I spent most if this afternoon in my hut, all I've got to show for it is three spruce braces, maybe I'll make better progress tomorrow. Attachment : 20231028_174613.jpg

You might have to reduce the height to get the action you want, but thats just a case of sanding the bottom face.

I bought my tusq nuts from ebay. Graph Tech part no PQL-6010-00 Attachment : Screenshot_20231027-194700_eBay.jpg

@nsj Good to hear you got off lucky and weathered the storm without too much damage. Over in the west we got the winds but not the rain this time, so trees down but no floods. The fallen trees dissap...

@rathius Thats looking good. So how does this work. Are you engraving a recess and then filling with dust and glue.

@brie Well done Robin, really didn’t think you’d get it done last weekend, we had horrible weather on the Sunday, though I know it was much better in Edinburgh. Thanks Brian, the weather was good t...

@tv101 Catching up with this a little after-the-event You're not too late, Its still quite fresh in my mind. Norfolk would maybe be a bit of a stretch, but your donation is very welcome, thank you.

I completed the abseil yesterday, the most difficult part was the getting up there with my dodgy lungs, luckily it was busy and we had to stop a couple of time, so got a chance to get my breath back. ...

@brie Thank you Brian

@boo Thanks for the donation Jack, very much appreciated. I think the Air Ambulance will have a busy day today with most of the roads in Argyll closed. Hows the flooding down your way.

This isn't guitar related, but as a few of you are living in remote areas of Scotland, you might be interested. I'm going to be abseiling from the Forth Rail Bridge on Sunday to raise some funds for S...

@rathius It must have been a great feeling to have experienced that. I just had a look, Black Stone Cherry are playing in Glasgow here in Scotland next Friday, sold out. I'd be interested to hear how ...

@koendb Since this is a guitar forum I wonder if there is an interest if I also create a topic for the lute building as well? Please do, its been fascinating seeing the skills involved and watching...

What are the easiest steps to create a guitar? The easiest way to build a guitar is to follow Mark Bailey's step by step course. I followed the course and have now built three electric guitars. Now I...

@tv101 Be interesting to see how the shims work when the arrive Are you not tempted to cnc your own shims?

@tyreman I like the idea of a straight string pull, thats what I try to do with the six string headstock design that I use. But, I do agree with the other guys that it looks out of proportion.

I'm currently ploughing my way through watching the acoustic course videos, making the most of the torrential rainy days we're having here. You've convinced me to make a bolt on neck, when I get aroun...

@koendb The A course is only one string called the chanterelle. It s function is melody string. Because of esthetics, the peg and peg hole is made but does not have a real function. Some people use ...

@koendb Thats looking great, an amazing amount of skill on show. An odd question though, theres eight pegs on the headstock, but I can only see seven strings at the bridge, is there one missing or j...

Nice work James, looking good.