Billy was totally brilliant on my first course build - he must have worked most of the night to take my build and my mate Dave’s guitars at the end of our penultimate day and deliver mine with a satin...

Thanks Darren, very kind of you, much appreciated. Here is another headstock shape I came up with. The neck is Cherry and the fretboard is Ebony. It’s also a Fender style, parallel headstock but I’m u...

Great series of pics! Thanks for sharing...

You got it! All makes perfect sense don't it?

Scarfe-tastic ! Don't forget to post a pic of the 'real deal'!

Looks like a TOP Job there - I can tell from the pics that you remembered to scrape the gluing surfaces to remove the sanding scratches...

Workshop Wednesday already? Blimey: If you want to know how I make scarf necks - watch this...

Posted by: @markbailey @a-p-p-o I'm going to talk about this on todays livestream - Cheers!! nice one, I just caught up with it, some great advice there.. appreciate it, cheers.

@a-p-p-o I'm going to talk about this on todays livestream - Cheers!!

@markbailey thanks for the reply. sounds like good advice. I shall plod on with the courses and probably see you round in the forums.

Hey Appo - Glad you found us! Making a living in this game is not easy, but I'm living proof it can be done if you are determined enough. The best advice I can give you is to start with a basic build ...

I'll cover this on todays livestream:

Sorry to hear that ! Wish I'd seen this earlier as I could have answered you on the livestream today! Dang... I'm thinking: The problem is that you do not have the complete kit - you are missing the t...

I'm new to the full build game and have spent the last month or so kitting my little workshop/studio out with some basic tools, making jigs and prepping my timber for the build. Bought a silicone heat...

@clinton Thanks for sharing those pics - very beautiful and incredibly useful for anyone else making this style of guitar!

Nice work mate

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@markbailey It is Purple Heart top and neck, Koa Fretboard and back, Mahogany chambered rim/body. Did not realize how dense and hard Purpleheart is. It dulls your blades quick.

Awesome! Nails that vintage , just slightly eccentric, unique design character.

@clinton That is GORGEOUS!! Lovely colour and finish (one of Stewmacs new Purples? or is it actually Purpleheart!?) - would love to see some build pics - internals etc..I bet @jamesbisset will like th...