James I'm in SW Scotland not that far from the Bailey workshop, about a two hour drive probably. I lived in Ayr when I was a student so I'm no stranger to the area. Didn't know Cornwall is in England ...

@jamesbisset I would glue in a temporary dowel as a starting point then use a brad point or spade drill bit with a point to get a true round hole. Find the centre of the dowel before you glue it in an...

There was a discussion this afternoon about bandsaws and the pitfalls of using a jigsaw, so I though I would share the method that I worked out over 20 years ago not having a bandsaw and wanting to ma...

@tv101 @boo When lockdown started I bought loads of instrument spare parts in bulk just in case the world suddenly wanted to start making stuff and I was worried there would be no supplies left.

Missed it completely I will have to watch the whole thing again instead of putting in the usual late shift in my workshop. I'm sure the neighbours think I'm mad working till after midnight.

@robin Good luck with your surgery

My favourite at the moment is a very short one, the sound of a beer can opening. Never get bored with listening to it.

@markbailey Strange thing to happen, what are the rules for posting videos on utube. I though it was a great topic because most home builders start with a kit due to not having a big workshop.

@julian I noticed that you block sanded and think this might be part of the reason why you rubbed through i.e. using wet and dry paper around a hard block will tend to dig in as you rub. I often use a...

@tv101 Think you are heading for the naughty step with the Carol comment

@eddie6string Guitar cases made from wood are very heavy, they need to be fibre glass or ABS plastic to get any strength and be light enough to carry. I've made wooden cases for small accordions and f...

@robin I remember Nazareth in 1971 playing in Ayr, I think it was a venue called the Dam Park which had a big concert hall, athletic track and football pitch. After the gig they were chasing all the f...

@Seth I would remove some wood back to almost the cut away, just enough so that playing the high notes is comfortable. Whichever style you are building - set neck or bolt on if you have made a sound j...

There was a discussion about veneers on the back of the headstock and Mark asked to post a photo. It's not a great pic as I couldn't get closer without creating a shadow. Restoration of a not very exp...

@tv101 There is another method of drilling to insert a metal ring using a double ring drill. Violin bow makers use them to insert a Sterling Silver ring into the ebony bow frog, sometimes with a pearl...

@tv101 @deej Tried out my idea of burning the ring into the wood and it worked not too bad, better in ebony than rosewood. I should have cleaned the burr on the brass tube from cutting before gluing t...

@tv1 @deej After Sat’s session, I’ve been trying to think of ways of just cutting a ring into the board ... One way of making a ring without a centre guide might be to heat the metal tube and burn t...

@jamesbisset Woah! just caught up today because I’ve been finishing my workbench and what should I spy, but a 45° cut on the corner of the BaileyBench. I used to have one like that on my folding Black...

@tv101 You could try Timberline or David Dyke, both are top quality instrument wood suppliers. I'm not sure what they have at the moment but their web sites are easily found with a Google search. I've...

Looking forward to Wed