Ok guys I’ll start this off with some old rubbish from one band when we managed to sneak into Paul McCarney auditorium and play a few songs.... I’m the bald git on the left....no comments about the sh...

Have an OM that I'm working on and think in leveling the sides I got a little thin in 2 spots. I had cut a small channel so I wouldn't have to sand the top and sides end grain when leveling the sides...

Posted by: @seanwhcraig Does anyone have any thought on should I do anything to the sides to strengthen them up? @seanwhcraig Hi Sean, I’m going to assume you are talking about an acoustic guitar yo...

yes, good point. it is an acoustic guitar. thanks

@seanwhcraig. I would say that you should still be fine. 1.5mm is thin but you didn't go through it so I think it is ok. On the course Mark says he thins the cutaways down to .080" so that is around 2...

Ok thanks for the reply. im afraid it might be closer to 1mm. but i will definitely add a couple of extra side braces. need to figure out how to clamp them up from inside the body. could use CA glu...

@seanwhcraig I would use white wood glue - it allows some time for manipulation and can be easily cleaned off if it goes wrong. Magnets make excellent clamps for this sort of thing...

I want to plan a Bass build but never done one before. There are two things I want to do, build a bass and build a left handed bass. I am assuming that making a bass isn’t all that different to build...

Hi, I am watching the build a neck course. I was wondering about choosing truss rod lengths - there seem to be a few to choose from, looking to start from 610mm, and starting from a precision I have ...

Hi all! I am thinking about building a 12 string acoustic at some point. What would you recommend on thickness of the soundboard ( Sitka Spruce ) , back and sides (wood not decided yet)? Any other thi...