
Last seen: Jun 1, 2026
@petersoyanov There is loads of stuff on eBay for pickup winding. A friend of mine is developing a winder but he is still waiting on a digital counter...
@simon1138 Also, if you get through to the end of a build without catastrophe, you end up with a decent guitar to play. Have a go! Glue together so...
@simon1138 Thank you, it’s good to see people being inspired by what I’m doing, I never thought that would happen. The good thing is about using palle...
@tv1010101 Oh I’m pleased that I am inspiring people, that makes me feel good, thank you. You really should get into making your own necks, it’s a gre...
@tv1010101 Thank you very much sir, I appreciate the kind words. I agree about the plain ones, I think traditionally people like them for their simpli...
It’s all starting to come together and looking better than I thought it would, even though I say so myself.
Bridge on, alignment check and pickup placement before drilling the holes. Making a left handed guitar is very confusing the first time you do it but ...
@darrenking I think they sound good and perfectly serviceable. Everything is worth challenging and softwoods may not be quite as good as hardwoods, th...
@robin Yes I’ve had that problem before, I bought a much bigger piece of Perspex to solve the problem. I look forward to seeing how this project of yo...
@david-johnson09 Thanks Deej ?
@robin That is some nice routing, very neat.
These look amazing Bill, I’ll investigate further. Thanks.
I agree with you here @darrenking. I am used to multi tasking online and enjoy listening to Mark talk and demonstrate but it’s also beneficial, I thin...
@darrenking Could you make me a set of master templates for routing a guitar body please? I have made a 1:1 drawing so could send it you. it’s for ...
@darrenking That is a great idea as well as being amusing! Now we have an actual reuse for polystyrene! ?
Thanks Darren, very kind of you, much appreciated. Here is another headstock shape I came up with. The neck is Cherry and the fretboard is Ebony. It’s...
More carving or this scarf neck, fretboard now on. I marked out the material to remove, just to help me visualise it.
Thanks @russ for your kind words. I have about five going at the moment and more to come. Some are necks for existing bodies and some I will be making...
Very clever and very impressive work @darrenking , well done sir! I look forward to your website, keep us informed.
@clinton Thanks man, it takes a while to set it up but once you have, the bearings keep the saw blade straight consistently and prevent any wearing. T...