Hi Robin. Have you always lived in that area? I'm originally a Bairn Yes @russ I'm a Falkirk Bairn. Its a long time since I was at the football though, Alex Ferguson was still playing for them then.

Hope you don't mind me chiming in here. I think we all watch the YT luthier and woodworking vids - man, the ones which make me laugh are the ones where the expert says something like 'here's an inexpe...

If I can learn to *properly* do setups, refrets, make nuts, fix dents dings and scratches, know a bit more about the electrics etc, I'll be a very happy bunny @warmvalves Yep, that’s me too. 👍...

Buuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrnnn!!! 😬🤣😘 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Sorry @russ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Hi @Robin, Aye, Grangemouth - you're hoarding all the petrol and diesel there eh? lol. As to guitar building - I did build a kit Tele a couple of decades ago, it was ok, and used it for a couple of y...

Yep, you are 3rd on the leaderboard and you haven’t even built a guitar yet. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Buuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrnnn!!! 😬🤣😘

Hi @russ and @Boo, Hope you don't mind me chiming in here. I think we all watch the YT luthier and woodworking vids - man, the ones which make me laugh are the ones where the expert says something lik...

I'm in East Kilbride, a wee bit away from Fife lol. @warmvalves I'm not so far away, I'm not in Fife, you're maybe thinking Falkland. I'm just up the road from Grangemouth. I never intended to actua...

Sounds like me @russ Yep, you are 3rd on the leaderboard and you haven’t even built a guitar yet. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@wayne_f looks good! Nice progress and thanks for the vid:-)

When you move to Scotland....... and if you're not too far from Glasgow......and if you've got the time......you could apply for their Full Time Stringed Instrument Making courses to get you on your A...

Hi @Robin, I'm in East Kilbride, a wee bit away from Fife lol. I played in club/pub bands decades ago and now just for my own fun. I was always happy to do wee setup things, but now with more time, I ...

Hi @russ, If Jimmy Egypt's guys think it's ok, that's a pretty good recommendation. I mailed the college yestrday evening to check out the availablility of places on the course, just waiting on the re...

Hi @warmvalves welcome to the group. I don't know much about fret cauls, on the two guitars I've built so far I've used a plastic faced hammer, works for universal radii. How close to Glasgow are yo...

the courses are at Glasgow Clyde College, Anniesland. It is, it says a Guitar Restoration Course (the short courses you mentioned). From the blurb and the few pics to be found, it's basically, you tak...

Yeah, nice work @powerful

Thanks Mattbeels.

Looks great @powerful, keep it up!

What a great thread @bpower (the guitars ain’t bad either 🤪!) Everything looks top notch to me, well done!

A new guitar deserves a new case. @bpower The perfect fit. Very well done sir. 👍