This is the video I made of Martin Taylor playing my guitars. Attachment : true4.mp4 Highlight of my "musical" career.

Ok, so the neck is glued on and the joint pretty much cleaned up, I have cut the cover for the back recess, although I am tempted to make this out of either walnut or rosewood so that the joint line d...

I stayed late at work last night to get the neck shaping more or less finished and the frets in (did I mention that I hate fret work). There is still a bit to be a bit of final filing, sanding and pol...

@Clinton Hope springs eternal! Attachment : 20210320_183516.jpg

@tv1 Yep it sure is! I helped Chris Eccleshall move workshop about three times and it was always knocking about, so I'm guessing 18yrs or so. He did a nice carve top from the same chunk - now it's my...

English Walnut resawn by hand American Black Walnut centre strip (Don't ask!) Does it look like a Jazz/Rock/Blues guitar to you? Attachment : 20210320_153447.jpg

The runouts are really because I apply too much ( going way too slow, hence , buildup in corners ), so now I just use really short strokes, or bursts and just do it multiple times, which gives the sam...

Can’t argue with that 👍🏻

I really appreciate and value the time you take on these various finishing threads to share your knowledge and give us all the guidance from your experience. Big thanks from me, mate. 👍 Hear,...

If the weather doesn’t allow, you will have to wait unless you have an indoor space you can use. Nitro is one of those paints that actually melts together when you spray new paint onto old paint so yo...

@boo I really appreciate and value the time you take on these various finishing threads to share your knowledge and give us all the guidance from your experience. Big thanks from me, mate. 👍

On the back of Mark's new finishing course, I decided to have a go at the burst style of finish on my latest creation. So:- PRS Style carved top electric guitar. Flamed maple on mahogany back finished...

Pinecasters Douglas Fir Pine Body, Poplar neck, Walnut Fretboard. Attachment : F7FB92C5-8568-4BC3-8C7C-211D0E7C04A5.jpeg Attachment : AC1D47CE-1332-403A-9345-80BE98D36A4D.jpeg Attachm...

Bugger! My wife found my secret stash of credit cards used exclusively for guitar making related purchases!! 😂😂😂 Attachment : 605A4631-88B2-48EA-88D8-D2FD2268A8B9.jpeg

I also had some runouts, when I had the spray can too close to the body, I sanded those away this evening. But I wonder, what my options are to remove this little imperfections. Do I need to get rid o...

@Boo Thanks for so much detailed explanation, seriously appreciated! So I started by sanding it down with 400, as I did not have any 320 left, in some spots I went through the primer, but that s ok. ...

The flame didn’t match up very well side to side Remember that the flame is always going to be a negative book match ie one stripe will look light and the corresponding, opposite stripe will look dar...

As in the Rolling Stones song "It's all over now". A year has passed and what have I got to show for it. Thisle 2 the archtop. All nicely polished and strung. Still got the fine intonation to do once ...

Progress thanks to the bad weather. Making the ancillary bits and bobs and have ordered all the parts to finish the guitar. Decided on stain colour. Not green!!!! Attachment : IMG_20200211_154844[...

Oh Wow excellent John. Favourite colour for an archtop has to be heritage cherry red. Attachment : es-335-2016-hd-4-111129.png