@jonhodgson Hi Jonathan, I though about laser cutting them and this would certainly work and you could also try using 6mm acrylic, another option I considered. Laser cut holes tend to be slightly larg...

@darrenking I know what you mean about the laser flare,plus you mentioning that reminded me that the laser was marginally skew on our cutter last time I checked (not enough to be noticeable in isolati...

Since you were asking - lets have it out!

A hot topic on the forum @markbailey....

Of course Leo Fender is rightly praised for his iconical Precision and Jazz basses. But in my humble opinion the best bass he ever designed was the Music Man Stingray. So I wanted to make one myself. ...

Hey, up until the age of about 14 I was always made to sit at the front of the class because I'd pratt around. School got a lot more interesting after that and then suddenly paying attention was more ...

Welcome @mezy - this place is slightly dangerous and very addictive.....

Posted by: @ Haha - always good to have a partner in crime...sorry last two live streams I’ve been away...but I’m back!

Have been interested in guitars since I was a youngster, have been reading some posts, nice craftmanship amongst the members @mezi Welcome, I’ve only just seen this post. I think you will love it he...

@mezy sorry it was rude of me....I didn’t say welcome...welcome. i hope you enjoy the madness?

@johnnierox-boo Thanks for that good explanation of the shielding. Another question though, does the shielding in each cavity then need an earth wire?

Happy birthday Peter, it looks like you've had a birthday you'd have paid for as a treat! Many happy returns! Cheers Darren

Today in my 37th birthday. I got to meet and work on the collection of guitars of my 1st client. (a paid job). Phil - a British guitar player living near Zurich has a collection of 40 something guitar...

Today in my 37th birthday. I got to meet and work on the collection of guitars of my 1st client. (a paid job). Phil - a British guitar player living near Zurich has a collection of 40 something guitar...

A good thread and discussion. I have shielded and then not on builds just to experiment really. As @TV1010101 pints out Mark doesn’t shield on the course so I didn’t on the beginning. I have a few bo...

what are people's views on the necessity of shielding a guitar, and to what extent do you (if you do) shield yours? @tv1010101 I never used to shield at all but since I started building guitars for o...

Hi there, It has been a while since I made any further progress with this one but here are some photos of the birds eye maple Maccaferri Concert model. It has had a couple of coats of lacquer but it s...

I don't seem to have posted a pic of my Maccaferri Concert with strings on so here it is, hanging in a small Scottish cottage that may be known to some of you! I do need to unstring it again and have ...

I know that I have been posting progress on these under other topics but I thought it made sense to come back to the original one. I made a vacuum bridge jig today which just seemed simpler than makin...

Headstocks machined and should be mated with necks in the next day or two. The dowel holes are to aid alignment and recent slippage when gluing and clamping Attachment : 304BC26F-37E2-4371-B6C9-43...