Spectacular looking guitar

@robin
At £6 plus a nip in the local pubs I don’t think you would be having very many

@robin
My town has a whisky distillery also opened a few years ago and it does tours. Cafe as well.

@bpower The Bailey workshop is located in a good area on the west coast and not too far from Glasgow airport so it’s a good place to start from, just don’t go in July or August the west is full…   Read more»

@bpower 
Its cold wet and miserable most of the year but probably still warmer than Canada 

@koendb Carved solid top is actually easier than an acoustic flat top because there’s no radius dish or thickness sanding involved. The gluing surface between the front/back and ribs is flat, which can be achieved with a small block plane….   Read more»

@boo
Looks like a guitar makers convention somewhere in Scotland, hopefully not too far in the future. My local pub does real ale and has a micro brewery in the cellar.

@Koen Do you mean an arch top carved from solid wood or a semi acoustic from laminates. Solid wood carving is more like a violin type of instrument which is my particular interest. If that’s what you want to do…   Read more»

@koendb
Im pretty sure that if you were travelling from Belgium to the Bailey workshop you would have to pass close to my place, so welcome to call in with some beers and discuss guitar stuff.

@steveh
Have to admit that I don’t do much power sanding these days after finding out what a mess it makes. I use mostly hand planes and scrapers. If I have to power sand I do it outside.

@boo I agree with you on that as all this stuff does the same to bike paintwork so I don’t use any of it. Washing up liquid is about the strongest thing I use. Brake fluid is a great paint…   Read more»