Sounds familiar @Boo, I think I'm getting to the stage where building another kit again won't teach me too much... And expensive hobbies... when I'm not being a wannabe luthier I'm a wannabe cyclist! ...

I hope my next project will be something along the lines of starting with a body blank, perhaps with a ready-made neck - making a neck still looks intimidating! @stephen Yep, I’ve done that a few tim...

@stephen perhaps with a ready-made neck - making a neck still looks intimidating! Making your own guitar neck for the first time is a daunting thing, but once you get started, it's not so difficult...

Any opinion is welcome here! A servicable router would have cost about as much as my first kit, not to mention the materials like mdf and/or plywood for making templates. I can't comment on acoustic i...

@stephen Welcome to the forum. I’m going to swim against the tide and say that building kits is harder than starting with blank pieces of wood and templates. Seriously though kits, particularly acoust...

I hope my next project will be something along the lines of starting with a body blank, perhaps with a ready-made neck - making a neck still looks intimidating! My most advanced tools right now are a ...

Welcome to the builds

@stephen Sorry Stephen, that was terribly dimwitted of me, I apologise. You'll get used to Boo. Eventually .... 😆 😆 😆 Welcome Stephen! Kits is a good place to start in th...

No worries! We all have our moments 🙂 Thanks all for the warm welcome!

@stephen Sorry Stephen, that was terribly dimwitted of me, I apologise.

NI is just across the water, regardless of brexit, Northern Ireland still exists. @robin Doh! Of course it’s Northern Ireland, I was thinking it was an American state for some reason. 🤣

Welcome @stephen. Enjoy the ride. 🎶🙂🎸🙏

Hi @stephen and a welcome from me in SCO to the group. Post us some photos of what you've done so far. Just one question: Where and what is “NI”? Boo @boo NI is just across the water, regardless ...

@stephen Hey Stephen, welcome to our guitar making community, glad you could make it. Yep, it’s a very typical story, I played in bands and then had to get some real work to pay the bills too. ...

Hi All, I've finally decided to take the plunge and connect with a community with an interest in guitar making! I've been playing guitar and bass (mostly bass) since I was a teenager, joined some ban...

The journey begins @Wayne _F

@wayne_f Looking good Wayne, keep going.

looks like you're very organised and methodical @robin yeah, kinda. Although, since I am new to this I was a bit scatterbrained here and there. I screwed up a few times when making the jigs like forg...

Can I ask how you managed to make an accurate neck taper template? @russ I started with one straight edge on the MDF, as per Mark's instruction, cut a piece that was more than long enough and 60mm wi...

@wayne_f Great start Wayne. Can I ask how you managed to make an accurate neck taper template? I just can't seem to get mine perfectly even. 🙏🎶🙂🎸