and Carol's input to the livestreams is missed in the edited (serious) videos. So true 👍 Who wouldn't love to see The Boss, Carol, have a walk on role in an edited GMUK video 🤗Ƕ...

The livestreams with the side comments are more like what the in person courses are like. A lot of hard work, learning and fun. A bit like I'm a celebrity! We all learned from each other on the BYO gu...

Fault....?

@rocknroller912 Yeah, I heard chestnut was reasonable for carving but not much good for tonewood. At some point I’ll need to fell some of the sycamore. There’s a carpenter over by with a chainsaw and ...

So far, beside "proper stuff", I have used: two 50 year old teak shelves. I was told that it was too oily to use for a guitar. I made a body by glueing strips together. I made two necks using the same...

Blackpool is the Jaywick of the North!

I have many happy memories of Blackpool Pleasure beach in the 70/80's but I'm willing to bet it's far from the same place now...

@jamesbisset Ive tried local horse chestnut for wood turning after it had been split for five years and dried. It wasn't good to work with having a wide grain. Ive kept some small bits to see if it im...

When I got double glazed windows and doors a few years ago I saved the mahogany door steps and pine frames. All good quality close grained imported timber with a solid tap tone. During the summer I bo...

@boo I managed to give myself four stitches in the head with a shovel last year. A chain saw doesn’t bear thinking about.

Minor complication though, I’m not allowed a chain saw. @jamesbisset Nice! Why are you not allowed a chainsaw? Says who?

Horse Chestnut anyone? Attachment : F52B32A2-36F1-46E0-8D24-DB514A5B3F3B.jpeg We bought the house 18 months ago with an acre of abandoned garden on a steep slope at the back. It’s full of larch...

Nothing wrong with this as a self-build project! @darrenking That is amazing, I’ll have to have a go at that. It sounds really good too. Tonewood my *rse! 😁🤘

@boo Here's some inspiration. Nothing wrong with this as a self-build project!

unless you're breaking into the house next door to steal their mahogany doors @rockpile99 That thought had actually occurred to me! 🤣

From what I've seen around the internet you can build a guitar body out of anything you can fasten a neck, pickups, and bridge to (circular saw blades, concrete, lego, pencils, and shovels are all on ...

Hey Boo, A man after your own heart 🤣

What is in Blackpool? Oh what the hell have I started? Will everyone please stop talking about Blackpool, it’s not a very nice place and there is nothing good about it. “Move along, these are not th...

Welcome to the forum 🙂 I was very proud of my even string spacing on a nut I cut the other week ... only to realise that I'd cut 7 slots for a 6 string guitar.

Posted by: @ Welcome Osceola. It looks like you're ahead of the game with those builds. 🎶🎸😁🙏