@markbailey Stressed at all?

If I had known it was going to be this difficult I never would have started...?Don't miss my update 1pm today - NOT LIVE! Link to follow...

I'm really enjoying making the neck. Finished thicknessing the headstock, chiselled the shape and drilled for the tuners. I used a step drill for the tuner holes, drilling from both sides. By the time...

@robin NICE! Yeah i just did the rough cuts for the shapes this morning before work. I couldn’t make up my mind of what to make, so im making two at the same time, both have mahogany bodies but one is...

I've had some mishaps with the router already @robin Don’t worry about it, like @tv1010101 said, we’ve all been there. On my first Bailey Bandsman build, following the online lessons, my router bit r...

Just sharpened one of my chisels, thanks Mark. Attachment : VID_20200924_181133.mp4

the need to keep the waterstones flat & level. You need a levelling stone. Pretty cheap from amazon..

Not complaining - just reporting.....

Not sure he was much into string bending though ... @tv1010101 maybe it was just easier and more comfortable for him to play then.

@seth The rough bit of grain looks like it's on the part you are cutting out so you probably won't know until the shape is roughed out. If it goes through to the cut line then getting a smooth finish ...

Do you guys think it will be ok? @seth It will be fine, don’t worry about it. As @darrenking has mentioned, Maple is strong and with the fretboard and a truss rod, there will be plenty of rigidity. L...

@darrenking thanks, that’s what i was hoping to hear, I will proceed forward then. the worse case scenario is the neck does break, so this will be a bolt on lol

Hi Seth, I can see a little bit of a grain wobble to left hand side of the photo but there is nothing shown that makes me think that you’ve go a duff piece of wood. Maple is already extremely strong i...

Im going through the courses while making my first build, Mark had mentioned side grain runout causes a week point in the neck, which sucks because the piece of maple i though was great is now causing...

Have you got a jigsaw? @johnnierox-boo I do have a jigsaw but iv'e bought the wrong type of blades (I hadn't realised there were different types of shank). So Iv'e only got one blade, and I think i...

By the time I wake up tomorrow I'll have thought of some way to do it. @robin Have you got a jigsaw? Use a jigsaw for the most of it and finish it off with your router. At a push, you could do it all...

When I came back, Dad had disappeared, but Mum & Baby had arrived. So I took some quick shots! @tv1010101 Fantastic! The best bit of wildlife we’ve had in our garden in a sparrow hawk, it took a...

There's no shortage of wildlife here. @robin It sounds quite idyllic where you are with all the wildlife, I’m quite envious.

Can't match that ... but we've got some of these guys living in the garden ... @tv1010101 Great photos, great that they are in your own garden.

It's Wednesday @tv1010101 I remembered today and was confused for a short time as to why there wasn’t a live stream (it was 1.45pm when I remembered I have to admit) and then I remembered what Mark h...