Well it is complete at last (apart from a headstock logo). This is my "First Practice Build", made from scrap wood that was lying under my caravan. When I started, I never intended it to be a complete...

@russ I'm busy looking for a bit of Perspex just now. Mine was £3.99 from ebay. 300x200x6mm polycarbonate from gfplasticfabficationsltd. Attachment : 20200920_174959.jpg

@russ Your well on your way there with your jigs made now Russ. The thing I found crucial to using the jigs properly was to make a wider base for my router.

My favourite at the moment is Pink Floyd's Fearless.

I assembled my "first practice" build last night with a pair of used Epiphone humbuckers from ebay, I guess someone had swapped them out for something better, still had the plastic film labels on them...

@mickcarr I've always been a "I bet i can make one of those" kinda guys. I like your ethos Mick, I've always been a bit like that too, I guess that's why I had to build a guitar. My first one is alm...

Thats two weeks now since my hiatus hernia surgery and I'm healing up nicely. Over the years most of my stomach had moved up into my chest and had apparently attached itself to one of my lungs. Everyt...

@cheesewhisk Well I'm 21% through the 'Build Your Own Electric Guitar' course and I'm beginning to agree with you, and I only started at tea time Be careful though, its very addictive. Iv'e not fini...

Hi Gareth I'm not far from you here in Polmont. I'm getting near the end of my first build, iv'e been following Mark's instructions, he makes it easy(ish). I'm not saying you can't go wrong, but iv'e ...

How did your first neck turn out? My one and only neck was a joy to carve, I can't describe the satisfaction of transforming a plank of wood into a guitar neck using nothing but hand tools. I crowned...

@vertigo Did I say top right, I meant the other right, the one at the left. 🤔

@vertigo My next move, hopefully is to change my username to my own name, if someone could give me a clue that would be great. Hi Steve. I'm not sure what this look like on a PC, I'm just using my...

@russ sorry couldn't resist the pun. Took me a couple of minutes, but I eventually saw the pun. 🙂

I am about to start guitar building having retired Enjoy your retirement and your guitar building, you'll soon wonder how you found time to work.

@clinton Well, mistakes do happen and far from perfect Thanks for documenting your errors and how you've overcame them. Despite the mishaps, your guitar looks stunning and your save on the back of ...

@clinton yes I sealed lacquer over danish oil. Works really well. Thanks Clinton, thats good to know. I'll try a little test peice and see how it goes.

@russ My friend has replied, he used the standed kit tuners, so either 6L or 6R. He's on holiday just now and will send me a photo once he's home.

would be possible to replicate this look using 6L machine heads A friend of mine built a kit with fender style neck and modified it to this style, I suspect that he used the six tuners from his kit. ...

@clinton Excellent video Clinton. Am I right in saying that you've put a lacquer finish over Danish Oil, can we do that? Maybe Mark will do a finishing course soon.

That's a fantastic piece of work there Clinton, absolutely stunning.