@russ This is all very impressive work, I’m so pleased to finally see your work. 👍

@koendb Nice, I think we have some very similar ideas in creativity.

@boo I used it to repair some ground poles that where slowly rotting away. But I intent to use it for lots more, like making table or stool legs, etc...

@koendb Man I love the shavehorse. What do you use it for? I want to make one, I’ve been thinking about it for ages.

@russ Thanks! It will replace my backpack I was using to drag my tools, pencils and notes back and forth from Lute building class.A bit heavier, but nicer to open a drawer then to go looking for that ...

Hi folks, thought I'd share some shots of my first guitar build following Mark's BYO online course. You've probably seen me pop up from time to time with odd questions in a desperate need to find an a...

@boo looks great. I think I've found an alternative to the treble bleed - the 50s wiring. Google it. Apparently a thing. It will give a similar effect. I did it on my Tele and the effect is nearly the...

Looking forward to seeing your builds here. Welcome

Thank you very much

So I haven't built new guitars anymore this summer, but soon, my renaissance guitar build will go in its final stages.I did do a lot of other stuff: I made a shavehorse Attachment : 04A081C4-1D9C...

I don't know what the average weight of a Tele body is but there is quite a bit of difference between these two. The one made of kitchen worktop and pallet boards is a lot heavier then the the plywoo...

@koendb 😆😆😆😆 I’m going to weigh it now. In fact, I’ll weigh both of these bodies. I don’t know what weight an average Tele is, do you?

@boo Of course it is about you! Why would you think I care about the weight of your guitar? 🤣 The reason I asked is because I always thought that plywood was heavier then solid wood and I was...

@russ My home is in Polmont but I'm not really there much at this time of the year, I spend most of my time over in Argyll at my caravan, but I'm sure we could catch up sometime when we're both in th...

@Russ Lovely work! You obviously take great care of your work, and it shows. Also in this very nice thread, a great and extensive build report. Thanks for that

Update! It's been slow and not much time to post. But we are making progress! Attachment : PXL_20230821_130842848.PORTRAIT.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230826_193607985.TS_exported_10670_16930832...

I contacted sperzel so it looks like I might be able to get a single tuner either from them or a uk distributor, I simply couldn't resist stringing the guitar up today with some spare strings, it make...

@koendb Thanks man. I’m doing ok, I’m eating pretty well and having the occasional drink 😉🥃 so my weight is staying pretty much the same, I’m not losing any at the moment. OHHHHHH. ……...

Nice work @Boo 🙂 How is the weight?

Got the bridge mounting sorted as well as the string through holes, also the pickup cavities as there will be no pickguard as usual. Hoping my 1/2 inch roundover bit arrives tomorrow so I can crack on...