3e3a4f7ae5e WoodCutter replied to the topic "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/127428/ Thu, 14 Apr 2022 10:09:47 +0100 Posted by: @boo @petejb Yep, building guitars is one of a few things that keeps me going and semi sane. I’m juggling a lot of things in life right now but it’s all good stuff, it’s just taking a lot…   Read more»

]]> c5da12cfa10b1d329e5928662089e5fc WoodCutter replied to the topic "🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/125769/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 10:04:52 +0100 This one blows my mind. Not just the exceptionalism of the guitarist, but the fact that there is not a single weak link in the band. Not one.  <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/RCPfKzIK6Wo” title=”YouTube video player” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media;…   Read…[Read more]

]]> a00e8fd43a7bfd59c9045523eeb623c3 WoodCutter replied to the topic "Patterns For Marks "Build an Electric Guitar" Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/125306/ Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:01:30 +0100 Posted by: @boo Posted by: @petejb No worries mate, I am an engineer who was a young student in the (failed) US pilot program to convert to metric in the early 70’s. I’m fluent in both actually and PREFER metric….   Read more»

]]> 9c444464dc175f7f930c8f737f44ef9b WoodCutter liked forum post "Patterns For Marks "Build an Electric Guitar" Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/125305/ Wed, 30 Mar 2022 23:58:06 +0100 7cb7f73c42c40771794f295d0a0a66d1 WoodCutter replied to the topic "Patterns For Marks "Build an Electric Guitar" Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/125094/ Tue, 29 Mar 2022 18:21:20 +0100 Posted by: @markbailey 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’ = Like ‘A Gnat’s…   Read more»

]]> 83fafac49aa097579bee0d9ed4a054b7 WoodCutter liked forum post "Patterns For Marks "Build an Electric Guitar" Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/125093/ Tue, 29 Mar 2022 18:18:43 +0100 875e551ca4924b1842e768f5e5c4d4d5 WoodCutter replied to the topic "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/125080/ Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:45:23 +0100 @boo  Truth be told and my apologies to fellow Americans here but I am betting they are well aware of this too, but most Americans are egocentric nationally so their knowledge of other nations and histories is vapid.  I find…   Read more»

]]> 6559587293520e507afdbbce042a9f9e WoodCutter replied to the topic "Patterns For Marks "Build an Electric Guitar" Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/125053/ Tue, 29 Mar 2022 16:15:04 +0100 @boo No worries mate, I am an engineer who was a young student in the (failed) US pilot program to convert to metric in the early 70’s. I’m fluent in both actually and PREFER metric.  1/16th of an inch is…   Read more»

]]> c3fa23dea45f8f9eabd324b8c7485cba WoodCutter replied to the topic "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/123835/ Sat, 19 Mar 2022 10:47:10 +0000 @boo Jigs are being built now. I actually spent a few hours on the humbucker pattern/jig to hone it to precision. First a rough cut on the bandsaw, then an internal smoothing on the drum sander, then to the various…   Read more»

]]> bbc0cd24ee26139bd7212a5b80cf6516 WoodCutter replied to the topic "Patterns For Marks "Build an Electric Guitar" Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/123725/ Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:22:45 +0000 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 way! Very impressive.  @petejb Thanks…   Read more»

]]> 7c3db6c77fbf974bbd182d93db90af89 WoodCutter replied to the topic "Patterns For Marks "Build an Electric Guitar" Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/123650/ Thu, 17 Mar 2022 18:00:21 +0000 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 think…   Read more»

]]> 61b436a1f11b6619660947c782f0e6e9 WoodCutter replied to the topic "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/123642/ Thu, 17 Mar 2022 17:13:25 +0000 Posted by: @boo @petejb Yeah I can understand that. At this point I will just be glad that the world isn’t drawn into WW3 because if it is, then nothing will matter, we will all be gone, apart from the…   Read more»

]]> 48ec393b34d5b997047d37654fbbf962 WoodCutter liked forum post "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/123629/ Thu, 17 Mar 2022 15:42:59 +0000 4bae02aee168826dc1bba9ce7e969b21 WoodCutter liked forum post "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/123628/ Thu, 17 Mar 2022 15:42:39 +0000 e88eb27e4f89b19a885ccac58035fe27 WoodCutter liked forum post "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/123627/ Thu, 17 Mar 2022 15:42:37 +0000 15fdeafff4020a3562ab7acd8630a110 WoodCutter replied to the topic "Patterns For Marks "Build an Electric Guitar" Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/123626/ Thu, 17 Mar 2022 15:41:35 +0000 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. When I printed them…   Read more»

]]> 80be9463bd1714ef33e32af0eb32be5d WoodCutter replied to the topic "Patterns For Marks "Build an Electric Guitar" Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/123621/ Thu, 17 Mar 2022 14:18:51 +0000 OK, starting off here with 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-directed guitar build in the 80’s…   Read more»

]]> 5d2c29b5259f8b91854cd84869dd7102 WoodCutter replied to the topic "Patterns For Marks "Build an Electric Guitar" Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/123620/ Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:50:44 +0000 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.

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]]> 719a19ecb1bd915cece4e5a60a6429a6 WoodCutter posted a new topic "Patterns For Marks "Build an Electric Guitar" Course" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/123619/ Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:43:28 +0000 Hi all, I actually JUST asked this question on Udemy.com but I figured that either Mark or someone else might answer it here quicker.  The body that is used in his electric guitar building course… What paper size do I…   Read more»

]]> 3a260a54c0627afc6e937f538edd26a3 WoodCutter replied to the topic "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/123600/ Thu, 17 Mar 2022 10:59:03 +0000 Posted by: @petejb Posted by: @bpower @petejb well…. I think I can recommend a fantastic fret slotting jig. The bagpress one that you can order from this site is phemonenal. https://guitarmaking.co.uk/product/fret-slot-jig-set. I am in Canada and ordered it in. It…   Read more»

]]> a7bf1eb6e29134017fb95d2696be3537 WoodCutter replied to the topic "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/123599/ Thu, 17 Mar 2022 10:58:12 +0000 Posted by: @bpower @petejb well…. I think I can recommend a fantastic fret slotting jig. The bagpress one that you can order from this site is phemonenal. https://guitarmaking.co.uk/product/fret-slot-jig-set. I am in Canada and ordered it in. It is extremely easy…   Read more»

]]> 6e29a44dac59e9c66949a036a6b2e6dd WoodCutter replied to the topic "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/123598/ Thu, 17 Mar 2022 10:50:37 +0000 Posted by: @darrenking Posted by: @boo Britain (Great Britain or Britain or GB or United Kingdom or UK ) = The 4 nations that are in the union. Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿, Northern Ireland , and England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 PEDANT ALERT!!!!…   Read…[Read more]

]]> c89bae58c8b9bf376a142482a82092b9 WoodCutter replied to the topic "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/123594/ Thu, 17 Mar 2022 10:41:47 +0000 Posted by: @robin @petejb  Is Scotland sticking with the EU? I’m not really very political, but here’s a brief summary on Scotland’s membership of the EU. During the Scottish Independence Referendum (Indyref) campaign, the Scottish people were scaremongered by the…   Read more»

]]> b72f0c6e20cb8e6bf86ab3408c9873ae WoodCutter liked forum post "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/122586/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 23:19:23 +0000 8657ac5c0f64edfbc8804363c5f71e92 WoodCutter liked forum post "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/122585/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 23:19:20 +0000 ff708e4a90e81bd99b6ffcee903c2444 WoodCutter liked forum post "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/122584/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 23:19:10 +0000 3e60cb5a82021260f61f66a7e4c77676 WoodCutter liked forum post "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/122583/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 23:18:58 +0000 eedef631b276e331f16a669607cf005a WoodCutter liked forum post "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/122582/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 23:18:51 +0000 a780f567175e9221a0060d2304e7ad7a WoodCutter liked forum post "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/122581/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 23:18:48 +0000 f75c9d4d75ecb00b13e0d679cc2d4bc7 WoodCutter liked forum post "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/122580/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 23:18:41 +0000 bf4d16c061d107da5b107dfad9b95aa1 WoodCutter liked forum post "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/122579/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 23:18:38 +0000 2b662c0123dd54101775d7180bf0fa34 WoodCutter liked forum post "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/122578/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 23:18:19 +0000 bec1e7e99e5efdab2bd33b537c908f66 WoodCutter liked forum post "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/122577/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 23:18:15 +0000 213592a92841395365edbd1af096701a WoodCutter liked forum post "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/122576/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 23:18:12 +0000 94265495e7165d4ba1ce3d228eddbc9e WoodCutter liked forum post "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/122575/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 23:15:27 +0000 dc91af4442956ed74bea7bc4597fe1e6 WoodCutter liked forum post "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/122574/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 23:15:24 +0000 91425b6aa6e5470d4f5236a1303c9d61 WoodCutter replied to the topic "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/122573/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 23:14:49 +0000 Posted by: @robin @petejb  Britain (Great Britain or Britain or GB or United Kingdom or UK) = The 4 nations that are in the union. Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and England The only bit that @boo missed out is that…   Read more»

]]> a6e299c1186a47e65ba8c36597997474 WoodCutter replied to the topic "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/122572/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 23:11:54 +0000 Posted by: @boo @petejb Apart from the essential beer fridge, I would say the fret slotting jig with inserts. It means you can buy your own fretboard blanks and make your own fret slotted boards. Obviously we can all buy…   Read more»

]]> 421b6f7b9d33fc158c3c76853e173604 WoodCutter liked forum post "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/122571/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 23:09:28 +0000 cb3c1b0a917c0154928775cdd8e2ca23 WoodCutter replied to the topic "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/122073/ Wed, 02 Mar 2022 18:23:20 +0000 Posted by: @boo Posted by: @petejb BTW guys, I have worked with dozens of engineers from the UK and pretty much around the world in my 3 decade career so I’m used to the lingo, particularly British/Irish/Scottish.  Being a yank…   Read more»

]]> 565d4260d4ab94963d7c3f407a533af5 WoodCutter replied to the topic "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/122072/ Wed, 02 Mar 2022 18:21:38 +0000 Posted by: @koendb Posted by: @petejb Here’s an open question for the forum: Of all of the unique tools that Mark sells on his site which ones do you most recommend as “must haves”? For me it is the curved…   Read more»

]]> 3498e22f229a740b3a992f380137a47c WoodCutter replied to the topic "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/122060/ Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:11:46 +0000 Posted by: @robin @petejb I am going the “learn to walk before you run” route and that is to reproduce a guitar nearly identical to the one that Mark designs and builds You can’t go far wrong following Mark’s course….   Read more»

]]> b8184df6537edc6ce63f239c71e2b466 WoodCutter replied to the topic "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/122044/ Wed, 02 Mar 2022 10:44:58 +0000 Posted by: @rocknroller912 @petejb  Beer fridge. I know you have them in the States, I’ve seen them in Home Depot. rocknroller, THAT was the FIRST piece of equipment that I bought for my man cave (garage).  Unfortunately my sweet wife…   Read more»

]]> 02bf20a0e2449bc7513ecd09e6eacee0 WoodCutter replied to the topic "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/122009/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 22:03:47 +0000 BTW guys, I have worked with dozens of engineers from the UK and pretty much around the world in my 3 decade career so I’m used to the lingo, particularly British/Irish/Scottish.  Being a yank though I will of course absolutely…   Read more»

]]> 3b909726f162cc58188093635639b4e8 WoodCutter replied to the topic "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/122007/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 21:52:51 +0000 Posted by: @russ @petejb Welcome Pete. Enjoy your time here. Hopefully you’ll be able to give us some tips. Looking forward to seeing what you’re going to build.   Cheers, Russ 🎶🙂🎸🙏 Here’s an open question for the forum: Of all…   Read more»

]]> c7479825d6bf97d5779c3f5db3771cff WoodCutter replied to the topic "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/121986/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 16:08:26 +0000 @robin Hi Robin, pleasure to meet you.  I am going the “learn to walk before you run” route and that is to reproduce a guitar nearly identical to the one that Mark designs and builds at Udemy.com in his two…   Read more»

]]> c6d437ddb0ec93a6cf0a7529fd15a3d7 WoodCutter replied to the topic "Greetings From Florida" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/121920/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:47:32 +0000 Posted by: @swepri Welcome! I’m relatively new to this forum too, but have already got great answers to my newbie questions (building my first guitar right now). Mark’s clear and logical process for building, paired with this forum makes the…   Read more»

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