darrenking
darrenking
@darrenking
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Joined: Dec 31, 2018
Last seen: Mar 13, 2025
Topics: 62 / Replies: 893
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RE: Hi from High Wycombe

Hi @stephen-hayes, Welcome to the best guitar making resource in the world! And don't worry, in the field of guitar making related woodworking quest...

2 years ago
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RE: Making patterns

@tv101 mine is bigger than yours!🤣🤣

2 years ago
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RE: Fingerboard moved during glue-up - can it be rescued?

Hi James, take it off and start again. You’ll spend more time trying to compensate all the other parts than if you just strip the fretboard off and gl...

2 years ago
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RE: Sweet 16 ? HAPPY BIRTHDAY TEEVEE ONE OH ONE * update*

Hi TV, I just can’t believe that you are 40! What moisturiser do you use? Many happies Darren

2 years ago
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RE: Hello from Siddharth Mehta

Hi Siddharth Have fun, ask loads of questions and post lots of pics. You’ll find everyone really helpful and supportive. Darren

2 years ago
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RE: Barrel

Just stop messing around and stick some bl**dy strings on it Boo!! Cheers Darren

2 years ago
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RE: New fretting hammer

With that hammer, I’m not sure that you’d even need to cut slots!!

2 years ago
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RE: Roasting maple

Happy new year all! Hi NSJ, embers will become very cold very quickly in a vacuum as there will be no oxygen to sustain combustion but I guess yo...

2 years ago
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RE: Thank you Bagpress

@tv101/p> from after he stopped being funny!!

2 years ago
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Answer to: For a fretboard with a 12" radius, what depth would you suggest for an almost full height inlay?

I’ll try I post an Excel spreadsheet that I made that works out the radius of a curve from the chord and the deviation at the centre point. It can eas...

2 years ago
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RE: Thank you Bagpress

Aww schucks guys, you're making me 😊 😊 😊 Funnily enough, I have just been running a new batch of slotting jigs and templates and have now expanded t...

2 years ago
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RE: Guitar Wiring - all you need to know

That's been ordered! Thanks TV!

2 years ago
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RE: Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?

@boo living the dream boo!! I’m jealous!! Darren

3 years ago
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RE: Vacuum hold down parts

@seanwhcraig Hi Sean, I have an 8’ x 4’ CNC router with a 360 m3 per hour vacuum pump hooked up to the hold down table. However, when machining such r...

3 years ago
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RE: ?Luthier Jokes and Funny Stories?

@boo give me July 2021 over August 2022 every time!! We didn’t know we were lucky!!

3 years ago
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RE: Vacuum hold down parts

Hi Sean, I run a business called Bagpress and we specialise in vacuum pressing and associated technology. If you can give me a bit more information ab...

3 years ago
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