It lives!! I didn’t have time to machine the sanding dish itself today but the rest of the machine is fully assembled, wired up and ready to go! I hav...

I‘ve had a busy day! All the parts are machined and mostly assembled, with the exception of the spacers that will form the sides of main turntable ass...

Hi Oliver, Don’t underestimate how much bandsaw capable of accurately cutting material for tops will cost as cutting wood 8-9” thick is ‘resaw’ terr...

Hi Hogan, You're going to have a great time in here! You'll be amazed at the support you get from everyone. Darren

And what you are experiencing with the tear out is due to the timber having what is know as interlocking grain ie it changes direction throughout the ...

Hi M, Welcome to the clubhouse! If you can private message me the shape of the sides as a PDF then I'll have a go at laminating one from veneers. Le...

Hi Mark, You pick up a (dusty) lacquered body at 1:14:53 in the live stream and this has a completely lacquered soundboard with no bridge and no bri...

Hi Mike, Thank you for your comments and I'm pleased that you seem to understand some of the advantages that this construction offers. I would never...

I have now made the external mould for the guitars and, this will make you laugh (!) I realised that I had pressed all the sides at -4mm all round! No...

It gives you a much longer open time and so there is no danger of it starting to dry out before you get all the layers glued and under pressure, which...

Hi Bill, I don't think there is anything in the choice of materials that could have caused the problem. If you PM me with your address I can send yo...

Holy shit John! I can't tell you how much better your 'before' pictures have made me feel!! lol

Hi Bill, Mmmm. At least it's better that this happened now rather than later! What did you glue it with? Darren

Yeah, yeah, all these theories!!! I am really hoping to come across the large bag of pearl fret board inlays that I haven't seen since October! An...

Hi Bill I love a good 'Misc' box!!