In my defence ...

And there it is! All blue and matte! Not the best build I've seen around here at all, but I still am proud of this 🙂I left it to cure for 2 weeks after finishing with daphne blue nitro, gave it a bit ...

Hey Guys Here is Part 6..it's rosette time... Hope you like it.. cheers Steve Attachment : PART 6.m4v

Irish jazz banjo!! I like your thinking! Now if only we can spoof TV’s forum account we could have a real laugh!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😇

If the material is good quality, and I’m sure it is, then please give Mark first option on it. He may be able to find it a good home.

two tubs of aquacoat Two?! That’s not an over ordering mistake, that’s just having one spare in stock! I’ve got 40 4A uke soundboards making their way to me on a slow boat from Canada as I write! See...

@lemonshoes the last time I did it I did the fretboard as is and cut the slots and basic radius. Put onto the neck taper template and cut the shape. Then while on use a router bit to cut the same temp...

Update: Did the fretjob and i am cutting the scratchplate now (pictures coming soon). I have a question regarding electronics. I am using a humbucker, 1tone, 1 volume configuration but i want to add 2...

Update: Drilled the holes for the strap locks and tuners today. I also drilled a hole on the side of the body for the guitar cable, i made sure that the hole is far enough from my leg so that the cabl...

@boo's little bit of glitter free rosewood arrived this morning. I didn't take any chances, went out to the shed and opened the envelope very carefully, but still got a fright. Attachment : 202104...

Good to see you Mark. Hope everyone is OK, or getting there. Don't forget to look after yourselves too.

Hey Folks Things have stabilised a little and I've been able to get in the workshop catching up with the orders - Lewis helped out yesterday and will be back again next week. Thanks again for your pat...

@markbailey. Great to see you again Mark. Hope all is well with you. Looking forward to you getting back. Take care, Russ 🙏🎸🙂🎶

For what it’s worth I’ve removed the fretboard from an Encore strat copy I was donated. The truss rod adjuster was destroyed and there was some damage around the adjuster access along with a small chi...

**UPDATE** Initial, succinct information about paint, sanding, compound and buffing. The following methods described can be applied to 2K polyurethane, acrylic or nitrocellulose paints and lacquers/c...

maybe you should lay off the imported candy paint, Mirka sanders, glitter sparkles, airbrush kits etc @mattbeels Well, I kind of have to now. 🤣 No regrets though. ✊

What do we think about building FX into a guitar? I'm not thinking Muse midi-controller levels of complexity here. I'm just thinking of the simple FX - a small circuit board with a pot mounted directl...

Ok, here is one perennial problem that can now be put to bed permanently! Sloppy fitting neck joints! Here is the working prototype of the adjustable neck pocket routing jig designed to either be used...

I need to make some better neck & neck pocket templates and there's still room for improvement on the finish but overall I'm really pleased how this turned out (think I just about covered up the r...

My favourite song today, again from a Dutch band. Sadly singer/songwriter Hans Vermeulen passed away three years ago at the age of 70.