Boo
Boo
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Last seen: Sep 23, 2026
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8 years ago
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Answer to: Binding Module

Thanks for bringing this subject up, I didn’t realise there were videos on it. It never occurred to me to look in the acoustic build for how to do bin...

8 years ago
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RE: Workshop Humidity

You were lucky! When I were a young whipper-snapper my first workshop was a double decker bus ? A 2x3 meter shed? - We dreamed of having a 2x3 meter s...

8 years ago
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RE: Workshop Humidity

Thanks Mike, I’ll look into that. I agree, every man needs a shed.

8 years ago
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RE: What would you like to see next?

Hey Mike, I can only talk about the courses I’ve done so here goes. Since meeting Mark (online), I have completed the Design your own Guitar and Buil...

8 years ago
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RE: Workshop Humidity

That is looking great Mike. I need to do what you have done with the insulation, my garage is just cold and damp at the moment. I want to insulate it ...

8 years ago
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RE: Finishing without darkening the wood

I wish I could help you Herb but I don’t have any experience with any of these products. Is this a wipe on poly then? What make of poly do you use? I...

8 years ago
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RE: NEW! Trem Drawings/Templates/Patterns

Yes I thought these would get knocked out on a CNC machine and I couldn’t think of a way to do it with a router. It’s not the end of the world, I woul...

8 years ago
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RE: NEW! Trem Drawings/Templates/Patterns

This is great Mark, thanks. It isn’t essential but when routing out the top route, instead of routing the whole cavity, how could I do the “bear claw...

8 years ago
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RE: Planning new build for 2019

Ohhhhhhh....... I’ll email you and Carol. ?

8 years ago
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RE: What would you like to see next?

Another suggestion I would like to see sometime would be how to do different neck profiles such as D, C etc. I can really see that this will be a skil...

8 years ago
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RE: Travel Guitar?

I love the Theorbo Mark, are you going to make one? I wouldn’t mind making a normal sized lute one day in the distant future when my skills have deve...

8 years ago
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RE: What would you like to see next?

You took the words right out of my mouth Herb. To combine bindings with inlays looks stunning. I realise some of it would be very tricky and need skil...

8 years ago
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RE: What would you like to see next?

Nice list Herb! I am interested in a thinline (Tele for me though) and the through neck method in general for other builds. One more thing I’ve just...

8 years ago
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RE: Some photos of builds

Darren, that ebony back is going to look stunning when/if it has a high gloss on it.

8 years ago
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RE: What would you like to see next?

Oh, there is something I wouldn’t mind learning. On any standard guitar such as an S type or T type with a laminated top, how do you do an elbow carve...

8 years ago
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RE: What would you like to see next?

And I would like that as well Edwin. Great idea. I’ve never really got my head around using grinding wheels and water/oil stones and the techniques fo...

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