If anyone's interested ... Ash - who is Oil City Pickups - is planning on running some Build Your Own PickUp courses when Covid19 permits. He's based in East London, and is a great guy who really k...

Another interesting session - thanks for taking the time to set these up and run them Mark (& Carol). One question though ... Am I using the wrong routers? Every time I pick one up for a job it's...

I'm still getting by with my hand-powered Mirka sanding block. It's the one with the dust extraction holes, so I just stick the pipe from that into the Dysan hosepipe and it seems to work OK. But agr...

I always like to learn something new on each build. Often the "learn something new" is preceded by me ballsing something up, to which I then need to devise a cunning fix. And here's the whoopsie on th...

The fronts have now had their coats of oil, and it's hardened sufficiently to flip over and start on the backs ... The necks will just be oiled, no stain. Might even get them put together...

Posted by: @frocesterbill I need to drill to position the tune-a-magic bridge and tail piece. From the design course - mark scale line then go a further 3mm on bass side - join those and mark for hol...

Neck pocket cut, and checking alignment to mark out the position of the bridge and pickup cavities ... Not planning anything too fancy for this - standard couple of HBs with a 5-way superswitch...

My other topic here "current build" is now at the finishing stage. I have a tendency to rush that stage, which generally ends up taking a lot longer when I have to remove the finish that I've rushed ...

Into the finishing room. My workshop is full of sawdust and other assorted muck. It's not the best environment for finishing guitars. So I negotiate for a bit of spare space in the house and get the...

Posted by: @giraffepencils Hello everyone! Found the youtube page and 8hrs of watching later I'm hooked! Would love to do a workshop course, but would want my bud there and there's no way I can affor...

It's going to have a P90 in the neck ... which is going to leave a bit of unsightly neck join visible between the end of the fretboard and the pickup (spot the NEC carpet tape!) Attachment : U8n7o...

That top is thick enough for a bit of carving ... so let's get routering ... Attachment : 20200604_131743.jpg And then some carving ... Attachment : 20200604_164905.jpg And then a wh...

Watching Mark's workshop sessions always gives me a kick to get out to the workshop and do something myself! And building guitars is always much more fun than building cupboards ... or doors ... or w...

Here's the bandsaw with its neighbours - the drill press and bobbin sander ... and you can also see the (blue) water pipe in the rear corner! Attachment : 20200621_145841.jpg I'm in the mid...

Posted by: @frocesterbill 21 year old ‘Sandy’ - in all her glory...... Attachment : B38BA116-0176-4AA5-B84A-8941D51929D2.jpeg Essential - probably - best bit is that after 6 months looking on ...

That'd be a lot easier to use @deej if it was upright ... ? Here's mine Attachment : 20200620_144130.jpg 'twas a gift from someone who didn't have room to store it. Now gets used for all s...

I'm quietly watching from the back ... waiting patiently (ish) for more progress updates!

Posted by: @david-johnson09 I made a tribute build to the Bailey exotica at The Bailey workshop. Attachment : 7BC9885A-3093-4DAE-AD0B-EF3826AC8861.jpeg Love the thru-neck. I love most thru-...

Thanks for that Mark - another part of guitar building that seems so simple once you’ve broken it down to the step-by-step process. Maybe I’ll go buy a saw from Small Wonder. Probably better than u...

Posted by: @johnbarr2004 Just starting the design for a 5 string neck thru bass for me. Looking forward to cutting wood! That’ll be good to see. Make sure you put some pics up (here and there!) wh...