I was reading something the other day about Gibson factory setting for string height. Being American, the dimensions are in imperial, which I haven't got a problem with. The things that upset me are s...

My favourite song today (not really mainstream music): Mad @marcel - but in a strangely enjoyable way!!

acoustically my make a slight difference due to being hollow bodied? It might @Deej, but then again, there are other factors that might account for any difference (if there is an audible difference)....

I do agree @TV101 but the guitar also has there own unique tone..certain players use the same type of guitar for that reason. Tele’s are twangy etc.. And I agree with that too @deej - my comment was ...

Any advice on the volute? I'd really watch how Mark does it. I've never managed to carve one as good as the ones I did in his workshop. 👍

Way too much fun for a Sunday lunchtime ...

Just watched the video @Boo - all looks good to me. Padding the bottom of the pickup cavities should be fine. Just wondering ... don't suppose the customer was planning on a baritone guitar??? (I *...

PS - that makes it sound like I've got lots of friends who are into guitar building. Obviously, I don't ... just you lot. 😆

Well @tv101 at least that idiot did some cool inlays! Unfortunately @mattbeels, I can take no credit for the inlays! I was given this as a rescue project. A friend had commissioned another friend to...

I think it worked out OK ... Attachment : DSC_0555.JPG Attachment : DSC_0564.JPG

Make a nice big template Attachment : 20160317_114132.jpg And rout out a nice big cavity Attachment : 20160317_123019.jpg There's a long backstory to this one, which explains why you ca...

I had to do something vaguely similar when some idiot routed the bridge pickup cavity in the wrong place. Wrong as in, 1" out, and just where the bridge posts needed to go. Idiot. I Some idiot had als...

Isn’t that a great feeling? Making something so tactile and comfortable feeling?

CNC machined repair blocks with a matched routing template. Just how many mistakes do you think we make @darrenking? You could sell loads! 😆

Sending GCode data to a CNC controller is a bit like asking Marvin to open and shut doors! He’d probably find that depressing! It was a bit of a pita, because my main machine and the CNC laptop aren’...

This. Because it’s what’s playing, loud, on my hifi, right now. Restful Sunday afternoon ...

Cheers @darrenking Ive got 3mm, 4mm, 6mm and 1/4” collets. Any idea whether 3mm is close enough to 1/8” to be interchangeable?? My first project completed, but it took a little longer than I’d hoped...

but the thing is, it was made in America and shipped to me for painting Wow! That's some investment the person has made.

Don’t forget the COSHH, Manual Handling and Power Tool Vibration Assessments (calculator for the last one is at www.hse.gov.uk). ps don’t use a dust extractor, it will need a fire risk assessment. I ...

To be brutally honest, having just watched the video, is it worth saving that body? It doesn't look to be the best mix of woods, and with the combination of the misplaced trem rout, and the rout-throu...