So if you can recycle a top to make a uke or travel guitar....... can you recycle the back and sides too? Is it possible to rebend guitar sides into smaller instruments?

I do like the recycling ideas, Mark, especially using the top for a bike. Trouble is it's attached to a back and sides. Don't suppose they can be saved and have a new soundboard grafted on? ? Sod it....

Sorry James - You'll have to let us see a pic first...don't worry I will have seen worse...if you can't face it then use the for something else...Uke...upper transvers grafts, centerseam diamonds etc...

I've got an acoustic body that I made 2 years ago. It has lovely rosewood back and sides and a spruce top. Trouble is I went and installed a shite rosette that I tried to craft using pieces of ebony,...

The vision We want the forums to become THE place to discuss guitar building. Discussing topics from the courses and other topics relating to guitar making. There is a multitude of practises and techn...

Live streams have their own advantages that it would give a certain confidence to whoever is watching that there is Mark who is doing it on the spot, down to earth with all the mistakes that we all do...

I voted for Live Streams but I see just as much merit in edited videos too. Maybe go down to one live stream per week and use the other time to edit videos, I still want to see a finishing course. I k...

Hi @jamesbisset, I use Vectric VCarve Pro to create the toolpaths for my CNC router and this can import 3D files in the following formats: STL, 3D DXF, OBJ, 3DS, VRML, 3DM, SKP I believe that Blender ...

@darrenking We need to talk! I haven’t got to the Bagpress bit of the pre-planning yet, but I was assuming that I’d need to either build a 3D model of front and back that I could put into a CNC machi...

@jamesbisset do I detect a faint desire for an archtop session? I have always been just that little bit psychic (it's from my great grandmother's side of the family you know!) I think I may have found...

I think a balance - the edited video content is brilliant to guide when actually preparing to do a process and to follow step by step - the live-stream to do the interactive bit...... The live-streams...

I've been really torn with this one Mark. Being new to all this caused me to vote for the edited videos as I will need all the guidance I can get. On the other hand I really enjoy the live videos and ...

It's difficult to give an either/or answer to that question but I have voted for the LiveStreams over the edited videos due to the interactive element mentioned by TV01010101010101010. It's great to h...

I've voted for more live streams, I've enjoy watching them, but have to admit that I've missed a couple of recent ones as I've been driving at the time. But I'm hooked now and started my first guitar....

I’ve just voted for more edited videos. ARCHTOP! But that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy tuning in every week. I do! I just think once a week is still awesome, and also let’s you spend more time building ...

someone's got to support @jamesbisset for an archtop masterclasscourselessonvideotutorial @james-chacewatergmail-com-2 At last - someone who understands!

There are lots of edited videos on utube about all types of instrument making and they are great to watch. However none of them offer the opportunity to for live chat and have question/answer sessions...

I voted for live streams and let a comment some where, not sure where it is. Ive been very impressed with the bits on tool making, maybe there are other custom tools that you could make and add to the...

@tv1010101 This is such a new format for people to get used to its a bit like opening presents on Christmas Day so I don't worry too much. One thing that's always missing from residential courses is g...

I’m up for organising/hosting some kind of meet in the South East (North Hertfordshire). Also happy to do a bit of a factory tour/lunch whenever anyone may be passing through Letchworth. I’m just tryi...