Really interesting video Mark. Here's my fourth build so far. It's got one of your pre-made fretboards on top of maple but the body is made from some old Ikea pine bookshelves (which I got a friend to...

Never used a router before starting my first build (so no idea how it compares to others) but this Erbauer has been pretty good value for money so far. The only niggle I've come across is that the pl...

@tv101 Only on my fourth build (and My workshop is garden/kitchen table) but I really like this clear coat from Northwest; I've managed to get a couple of really nices finishes even when spraying in ...

Thanks Clinton I've bagged the dust on every fretboard so far - it's come in handy for fixing my cock-ups when inlaying fret dots..

Thanks Russ & Robin 🙂

Cheers Bill (I'm actually in Dursley so even closer) 🙂

Had a similar experience with my first build. The bridge is black so I just assumed whatever it was coated with wouldn't conduct and tested first (thankfully I have multimeter) - had to scrape away th...

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...

A bit late to the party but I've just joined the forum; I'd start again but keep the wood as you never know when inspiration/need will strike. [I made a right pigs ear of the first fretboard I made; W...