
Last seen: Jul 19, 2024
Something to consider....... ? ?
Blimey....... I wish..... ☹️ And here I am in my 2x3 meter shed.... Or in front of it.... Guitar building is mainly an outdoor activity for me! Look...
Hi Mark, are the drawings also in Udemy?
I must say that my experience with wipe on poly is based on usage with maple, pine and rosewood.... Not with wenge.... Too bad you didn't get the resu...
Heeee Marcel! Jij ook hier? It was your article that inspired me to contact Mark and take a 5-day course in his workshop! And a second one. And then i...
I would very much like that! Also a topic on tool maintainance, e.g. sharpening plane blades, chisels, saws, drill bits etc.
Avant-garde licks? ? Whenever I play a bum note, I am really playing over an F-demented chord.......
Hot slags....? ? ? ? Joking aside..... Budget PU's can sound great. I've had similar experiences wit Wilkinsons and Toneriders.
Thnx!! Still thinking about sanding the oil off and giving it a spray job with 2k high gloss, just like my first Bailey BYO. It will have to wait unti...
Thanks, John! I hadn't either.... Bit of a palaber, but I had excellent instructions!
? there will be little running with my legs chopped off..... No PITA though, you are perfectly correct. What I do at home is my concern. Your workshop...
Hi Mark! Sorry you took offense to my router table... I do agree with you. They are dangerous. But so is a plunge router. I have an enormous respec...
But for your enjoyment, a few pictures of the final result
Again with the up-and-downer Routing a humbucker hole And the neck pocket (which gave me some grief....) And here the story ends........
Some sawing on the neck Cleaning up the back of the headstock
Cleaning up the sides with my up-and-downer Routing the truss rod channel into the purpleheart blank Headstock angle sawn with the bandsaw and ready...
A few more pics taken during building. Alas, not a complete story, at a certain point I was far too busy with timber, glue, tools and stuff to take an...
I have! I'll post a few when I've got the opportunity.
I had such a great time back then.... So great I entered a second time in 2008!!