I never thought I’d say this, but - Happy Days 🙂

@jamesbisset He said on the live he did on carving the neck. Initial facets are about a 3rd in at the heel then run the line down the neck with your finger aginst the side. Then about the fretboard th...

@nsj Because my sides aren’t profiled yet (and squint after the fingerboard mishap) I measured the facets 14.66mm out from the new centerline and then nudged them a couple of mm to the thumb side. But...

@jamesbisset That initial carve, instead of a 1/3 in on both sides, go in a 1/4 on one side and a 1/3 on the other. Or do a 1/3 in on each side at the nut then alter it further up. Is it musicman who ...

@jamesbisset Thanks for the recommendations and encouragement folks. I’ve decided to go on with the neck as it is. This is my first ever full build and it’s effectively a prototype. I’d rather keep ...

Thanks for the recommendations and encouragement folks. I’ve decided to go on with the neck as it is. This is my first ever full build and it’s effectively a prototype. I’d rather keep going and accum...

Well, you can’t complain at that for a tenner can you really. These are the types of bargains that everyone should look out for and use for practicing repainting. Get the paint cans out and spray some...

Got a couple of bits done today, body sort of shaped, fretboard slotted, neck blank sorted and trussrod fitted. It's a spoke wheel trussrod though so I need to sort out the heel end for access. A...

Attachment : TV 01.JPG *update* it is 16 years old - 2007 vintage ! This beauty was the result of @tv101 's first visit to the Bailey Workshop ... seems like yesterday (and a hundred years ago)...

Anyway, today I stopped by a friends joinery shop, he handed me some yew wood which looked interesting Attachment : 20230418_150428.jpg I took the piece on the left and trimmed it down, the...

@nsj 😱 You're the gun slinger of the guitar making world Neil...... Quick Draw Magraw. 😁 🎶🎸🙂🙏

@nsj More nice work Neil. Keep the videos coming too. 🙂🎸🎶🙏

There I was, tidying up my shed, wondering what I was going to do today. Next thing I know I have a body blank glued up! Oh well. guess I'll just have to build a guitar I suppose 🤣 Going fo...

Well that's that one sorted, plays nice, sounds great. Attachment : 20230415_130637.jpg Final build vid is up on youtube if anyone wants to hear how it sounds and get a better look.

@nsj Yeah, it’s always a bit of a nerve wracking moment. Looking good. 👍

@boo You could hollow it out a bit then add some sort of top. Between gym sessions of course lol

@nsj Who do you think I am, Arnold Schwarzenegger? 😂 I’ll have to do a bit of weight training before I attempt to carve that? I may use the oak barrel when I get it dry and flat enough. It wil...

I just couldn’t resist. I got a few off-cuts of wooden, laminated worktop off my brother-in-law and I just had to make a body blank (I just needed a fix 😬). It’s thin stuff for a worktop (abou...

This part time guitar building just doesn't work. I'm making templates to route my side bending mold and totally forgot that I'd changed the radius of the cutaway. So glued bits back into the template...