Good news, found my hardware, turned out that it was in the bottom of a box that I hadn't looked looked in because "I wouldn't have put it in there" Attachment : 20230910_154527.jpg Thats the ...

@tv101 🤣 🤣 🤣

I will not say anything about Bassists because @Marcel is bigger than me. And he has more friends.

@koendb Nice choices. I keep meaning to make a bass, it’s on my list.

Yesterday I started on my first bass build. Wilkinson pickups, bridge and tuners.Flamed Ash body, maple neck and rosewood fingerboard. Attachment : F1D85202-9B31-401E-888D-EAE6221E1FC2_1_105_c.jpe...

I decided to tackle the first oak top carve top I did, fret markers were wonky and I didn't think they looked particularly good. Also the body could've been sanded better. I'd already stripped it to u...

All coming together nicely @clinton. 🙏🎸🎶🙂

It's looking great @koendb....... I'm a wee bit jealous. 😁 🙂🎶🎸🙏

Getting near the finish now, just the electronics to fit then a few set up tweaks Attachment : 20230907_162513.jpg Attachment : 20230907_175447.jpg

Yesterday , I continued my build of the renaissance guitar… Shaping the tuning pegs handles , using a little holding jig and an improvised, temporary fence on the spindle sander. With a violin pegshap...

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Something odd is certainly happening! Usually, embedding pics here is a simple drag-and-drop process. Find the pic you want to embed and then just drag it from your PC/Mac and drop it into the text b...

Attachment : EB5E2AEC-AF0C-4D1A-8C8F-AFDAC7AEA7D2.jpeg @tv101 I can’t work out how to upload a picture of the mandolin. It doesn’t seem to work whatever I try!

@tv101 oh, I’ll try an upload my photo again, thanks for letting me know! I suppose the baritone part doesn’t have anything to do with it really, all I was thinking was that it would mean that I woul...

Hi @PJ and welcome to the forum. Congrats on finishing the mandolin build. I don't think your pic attachment quite worked though, and we always like to see the photos of each other's work! Have you s...

Hello all, I’ve just finished making an octave mandolin and reasonably pleased with the results, though I enjoyed the build more than anything really. Im now debating whether to try my hand at a barit...

@marcel Today I celebrated my 66th birthday by working on the frets. Happy birthday Marcel, what better way to spend a birthday.

Marcel, just the thickness of a veneer away from perfection ….

Today I celebrated my 66th birthday by working on the frets. Rounded the edges, leveled, recrowned and polished the frets. Attachment : image.png Attachment : image.png And then put in ...

Make sure you get the hairdresser done before the childbirth. You don’t want to be having a bad hair day on all the grandad-holding-the-baby photos. 😉