Hey foiks! Mark & Carol, I have really enjoyed lurking in the community that you have created here. I am so glad I found your live streams! They have been a wonderful way to pass the pandemic. L...

Lol I am a total amateur but thanks man! I had some light weight paper laying around so I put my dial caliper on it so truth be told it’s a little bit of a guess. Could be .003? I’ll carry on and do ...

@usadave You’ve got frets that are sitting .002”above the fretboard? Get out of here you bloody amateur!!! Haha, just kidding! Don’t sweat it man, you haven’t blown it. How do you even measure .002” a...

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Forget Rod - I found it had an element of flex before any significant resistance was engaged. I use 2mm strips. Two per Neck approx 6 - 8mm deep. If you try and bend strip along it's edge you encount...

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@mark baileyMuch as it irks me to suggest anyone act more like a Youtuber, you should probably mention "like and subscribe" more often in your streams (as in at least once!). People just forget to do ...

Just joined the site (though have been watching the workshops on weds and sats). tv wanted to see my Moonie (the guitar) with the bevel so will try and put a couple of photos on. Attachment : 04...

I'm looking for a water based clearcoat that can be applied without spray equipment, the tonetech seems to be one of the few marketed to guitar makers that is available in the UK.But I haven't found a...

Just down the road from the Ashmolean is the Music Instrument collection/museum - interesting place. They keep the instruments in playable condition. Many flim & TV companies hire their kit to be...

Think twice move once @rocknroller912 Thought about it many many times and I’m more determined than ever to move to Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 So long a...

Hey Folks - heads up... 😲 Thanks to Steve and Sebastian for pointing this out: The lesson order for the Acoustic Course somehow got mixed up - this has happened before after an update - very ...

Short answer: you can make the body any size you like... ..but.. I'll talk about this on tomorrows livestream...

@markbailey I'm not ready to build an acoustic yet, but I've started thinking about it and going through the lessons. I've downloaded the patterns and I see that the body size is the same as the shop ...

Yes, it's great in the summer, my neighbours won't be disturbed just now, it's not safe to step out the back door. @robin I’ve not seen icicles like that for a long time. Wow! Good old Scotland eh. &...

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@edwin Guitarbuilding is an outdoor activity for me. Under normal circumstances I live in a caravan for about 8 months of the year. I love working outdoors, you can do a lot with a folding up workbe...

@tv101 beautiful cabinet build. Very clean and you have a really nice workspace. @Boo must be nice to have an extra indoor space for specialty work. Nice use of space with your floating shelves/benche...

I've been using a folding Black & Decker work bench for 39 years and have built several instruments and dozens of repairs. It works ok and I can move it outside to do sanding and routing jobs. @r...

I started to watch the livestreams last year just as the channel achieved 5000 subscribers, very nearly up to 6000 now - well done Mark and Carol, I promote your site, forum and courses where I can - ...