Why are people even bothering with the fillet? It's not necessary with a modern truss rod. @jonhodgson If people like me are following Mark’s course then it’s from that. The reason he states is to e...

Why are people even bothering with the fillet? It's not necessary with a modern truss rod. @jonhodgson There is something very neat and elegant about putting the fillet in and it does save excess gl...

Incidentally, vintagetoolshop.com currently has a 10% off sale and a variety of block planes in stock. If you're not sure if it will be suitable, just ask them, if the staff doesn't know their boss wi...

Why are people even bothering with the fillet? It's not necessary with a modern truss rod.

@tej Thats what I did, a fill in strip to raise the depth where I was making it deeper for the adjusting nut. Necks are laminated anyway so it should be ok. I also had bad side tear out so cut a patch...

It’s not as hard as you might think. @rocknroller that’s the daft thing, my test run on scrap was great! Indeed I know I can fix it, there was a strip of mahogany included with the blank which is spo...

@tej Dont worry, my test run on an old neck blank of not very good quality was so bad I’m not even going to share it. I went too deep in one spot also but hand fitted a patch or two, using an off cut ...

@russ I know but they’re all just down to carelessness, never worked on wood that mattered before so a little frustrated at myself, as you say though it’s all learning. Going to fix things in the morn...

It's all a learning experience @tej. Hang on in there. 👍😁 🙏🎶🎸🙂

So today led to a few issues, all of them user error, none of which I made on the test run! 1. Didn’t tighten the depth stop and noticed too late so one end of the truss rod slot has a deep hole in it...

@tej I use a small block plane for that same purpose in guitar building but not much else I don’t think. I once heard Mark say that he has a really cheap block plane for these types of jobs, no point ...

Morning all, what planes have you found most useful for guitar making please? I’m looking to get a small block plane #1 or #2 for taking off the bulk of the the truss rod fillet, I’ve other uses for t...

and...... barring a couple of mistakes (which I think I've hidden) I have almost proved him right. You certainly proved him right, great guitar! I've made about 20 guitars and basses now, not one ...

If you look closely at the pictures on the wall behind me you might recognise the greatest castle in all of England, imho. @steadda Looks like the fantastic Bamburgh Castle to me, love it.

Thanks Boo. If you look closely at the pictures on the wall behind me you might recognise the greatest castle in all of England, imho.

My first build is a CrasterCaster - named after a small fishing village in my home county of Northumberland, and it's meant to look as though it's been made form an old barrel or fish box. @steadda H...

@steadda. Great first build Dave. I'd reduce the thickness of the body by the thickness of the Cap. It would be one chunky guitar otherwise and quite heavy.........but I guess it is all down to prefer...

@steadda well your first build looks great, sadly I don’t have enough experience to offer advice on your thickness query. I’d be inclined to say it’s personal preference if you’re making it chambered ...

Hi everyone. I stumbled across Mark's live 'Lockdown Lucy' streams during lock down in 2019, and I took his challenge when he said anyone who can draw a straight line can build a guitar. and...... ba...

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