Show time! oh and if you wonder: this instrument is unbelieveable light, only 600 grams   Attachment : 80FF7FC2-1E79-48D8-978B-43ADA8581D80_4_5005_c.jpeg Attachment : 0C2AC5D7-3CCC-452...

Almost there! Cleaning up the shell, oiling the fingerboard and neck,... Attachment : 35C65B77-DD29-47E4-9B9E-37A41A6D1FAD_4_5005_c.jpeg cleaning up the little ridge at the headstock Attach...

I made these little pins that will be placed at both sides of the fingerboard, around where the body meets the neck. Attachment : 3E89EC18-9F5C-45DC-8073-94355D81763C_4_5005_c.jpeg And cut out ...

The soundboard gets glued to the shell! I first start by making tiny blocks, that will help supporting the top , so the top would not fold and crack when applying masking tape with some decisive forc...

It s time to prepare the top to be glued on the body. First I position the body and mark the bracings for the cuts. The braces should really fit tightly against the side of the body.We dont use any ke...

I then shape the back of the bridge, I fold it inwards with a sharp chisel, so there is only a little 'roof'just above the string holes. This will help keeping the strings in place when we tie a knot ...

Woah! I completely forgot about this forum and the fact I did not finish my build report here.more than 1 year since an update , djeez...Well here we go starting where we left off in december 2024 &#x...

Hallloooo one and all. I do hope everyone's well and healthy! Well, where do I begin? Firstly, if you do get to the end of this LONG note - Thank you. If you don’t that's fine. Just to say: drop me a ...

Mahogany neck and body, ash top and headstock plate, ebont board, jumbo frets. Gotoh hardware and seymour dunscan JB4 SH2N pickup combo. It's one my favourites I've done so far.       ...

Wanted to try something different, yew and resin for top, fretboard and headstock plate. Mahogany neck, limba body. CF rods added in the neck. Running the iron gear dirty torque blues engine set. I wa...

Made to be a birthday gift for a family member. On one level just another bandsman and on another a build with so many first time tasks. Safe to say I learned a lot. The design considerations when c...

@justinw Welcome Justin. There are a good few guitar builders in Scotland but I don't know of any particular gatherings in person. Doing one of Mark's in person workshops would be a good start. If y...

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Lucky enough to be in Ayr with Mark and Carol building a Moonshiner 🙂 with the rosette made out of scrap wood from two previous builds... Attachment : P1410475.JPG Attachment : P141...

Hi, my name is Scott and I live near Edinburgh. I've been a maker of things for years but recently started my first electric guitar project. I'm sorry to say that I didn't know this forum existed unt...

Hi Guys and Gals, I am having a massive clear out of my factory (more on that later) and have a stash of Rio rosewood that I am happy to give away to anyone who can come to Letchworth to pick it up. T...

1ste guitar build. Here he is Mr. Bailey(s) bandsman. -Mahony neck and body(stage 1 carved)-Ebony fretboard 25inch scale radius 12-kluson tuners-Wilkinson Wrapearound Bridge-tonerider pickups A few mo...

Great build, like the color

@peter-c-f Nice work Peter. Looking forward to the next one. 🙂🎸🎵🙏

Attachment : IMG_7752.jpeg It’s been a while for a bandsman build.