Wow! This site is a template for making friends - I never expected that but it is true - thanks folks for all your kind words - it really makes it all worthwhile...Big Up the Guitar Making Revolutioni...

One day there will be a guitarmaking.co.uk convention, I can feel it in my bones!! @darrenking “So it shall be written, so it shall be done!” “If you build it, they will come!”

And all the protective equipment (for wearing when Carol’s watching) Don’t mess with Miss....?

Six years ago I made a guitar for my good friend Ab (abbreviation for Albert) for his 60th birthday. Swamp ash body, figured maple top, maple neck with a ziricote fretboard. Attachment : image.png...

Great live stream today team Bailey... it’s good to know how to do these things but I’m so glad I just bought one!

Just come across this for those in Europe

@tv1010101 There are quite a few UK suppliers, just need to have the patience to search for them. Some only have limited supplies and it's often repair guys who have made their own tools then decide ...

Yes, it's my own design based on the last two basses (which I designed) I made in the Bailey workshop.

Interesting to see a design that works for both bass and guitar though. I spent many hours with pencil and paper (and an eraser!) figuring out the shape of my bass. And many years later when I had st...

About 5 years ago I made a guitar with a spalted maple top. I love spalted maple! @marco That is a very nice guitar indeed, love the shape and the spalt.

@tv1010101 I think Marcel has blocked me! It's only his posts I can't comment on. Maybe he's allergic to snails!!

I've got a bit of time off so I'll catch you Live today. ????✌️

I'll be sat here, with my knife, watching. ? Jeezo! That is a bit scary... ?

Did some more carving on the scarf joint neck. Attachment : 3E97CAB7-8F3D-4439-A90A-E1C4E5055309.jpeg Attachment : 49537594-36C0-46D9-A883-71A1D0B1304C.jpeg

Yes, yes, yes, I need to carve some more necks. it’s the best part of the build IMHO ??

About 5 years ago I made a guitar with a spalted maple top. I love spalted maple! Another guitar with swamp ash body, wenge fretboard, Seymour Duncan humbuckers and Grover tuners. Attachment : ima...

I hadn't even intended to make a guitar, making new friends is a bonus.

Anyone know where they are? @TV1010101 Nope, no idea! Move along, nothing to see here! ?

Sorry that was meant to say sh1t...can’t edit and I’m not doing the @darrenking trick of deleting and reposting as the original is factually correct...!

@tv1010101 Why cut down on soldering? You can’t beat the smell of hot flux!! My father worked at HP in the printed circuit shop for many years and we undertook numerous home electronics projects when ...