@boo Halfords do a car body filler called chemical metal which is good for template repairs. It's harder than the basic stuff and stands up to repeated use with a bearing cutter. Very hard to rub down...

@robin I don't have a bandsaw either and made my solid body shapes by drilling all round the outline with an ordinary drill and pointed bit - Spade, Brad point or Forstener. Then the holes can be join...

@mattbeels I live in SW Scotland about two hours from the Bailey workshop. It's been below zero degrees since before Xmas so I've shifted small repairs into the kitchen. I have to keep instruments ins...

There isn't much room on the headstock to do an inlay, also it's a bit ambitious for a first build. I think it would look good if you signed your name on the body and then sealed it with a clear coat....

I'm struggling with the cold weather as I don't have my heating in my work area, but not much else. Last year I anticipated supply problems that Brexit would cause and ordered enough varnish supplies ...

@tv101 That puts guitar making into perspective. Sandbags can be classed as hazardous waste after a flood as they may be contaminated with sewage, so be careful handling them. The modern standard is t...

@tv101 I'm hoping to record some quantities as I go along, weight of powder and paint but not sure if my scales are good enough for small sizes. Maplin Electronics was a good source until it closed. I...

During the summer Mark was shielding control cavities and asked if there is an alternative to the Stew Mac paint from America. Discussed this with my chemist friend yesterday and he suggested using gr...

@marcel Very sad time thanks to petty minded nationalism. Sadly we have same thing in Scotland where I live

Cant beat a bit of Cajun

What's a rock concert ? Don't think I've ever been to one

Hi Louis Your build is looking good I hope it plays as good as it looks

@mattbeels @eddie6string Melvyn was advertising the latest edition of his book earlier this year so it must be finished. He was also advertising his equipment for sale but most of it was gone by the t...

@mattbeels Mackintosh is a particular style of 19th Century Scottish art and architecture, difficult to put into a guitar style. It's character is straight lines and right angles

@jamesbisset I like the Mackintosh style font it's very distinctive and needs to be vertical and not slanted to fit in with the Mackintosh theme. I wonder if there are any other aspects of Mackintosh...

@boo Yes flame maple is quite hard to work with but I'm up for the challenge. I don't use many power tools and have some good violin gouges with a wide sweep and round sole planes which will work. I w...

@jamesbisset I would just change the square dot to a round one and use an ordinary drill bit. If you are cutting the inlay from MoP a ready made dot is an easy fit. Cut all the letters as individuals ...

Attachment : image.jpeg\ @boo I'm surprised to read that you are moving to Scotland. I live in the SW between Dumfries and Carlisle, will you be anywhere near me ? Blending in with the locals by b...

@frocesterbill Sounds like good fun. It will be interesting if you record the results as you go along with different wire types, capacitance, impedance and sound quality. Like a proper science experim...

@darrenking Can't disagree with you it's not an absolute requirement to do complicated calculations but anyone who works to a high standard as you obviously do will start with something basic and want...