Or you could plug the hole with a dowel, drill a 20mm (for example) recess a couple of mm deep, fit whatever inlay takes your fancy and then drill a new pilot hole for the the button screw. Darren

You could also use a longer screw that will go in beyond the repair if you're concerned about the strength of the glued plug.

Attachment : evh-frankenstein-00_bottom-strap-hook.jpg Or do as the late, great Eddie did......

Thanks all. 😀 That’s helped clear my thinking. Right enough, I’m most concerned about the strength of the glued plug. And I can’t use a longer screw because there’s a chamber 30-40mm in. Alth...

If you ever want to buy cardboard shipping boxes (or any boxes) for shipping guitars to customers, NEVER, EVER, EVER.... NEVER USE CARDBOARDBOXES.CO.UK THEY ARE CONMEN! (this is my opinion) ...

@clinton I saw that bass on your FB page, great idea. That archtop looks killer and I love the color!

@rocknroller912 Yes it is based on a Gretsch New Yorker

@clinton Your arch top looks good, did you build it from plans.

Attachment : 8A33B309-76B0-4DAF-817D-5B7EABB7D554.jpeg Dusted off my very first build and my only acoustic build. Many many eons ago. An archtop parlor size. All made from hand tools. The most dif...

Its not to do with guitar building but I think it would be awesome to see a live stream of Mark and Carol doing a gig!! That would be a nice treat, plus viewers could donate money for it like super ch...

@mikeyrjiom By using CNC, I thought Mark meant Coffee 'n' Cake????

@boo Has anyone suggested a Guitar case making session - particularly the interior profiling? This would be invaluable

@robin Your acoustic looks like a jumbo style, what make is it.

@james-chacewatergmail-com-2 Arch tops take a long time, it's more like carving a violin than other styles of guitar making. No running the parts through a drum sander to thickness the front and back....

Here's mine then. Only one home build so far. The strat was bought a bit a time and assembled, I was surprised to find that the body is plywood. The Tanglewood Tomkat has been relegated to my second f...

Anyone build a Bandsman Bass before? @clinton That is really cool. I’ve never built a bass guitar, never mind a Bandsman bass. What a great idea. This forum is really good, it’s full of people with i...

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@rocknroller912 maybe Mr B could knock up a BYO archtop course before the new year 🤣

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@rocknroller912 love the look of that archtop