I’m really enjoying making the neck. Seeing you do that, @Robin, on a workmate in a field – I’m embarrassed really that I’ve not got stuck into neck building properly, in my indoor workshop. That’s my next workshop task. Neck…   Read more»

@robin NICE! Yeah i just did the rough cuts for the shapes this morning before work. I couldn’t make up my mind of what to make, so im making two at the same time, both have mahogany bodies but one…   Read more»

I’ve had some mishaps with the router already @robin Don’t worry about it, like @tv1010101 said, we’ve all been there. On my first Bailey Bandsman build, following the online lessons, my router bit rattled and then flew across the workshop….   Read more»

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I’m never quite sure what day of the week it is

The joys of retirement?

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I’ve had some mishaps with the router already

We’ve all been there, done that!
It’s a great tool and incredibly versatile, but it’s also very easy to do something that you didn’t quite intend it to do!!

By the time I wake up tomorrow I’ll have thought of some way to do it. @robin Have you got a jigsaw? Use a jigsaw for the most of it and finish it off with your router. At a push,…   Read more»

There’s no shortage of wildlife here.

@robin It sounds quite idyllic where you are with all the wildlife, I’m quite envious. 

Can you view it okay, if try to play it on here it’s very stop/start.

@robin Yes it’s fine to watch from here. 

@robin Can you view it okay, if try to play it on here it’s very stop/start. It’s very stop-start for me too.  I’d presumed that was due to my (poor) internet connection. You’ll be causing Mark to upgrade his server…   Read more»

There was also a golden eagle high up above us 5 minutes ago That must have been a sight @robin – congratulations on seeing that! We’ve got a family of buzzards, nesting in the adjoining field/copse, and a kestrel that’s…   Read more»

That’s my truss rod slit routing jig tried and tested, no more wiggley slots now.

@robin Well done, it works well. I didn’t know we could upload video content on here. 

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I’m a bit limited to what I can have on the caravan site

That’s a very blue sky for Scotland … Photoshop???
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I get a bit of grief from the missus when I encroach in there.

@robin you could put the missus in there and use the whole caravan as a workshop! Hahaha…… 

My rainy days working space is getting smaller and smaller. @robin Maybe there is a shed build on the horizon for you Robin, a big one! Always keep in mind the possibility of an extension on it one day too. 

Didn’t get a lot done today due to the horizontal rain. But I did manage to knock up a headstock angle jig.

@robin Nice work, I actually enjoy making all the jigs. 

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due to the horizontal rain

Ahhhh, yes, I remember horizontal rain!
I lived in the Lake District for 10 years ….

the little quality inspector sitting on my shoulder wouldn’t let me just hide it under the fretboard

@robin Yeah we all have one of those, mine is kept very busy! 

I’m learning as I’m going along.

@robin Oops! Never mind, you can take a positive away from this, you know what not to do next time. When that piece you have glued in has dried, re-route it. 

Iv’e got started on the neck at last.

@robin Looking good and some nice weather for the occasion too. 

So, who fancies a conker fight at play time ??? Remember to wear your full safety gear. Good point @robin I’m guessing the conker fights are banned in schools nowadays. Apart from the obvious H&S risks of being rapped on…   Read more»