Some of them are perhaps great candidates to cut up in small strips to make laminated necks. @koendb have you made laminated necks before, this is on my “to do” list after my first build. Partly due ...

@russ yeah it doesn’t look particularly hard or time consuming. There seems to be a hell of a lot of specialist tools that just aren’t necessary unless you’re trying to produce a lot of instruments in...

@mattbeels thanks, don’t have an arbour press so that’s not really an option, I’ve heard of people mounting a caul in a drill press though not sure that’s a good plan for my cheap drill. Like the idea...

What are people’s experiences with using a fret hammer vs a fret press? I’ve seen Mark’s lesson on installing frets and it looks straightforward, appreciating his experience may have a lot to do with ...

This stuff looks great, for me I’ve no option to spray it so hoping the claims that you can brush it on too are accurate. Good to know from the video that it’s fine to put over oil finishes too. This...

@markbailey I can only echo what other people here have said, I truly hope life take a turn for the better for your family soon. As for the forums, people here have helped me no end while you’ve had m...

@rocknroller912 oddly I did something very similar but just rolled some sandpaper into a cone, it all worked out well, and the bridge is in the right place. Now it’s just the pick guard that needs rep...

@tv101 thanks for the advice. Annoyingly none of the existing holes are reusable, they’re small too and I don’t have any small dowel. Pretty sure if I try to turn something that thin it’d just snap to...

@mattbeels 🙂 I’d just watched that in one of the videos too, I’m gonna need more MDF!

Might be the bridge out of position, or might be the neck pocket not cut correctly? @tv101 It’s a Tele copy, pretty sure it’s the bridge as it’s not parallel with the neck pickup which is parallel wi...

@rocknroller921 this was partly why I was asking as it’d be home made it wouldn’t have any flutes unless I cut them in. I’ve tried a similar thing in the past where I’ve had to re-drill a filled hole ...

I’m trying to fix the flaws on a kit guitar. One of the problems is that the bridge isn’t straight, the mount holes were just wrong but I wasn’t paying enough attention at the time. Current plan was t...

Or keep your eyes out for something s/h? @tv101 Do you know of any particular drills worth looking out for s/h? Would like to get hold of a bigger/better one for when I get more workshop space, somet...

I think my next big purchase will be a dust extractor for You'll just have to buy many tools so you can save as much money and feel good about it as many times as possible. @jonhodgson Pure man scie...

@cheesewhisk Looks great! I finished the body template for my less spiky bandsman. Looking forward to the finished article you create here! It looks like you’ve made a pattern from the pattern, was th...

@darrenking Looks brilliant, nicely done 🙂 another vote for adding stops, sounds like you’re planning to anyway! Only thing that would put me off is the wood on wood for the rails, given it’s ...

The air flow on bandsaw extraction generally happens below the table and they are so far from being sealed systems @darrenking I used some self adhesive P profile door seal around my band saw so it n...

engineering lathe @rocknroller912 jealous of that one, I’ve a tiny hobby size wood lathe, engineering lathes seem prohibitively expensive for one that’s worth having. Arguably I’ve actually no sensib...

@rocknroller912 might give it a go and see what it’s like. Engineering or wood lathe?

Any parts the you might want to glue or finish will be affected by residue from lubricants. @rocknroller912 that was my main concern, this one states that it’s not silicone based and doesn’t Mark or ...