Tidied up the headstock on sanded all around again and now it’s much better. Still needs final sanding etc but fitted to body it’s looking ok. I think the next job is fretboard kennelling and dot mark...

My favourite song today:

Time for an update one month on and the bench is finished today. I painted the floor, my brother found an old kitchen unit on Facebook marketplace for free, then did a layer of chipboard then ply on t...

Okay, finally posting some progress. Even though the project is just starting I've already made a couple mistakes. Fortunately those mistakes are not difficult to work around. First, I accidentally cu...

Hey there, everyone! So, the project guitar is finished (for a given value of „finished“ - there are some details to take care of yet). But it´s built and it plays nicely - certainly better than the d...

Last Saturday I didn't play with the "Akoestische Heeren" (Acoustic Gentlemen). One of our guitarists was on holiday. So what do you do then? You invite a drummer and turn into the "Elektrische Heeren...

Hello Mark and gang! I hope y'all are doing well. Are there any plans for new lessons or online content in the near future? I would be particularly interested in an ES-335 build series. 😬 ...

Posted by: @nossair so does the volute size matter or you need just some extra mms to make the neck stronger? @nossair It depends on what kind of guitar. If it’s a standard guitar I would say it’s ...

Hi @nossair. I'm no expert on the subject but I imagine that the thicker the neck the smaller the valute. If you're neck is made using a scarf joint from a 1" blank then you may need a bigger valute t...

I’m over the moon to have just completed my first build. I started playing about 18 months ago and have enjoyed woodworking for some time so thought a build was a natural thing to try. I’m very gratef...

@boo My most favorite part of guitar building is making a well made neck Attachment : IMG_5250.MP4

Spent some time today carving the panga neck. This wood is surprisingly easy to work, I thought it was going to be much harder. That’s the rough carving and sanding done, now I’ll move on to carving t...

Attachment : POCO7_Guitar1DesignBuild.jpg @boo, @roddy, @lionhound, @petej Welcome - this is an awesome forum...great support... I'm fairly new as well timewise several months - I've been onboard ...

@swepri Rattle can lacquer and buffed it with Meguiras car wax

Swamp Ash, Maple, Rosewood, Bare Knuckle Pickups, Tone Monster Electronics Attachment : IMG_5254.mp4

Posted by: @boo Yes, that is a concern. I'm not thinking full hollowbody, rather hollowing out the upper half (when held in playing position) and put some kind of nice f-hole there. Maybe some we...

Posted by: @swepri The fretboard is rosewood. I am planning to do a semi-hollowbody, loosely based on the Bandsman shape. The first build turned out very heavy, so why not try a variation with a thin...

Posted by: @swepri I think I will have to start a new build soon. Hard to resist when seeing other builds.. @swepri Yeah, go for it. I have chosen to make building guitars part of my life, I’m alway...

Here are some progress pictures. Note the couple of center seam diamonds that my daughter helped me make and she glued in. She has done this on all three builds so far. She ma rks them with a G. 🙂 ...

Time to unclamp and plane this truss rod fillet down so I can glue this amazing fretboard on. This neck is going to look stunning. Attachment : F77B5056-B3F7-49A4-8D84-89E05D7B7996.jpeg