Boo
Boo
@boo
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Joined: Nov 7, 2018
Last seen: May 21, 2025
Topics: 75 / Replies: 3799
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RE: Hello from Surrey

@nickkuk Sounds like you have everything under control, I agree with all of that. Yeah I think that when things are rough cut, it reminds me of Cee...

2 years ago
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RE: Bench build

Used a small router to hog out the majority to the waste, then fine cut the rest out with chisels. Glued one in and left it overnight. I’ll plane it d...

2 years ago
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RE: Bench build

Made my butterflies in inlay along the joint.

2 years ago
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RE: Bench build

Used a straight edge and my circular saw to cut a groove for the Cherry strip.

2 years ago
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RE: Bench build

After glueing together the the two main pieces for the top, there were a couple of places where there hadn’t been a full coming together of the two fa...

2 years ago
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RE: Bench build

@nickkuk I’ve been considering this for some time now and I thought I would wait until I knew where in the room I was going to put the bench. If I was...

2 years ago
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Answer to: String splay advice.

It’s fine, don’t worry about it, that’s where they are supposed to be. Don’t forget that the direction of the strings are heading for the outside edge...

2 years ago
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RE: Bass time

@nsj Very nice work as usual. I would be tempted to route a shallow recess for the bridge to sit in rather than install a different bridge. All your s...

2 years ago
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RE: Airbrush kit

@middaparka There are actually larger airbrushes available, they are like a hybrid of an airbrush and a mini spray gun. I’ll see if I can find one. It...

2 years ago
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RE: Airbrush kit

I wouldn’t spray a whole guitar with this setup, I use a much bigger compressor for that. I also use full size spray guns for covering large areas, su...

2 years ago
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RE: Let's try a bolt on

@swepri Fantastic! Hey, I like your hold down clamping bench, I may have to make one of those. I’m just in the middle of making a proper workbench, it...

2 years ago
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RE: Bass time

Beautiful as usual. 👏👏👏👏

2 years ago
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RE: Let's try a bolt on

@swepri Love the fret press, I must must must get one.

2 years ago
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RE: Let's try a bolt on

Fantastic, looks like you’ve done a great job of that. Good shooting with the truss rod access hole and great transition curve from the headstock to t...

2 years ago
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RE: Just Sign up for the Guitar Courses For 12 Months Looking forward to my Subscription

@tv101 Still in the negative numbers aren’t you? 😉😆

2 years ago
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RE: Hello from Kilmarnock

@genista Nice! I’m an electric guitar guy and have made quite a lot of them now. I hadn’t made a set neck guitar until I found Mark and did the online...

2 years ago
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RE: Hello from Kilmarnock

@genista Hello and welcome to the forum. You should definitely join up to the full online membership here, there is wonderful knowledge to absorb in t...

2 years ago
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