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,...

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 ...

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...

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...

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

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 ...

@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...

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

@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...

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...

@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...

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....

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

@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...

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

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...

@boo considering how much money people will pay for a reliced guitar maybe there's a business opportunity here for a whole new class of buggered finis...

@boo Thanks, I've pointed him in the direction of your instagram and made positive comments about what I've seen of your work. I think he's considerin...