Well, I have felled, planked, dried, planed local trees for my own use for some years. Storage and drying are the main issues. I've having new Axminster planer thicknesses delivered on Tuesday as I'...

Hey @boo. I'm loving it. I'm very much hoping in the future to develop my painting skills. Although I do love a nice peice of beautifully figured wood in custom guitars I do prefer my guitars coloured...

I'm loving it. I'm very much hoping in the future to develop my painting skills. @russ Thanks man. Like anything, there is a learning curve and there is a lot to learn with painting. The basic princi...

So, you’re going for the natural look on your next 20-odd builds @tv101 🤣🤣 Well, I’ve got some body blanks that are not particularly attractive, wood like poplar. So, when they are gu...

I possibly know where to send some of mine ?? @eddie6string Yeah, I’ll just find my feet with it all and I’ll take on paint jobs for any of you. 👍

I possibly know where to send some of mine ??

Another shipment of flake and candy this morning. Attachment : C3A2AA39-439C-4D7D-9801-D2295F972B15.jpeg Attachment : 5C649E39-A28B-46C8-8FE5-89997B4D5DAF.jpeg Attachment : E76BF627...

When I priced up flip paint from a panel factor a few years ago it was £200 per half litre so not for the amateur, but I've always wanted to try it. I've got a green bronze electric fiddle which looks...

I always sit and look at the amount of waste created by cutting the perfect neck blank from a big lump of timber and reflect on the fact that the prices charged by Mark and other suppliers really isn’...

My favourite TREX recording

@brad_nc Welcome to the forum. Your build looks good.

This is My Favourite Song For This Moment....... this takes me back. 🎸🙂🎶🙏

@boo That sounds good overall and she’s fortunate to have you! You obviously have your head on straight and your shit together so it sounds like you’ll be fine. When are you planning the move to Scotl...

That sounds good overall and she’s fortunate to have you! You obviously have your head on straight and your shit together so it sounds like you’ll be fine. When are you planning the move to Scotland? ...

My Strat doesn't smell of cheese.... It smells of sweat and stale beer......

Casein which is some form of milk protein. Is this why Strads smell of cheese? 🤣 🤣 In the world of veneering keeping glue lines, ie moisture, balanced on both sides of a panel are ke...

tv101 I haven't made a lot of new violins as there isn't much demand but that's not unusual. I've spoken to full time professional makers who only do repairs or take part made Chinese instruments and ...

Hi James, I think the order you do things might depend a little on what technology you have available to you. It would be possible to rout or laser cut a shallow engraved pattern into a layer of const...

Anyone heard of Sharpies? 🤣 🤣 🤣

What a beautiful guitar! Extremely classy and elegant but understated at the same time. We can all look at our instruments, or many other things in our lives, and see mistakes we have made, but there ...