Jonathan Hodgson
@jonhodgson
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Last seen: Jun 16, 2025
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RE: Trials, tribulations and a guitar build

Failure 2, somehow when I was trying to route the deeper part of the neck sides (longer than my cutter so I had to take the template off) I managed to...

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RE: Trials, tribulations and a guitar build

Not one, but two failures today. The first I can put down mostly to bad luck, though maybe better router technique would have avoided it, the second w...

2 days ago
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RE: Trials, tribulations and a guitar build

So now we get to the night I'm starting these posts, I went in to the hackspace thinking I would have a whole evening to myself to work on the guitar,...

5 days ago
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RE: Trials, tribulations and a guitar build

For a couple of reasons I took a slice off the top of the neck blank, then flattened it again using the planer. When it came to routing the headstock ...

5 days ago
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RE: Trials, tribulations and a guitar build

So, in the Hackspace we have a large format laser cutter, so I used that to cut some templates.We also have a Denford CNC converted to LinuxCNC (guess...

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RE: Trials, tribulations and a guitar build

I think you may recognize the jig.This was the first day of the London Craft Festival, and I had spent the whole day talking to people trying to convi...

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RE: What would you like to see next?

How about an extension module to the electric guitar course... carving a top?

10 months ago
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RE: 3/4 Size Guitars

Mandolins manage 22 frets on a 14" scale lengthThe very cool sounding Emerald Guitars Amicus (short scale 12 string) has 22 frets on an 18 inch scale ...

3 years ago
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RE: **PINK FLAKE STRAT**

@boo, it may be for a little girl, but It's not twee, it's just a touch glam! I could play that at my regular Rock Jam (well I could if it was left ha...

4 years ago
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RE: New Electric BUild

@darrenking Thought it would be something like that.The diagrams assume the person doing the soldering is familiar with the common practice in guitar ...

4 years ago
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RE: New Electric BUild

@darrenking, I can see only two ways that the volume control in that circuit would not turn the sound right down to zero 1) It's a dodgy pot, and th...

4 years ago
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Answer to: Mirka Deros

I've so far managed to resist the GAS directive to buy a Mirka, I don't know how long that will last.But I will say that even if you don't buy the Mir...

4 years ago
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RE: Custom Logos!

@Tej, I thought about laser cutting a template for paint, but the problem with that is you need a design with no holes in it, but it might be a good s...

4 years ago
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RE: Custom Logos!

It is a bit much for a one off.People seem to have quite a bit of success with DIY transfers on YouTube. I also wonder about screenprinting something....

4 years ago
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RE: Source for quality plywood

@darrenking what's the best way to message you?

4 years ago
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RE: Installing frets

@tej The labelling isn't 100% consistent between manufacturers, but superglue goes from a thick gel like consistency down to the super-thin which is l...

4 years ago
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RE: **PINK FLAKE STRAT**

Culture Hustle may have the pinkest pink, but I think Boo may have the sparkliest pink.

4 years ago
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RE: What is an oily rag and where can you get one?

There's no fish oil in it, that's an urban myth that's actually mentioned on their website "Myths and Fun Facts" page.The exact formula is a secret, b...

4 years ago
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