You plug the sander into the vacuum for power and extraction. Of course ... d'oh! My set-up is a lot more basic @boo. I've got an old house-reject hoover in the workshop (which has been running fine...

I want an electric one with Mirka automatic vacuum as well. If I had the compressor already, I'd have bought the air version a long time ago! For the electric one, can you not fix it so that turning ...

One of my favourite punk era bands

Found a photo - this is the headstock design that I generally use. Attachment : Headstocks.jpg\ I designed it with the aim of keeping the strings as straight as sensibly possible ... Attac...

Good to see the veneer getting used to such good effect! Agree - plenty of room for logos on your headstock - I use a more “compact” design on mine which doesn’t have much spare room. Must have a pho...

Give your penny a good polish Just waiting for the finishing course to make sure I do it properly 😆

but it's still essentially them profiting as a middle man between myself and the timber merchant. Or, looked at another way, it’s the price of him taking raw planks from the timber merchant, thickne...

I do sometimes look at my headstocks and think that there’s something missing. But there’s not a lot of room for a traditional logo. Truss Rod cover logo looks neat 👍

PS......I still haven't found an old penny yet. I have 😉

I only ask about weight because it’s unusual (in my experience anyway!) to use something like flamed maple for a solid body. More typically you’d use that for a stunning cap on top of a plainer (and p...

Wow !!! Are you building a solid flamed maple (1 piece) body? That’s going to be a bit special / unusual. Normally, a 1 piece cap is special enough! Not surprised that piece of wood was so expensiv...

Welcome to the forum Mr Dodge Dude! Saw you on the livestream earlier - hope to see you on more in future - they really are excellent!

Every time I see that Mirka sander in use, I think "I WANT ONE". £400 (for the powered version), is a bit pricey for something that'd be used for making a few guitars ... ... ... ... but; 1. We've ...

You are not pregnant again are you Mark? 😆 😆 😆

my wife says I must love sanding, because I'm covered in sawdust 😆 You realise that a guitar is what you have left over, once you've finished making the sawdust ??? 😆 😆

I resign myself to more detailed sanding then! Think of it more as you've given yourself an opportunity to enhance your skill set 😉 😆

Pretty sure this video is from the same tour (different venue) that I saw them on ... my first ever gig. I remember it being loud. Very, very - very - loud. And sweaty.

I’d suggest: Having the fretboard/neck as the fixed object, and moving the sanding block. Easier to keep stable and straight. Getting a longer radius sanding block. Using something as a visual guide ...

On top of that, this very forum, in particular TV101010101010101010101010101 and Mr Darren Bagpuss McBagpress Have you been, errrrr, “celebrating” ??? 🍻 🍻 🍻 Mark and Caro...

There should be an alarm going off, or a pop-up appearing, or something, when a new member signs up! 🍾 🍾 🍾 🍾