Hope your Mum recovers and you get to see her soon Mark. No need to apologise - except maybe for making us obsessed with building guitars! Take care Rich

Finished my second home build yesterday in time for Christmas! Attachment : IMG_5360.JPG Attachment : IMG_5355.JPG Attachment : IMG_5359.JPG Attachment : IMG_5358.JPG At...

Hey Mark just caught up on Saturdays live stream - thanks for encouragement and the bridge holes did come out where i planned. Looks all good but as i haven't fully assembled the guitar yet they may s...

ok thanks for advice i will go with the bridge first and mark 1.5mm/4.5mm form scale length line cheers rich

Hi i'm ready to drill the holes for my Tune-o-matic bridge and tailpiece and wondering if i should mark 1.5mm back from scale length for high E and 4.5mm mm back from low E string for correct position...

yeah that's lovely Darren!

ok thanks Darren may still go ahead with nitro then - i'll try another test piece first cheers Rich (not Robin) 🙂

Hi i am close to finishing my second home build which has a Ziricote cap, and i'm wondering if anyone else has used it before? I've bought some satin nitro spray but i'm reading online about it darke...

@robin best not attempt to use the hoover in future!

So for my 2nd home build i thought i'd try some binding and purfling, but didn't want to fork out for a bending iron. Turns out my wife's curling tongs are just the job and cost me nothing - other tha...

@markbailey thanks - truss rod rattles no more!

@frocesterbill yeah i'm ok thanks - working from home since Covid hit has allowed me a bit more time to make a guitar at home - need to build another soon and i think i need to move house to get a bet...

Saw him on TV last at Woodstock and he was playing a RH one strung left handed. I think he played either way as well - don't know which way is best when playing with your teeth though!

@frocesterbill how are you? i see you've been busy since last summer in Scotland!

@markbailey thanks, i'll try that i'll also message soon about ordering more wood for a 2nd home build - it's a bit addictive !

Hi I’m Richard from Cardiff and I built my first guitar with Mark on the course last June and had a brilliant time! Just finished making my first home build (Telecaster), mainly in the back lane with ...