Hello everyone. I'm Phil from Gloucs and over the last 18 months I've slowly been turning into a sawdust addict 🙂 (Great forum - nice to discover a community that's UK based and not built around YouTu...

Hey Folks Just a quick post to let you know that we have been busy making plans for the Autumn/Winter.. and that we will be back livestreaming with WORKSHOP WED THIS coming WEEK!! Here's what we are t...

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@robin NICE! Yeah i just did the rough cuts for the shapes this morning before work. I couldn’t make up my mind of what to make, so im making two at the same time, both have mahogany bodies but one is...

HI @Seth I'd echo what the guys above have said. That looks like a really nicely patterned piece of timber. Should look really good when carved and finished. The strong grain pattern on this piece h...

Is it Saturday already. Iv'e glued my fretboard this morning and having the rest of the day off. Attachment : 20200926_123656.jpg It's hard work being retired.

Favourite: Drummer walks into a shop, goes up to the counter and says, "I'd like to buy an Electric guitar!" Shopkeeper: "You're a drummer aren't you?" Drummer: "Yes! How did you know?" Shopkeeper: "T...

Hey Folks - Heads up. As part of our 5000 sub celebrationaries (WOOP!) - this week we'll all be getting...drum roll pls... New superfast dedicated host for The Guitar Making Academy! Yawn... OK might ...

Love all the drummer jokes I didn't realise they were jokes. I thought they were true life observations ...

@rocknroller912 I have a Roland Cube 60 (cost me peanuts), which I was intending to cannibalise just for the cab & speaker. However - if it worked - it seems like it'd be quite a versatile thing, ...

I built a valve amp 4 or 5 years ago - try a search on AX84 - there is a community based around a single ended 5 Watt amp with an EL84 power valve. There was enough detail for a novice to build an amp...

I watched the video link that you posted, the instructor really knows his stuff. It's a course I would like to do also. @rocknroller912 I’ve known Chris (Rift Amps) for a few years. His amps are pre...

@rocknroller912 thanks for the pointers on thread sizes. They're 8mm diameter and a very fine thread, finer than the standard metric fine. I'm counting 8 pitches over a 6mm length, so I'm thinking it...

I've not built one *yet*, so I can't share any experience. However, I'm starting with one of these (which is quite technical) and one of these (which is a lot more hands-on practical) I've put...

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This is what I fancy having a go at ...

Q: What do you call someone who hangs round with musicians? A: A drummer ouch... sorry drummers...only joking...(you have to explain it to them)

Woop!! Banjo jokes! Now let the flood gates open.... Q: What do you do if you see a banjo player drowning? A: Throw him his banjo

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