Boo
Boo
@boo
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Joined: Nov 7, 2018
Last seen: Mar 23, 2026
Topics: 76 / Replies: 3805
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RE: Injuries

I feel much better today, I think this may have something to do with it. 😁🌍✌️Stay safe everyone, covid is not nice. 🦠😷 I’m glad I’m negative now thoug...

4 years ago
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RE: Advice on grain filling. I need help.

@e-den-hertog That’s great, thanks very much for the info. Hope you are safe and well. 👍

4 years ago
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RE: Advice on grain filling. I need help.

@e-den-hertog Thanks for the reminder. Could you please give an example of a manufacturer of polyurethane lacquer please, maybe a link as well? Is min...

4 years ago
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RE: Greetings From Florida

@petejb Hey man, welcome to the forum and to the guitar making revolution. Mark’s courses are indeed amazing and really set you up for making guitars ...

4 years ago
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RE: Injuries

@robin First of all, Ouch! I’m glad it’s not too bad but how the hell did you do that if you are supposed to keep the cutting adage away from you at a...

4 years ago
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RE: Injuries

@rocknroller912 Yeah but….but……but it’s not England. I’m bored of England. I want my Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 😭 Am I being a baby? I am, I’m being a b...

4 years ago
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RE: Hi from Gloucestershire

@dirtbike I can’t fault this Bosch router much. It has plenty depth of cut, variable speed, power and ergonomics. It is easily good enough for all you...

4 years ago
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RE: Injuries

@bpower That’s good to hear. Yep, I agree, that’s why they are on more more money than us. 😂

4 years ago
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RE: Injuries

@bpower Thanks, I’ll be ok, I don’t feel like doing much though. Glad you are all ok as well and that you have got some guitar stuff done. My wife tes...

4 years ago
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RE: Injuries

@robin Thanks, I will. It’s just really bad cold symptoms at the moment, nothing too bad (it is horrible though). I was supposed to be travelling up t...

4 years ago
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RE: Injuries

Not exactly an injury but a warning, it’s probably not a good idea to build guitars when you have covid so I’m not going to bother. Damn! 🤒😷🦠🧬

4 years ago
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RE: Fretting or not before to glue fretboard to the neck ?

@mario Hi Mario, it is normal procedure to glue the fretboard to the neck before putting the frets in. It is possible to put frets in before gluing th...

4 years ago
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RE: Thank you Bagpress

@clinton Yeah definitely. It’s one of those essential jobs that must be right for a guitar to work and play properly. Owning one of these jigs and the...

4 years ago
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RE: Injuries

@darrenking Highly amusing sir! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

4 years ago
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RE: Laminated back and sides

@darrenking Wow! This is all truly amazing. I am stunned beyond belief, this is proper guitar building, not that crap I do. This is on a whole new lev...

4 years ago
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RE: Thank you Bagpress

@clinton Yes they are fab aren’t they? 👍

4 years ago
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RE: My first steps in building an acoustic guitar

@koendb On this acoustic guitar of mine, the action measures about 2mm at the 12th fret and about 1mm at the 1st fret on the low E string. Use that as...

4 years ago
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RE: My first steps in building an acoustic guitar

@koendb I’ve just been looking as closely as I can at the photo from the side and I have to say the action looks very high. You will need to lower the...

4 years ago
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RE: My first steps in building an acoustic guitar

@koendb Just check the measurement from the middle of the 12th fret to the bridge at the top e string (thin e). If that is 322.5mm+1.5mm or thereabout...

4 years ago
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RE: My first steps in building an acoustic guitar

@koendb What scale length is it? Is the bridge definitely in exactly the right spot? Just try measuring from the nut to the centre of the 12th fret...

4 years ago
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