My favourite song today:

@jamesbisset You’ve certainly stirred the pot with this topic, all you have to do now is compose a rag time tune and call it the Oily Rag.

And turns out that an oily rag means different things to different people (including @mattbeels). Who knew! He’s Germerican. 😏

An Oily Rag in my workshop is one that was used to apply finishing oil. Thanks Mark, and thanks to everyone else. All really useful info. And turns out that an oily rag means different things to diff...

@bpower Very neat job

Very neat job @bpower. 👍😁 🙏🎸🙂🎶

Just catching on this thread. Looks like some good progress there, and a definitely-guitar shaped instrument is emerging from the pieces. Your thread title caught my eye ... "(wife's guitar)". I star...

Well.... got some progress done this weekend. Home made rosette done, sound hole cut out, all braces done and glued. All shaped except the x-braces. Will get those carved when the sides are done. On t...

Hey Steve Just catching up on the outside world, and eagerly clicked on your video update. Well. That's all a bit disappointing and disheartening. You spend 10 days in Portugal, and that's all the ta...

@tej The labelling isn't 100% consistent between manufacturers, but superglue goes from a thick gel like consistency down to the super-thin which is like water in a hurry (it will wick into tiny gaps ...

Cheers @Russ - my wife has been really ill, so lots of hospital trips and no time (or inclination) for guitar buildery stuff. Hopefully she's now on the recovery path, so you've got me back here!! S...

Cheers @Russ - my wife has been really ill, so lots of hospital trips and no time (or inclination) for guitar buildery stuff. Hopefully she's now on the recovery path, so you've got me back here!!

Damn, I've missed a lot of "songs of the moment" over the past few weeks. A bit of listening to catch up on. Good to see you back @tv101 🙏🎶🙂🎸

This is My Favourite Song For This Moment 🎸🙂🎶🙏

@tej I switched to the Crimson guitar stains. They’ve got a wide range of colours (which you can mix and/or overlay to create bursts, etc), they’re easy to apply and the results generally match the c...

[edit](Good to see that the edit functionality has been fixed whilst I’ve been away 😋 ) The other brand I’ve used is “Osmo” particularly when I’ve wanted a clear or light shade to a top, rathe...

@tej - one of the reasons that I moved away from it is because it is very susceptible to any inconsistencies with the wood, the preparation of the wood, and the application of the product. I basicall...

My favourite song today:

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Childhood photos of famous musicians, look closely. @rocknroller912 ... made me think of ... Attachment : image.png Keith Richards teaching a young Willy Nelson how to play guitar.