@tv101 If I were you I would just bang one out at home, boom! Do it! Then after Covid go do a course and make one with an arm bevel. That way you’ll have one under your belt (it ain’t that difficult, ...

tv101 Another bench would be great but my garage has a finite amount of space and also has a motorbike and two bicycles. I was hoping to add on a conservatory in 2020 but Covid has made it difficult t...

Reference the discussion today about sealing the inside of instruments and why it's done on carved arch tops and not on flat tops. I've got some background in violin making and it's a topic which is f...

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@tv101 I was watching the acoustic course as well for a bit there, then I got completely distracted but intend to get back at it. I don’t really have much interest in building one but I certainly enjo...

@jamesnowayi’mtypingallthatshitouthaha All I know about planers is that most people recommend a spiral cutterhead as it apparently makes an enormous difference...

James I wouldn't get a planer. If you buy your wood from instrument suppliers it will be near to the finished size just leaving margins to work with. Thickness machines don't usually have a very wide ...

The question is where you stop! A huge great big chain saw is great for cutting down trees but then you need a lorry, a forklift, a resale, a drying kiln of an acre of outdoor space etc. A planer thic...

Has she had it long? @mattbeels She has had MS for many years. She has been very lucky, it’s been remit and relapse for a long time and she has worked constantly in our wonderful NHS Service as a sen...

@boo 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 ...

@tv101 curse that non-functioning edit button! It’s actually non existent, it disappeared a few days ago...

Do you have any experience of spraying paint that changes colour as it moves around the light eg green to bronze. I think it's called transitional paint. @rocknroller912 The nearest I’ve come to Cham...

@TV101 I've also got a set of reamers on order for my dremel. have you got a link to that? I got them on ebay, I can't see them on there any more, I'll have another look later. I can't vouch for the...

@TV101 I've also got a set of reamers on order for my dremel. have you got a link to that? Here a link to same thing on ebay but from a different seller. They're listed as wood carving bits. This ...

I believe that all the logistics behind vaccine distribution is being run by the military. Want a job doing properly, ask the professionals (and I don’t mean Cowley, Bodie and Doyle). 👍 There...

Hello folks Have any of you used one of these or have any thoughts about them? I've looked at reviews and YouTube vids but haven't found anything guitar related about them. I've got an opportunity to ...

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Hi James, no problem. If you have a Pantone reference you’re trying to match to I’ll take it with me next time I go veneer shopping 😂😂😂😂 Seriously though, I’m afraid th...

Hi James, lots of veneers are available wide than this but in crown cut rather than quarter cut. What species are you looking for? Darren

My plan to build a single cutaway semi-hollow body with laminates is slowly coming together. Imagine thinking that it was called an arch top when I first found this site! Doh! I’m planning to have a g...