@rocknroller912 Phew! That’s me off the hook. Cosy log fires it is!

@darrenking It is done!

Off-topic but interesting. My darling dear (for it is she) does pyrography, and thin slices of log are always intriguing to her. But every time I brin...

@rocknroller912 Yeah, I heard chestnut was reasonable for carving but not much good for tonewood. At some point I’ll need to fell some of the sycamo...

@boo I managed to give myself four stitches in the head with a shovel last year. A chain saw doesn’t bear thinking about.

Horse Chestnut anyone? We bought the house 18 months ago with an acre of abandoned garden on a steep slope at the back. It’s full of larch and syc...

I agree with Les (Otters). I want to build an arch top, not a 335. But the 335 construction, and in particular the neck join, really interests me. I...

Yeah, for simplicity’s sake, let’s say I’m just down the road from Cnocbaileidh.

Thanks Darren, that second one is really useful. - necks tenons are finessed by hand with a chisel - Gibson Memphis have their pre-slotted finger...

For the sake of clarity, the LED in the pickup switch is fairly much useless, because the one person that cannae see it is the player. I’ve rewired bo...

Darren, I reckon you probably know as much about the strength of laminates as anyone. And a 335 is glorified solid guitar with an ornamental shell for...

Hi Darren, My Yamaha AES1500 has an almost 5mm thick top (I try not to do inches). And unlike the 335, it has a neck block and bridge block with a c...

@rocknroller912 Now that - that sounds like a plan!

Thanks all. 😀 That’s helped clear my thinking. Right enough, I’m most concerned about the strength of the glued plug. And I can’t use a longer scre...

Simples! We just need a guitarmaking.co.uk template set!

Bugger, png with a transparent background isn’t a lot of use, and I can’t edit the post so I’ll add this addendum:

Hi Darren, I’m probably completely overthinking the issues here, but I’m trying to work out how to fit a 335 style laminated guitar body into a Bail...

Fascinating! So, what implications does this have for neck width, heel width and neck joint? I’ve been trying to work out the best way of building a...

Forgive the cynic in me, but I know so many people who like to make things, from tea cakes to dresses to guitars to arts n’ crafts and think they can ...