Yup. I got some emails about that too. My advice - don’t put your head above the parapet. 😉

That’s helpful. Thanks Jonathan. Potentially appealing given I’m looking for an ‘easy’ way to get a traditional style finish.

Finally, I have everything I need to become a master guitar builder!

Bosch POF500 like Mark’s just sold on Ebay for more than £70. All right, come on, who was it!

Thanks folks, I did wonder whether the groinal neck-shaping technique had something to do with it. Also gives me a chance to make sure the mitred ed...

Woah! just caught up today because I’ve been finishing my workbench and what should I spy, but a 45° cut on the corner of the BaileyBench. Nobody ...

I’m planning a pre-slotted BaileyBoard too and I’ve already bought some Jescar EVO Gold from ToneTech. The tang in this case is 0.020" with teeth (bar...

To be fair, I also have a Hughes & Kettner Tube 50 which is wonderful for distortion but not so good for clean. And it needs servicing (again). ...

Yamaholic? Moi?

It’s complicated. Suffice to say, in the end I removed to the south west of Scotland. Least said, soonest mended.

I have the tools. I have the bench. Now will someone bring me a neck blank!

@tv1010101 Also available on Amazon. I did notice a few disgruntled users in the reviews and someone on Ebay appears to be doing a roaring trade w...

@tv1010101 Yeah - Have a look at Mark’s Bagpress Masterclass Using The Vacuum Press thingie, if you haven't already. It’s the future! ?

@darrenking *Jumps onto the couch. Jacks in...* “We’re supposed to start with these operation programs first. That’s major boring shit. Let’s do...

@tv1010101 I have a cunning plan. I’m hoping to use the Bagpress lamination technique with 3D CAD drawn moulds and my design includes around 20-30...

In the early eighties and doing temp work, I decided that only way I was going to have a small-bodied solid 335 style guitar would be if I built it my...

This is not for the squeamish Being a student in the early seventies, playing in a band and having no money, I decided to build a kinda Les Paul/Tel...