@mattbeels, I recall an article on Taylor electrics, and then man from Taylor was talking about what they considered to be the best setup, which was w...

For anybody who's wondering whether to order this I'm going to say that not only does it contain a lot of useful information, but even if you never ac...

@boo for some reason I want to make the 8 string bass, despite the fact that I don't play bass.I'd probably have to make it right handed just so I co...

I'll be buying one, it's a more than fair price, and it's just cool.Is your neck pocket jig available through Mark and Carol, or would I order that fr...

My copy was just handed to me by my friendly postman😀

@rocknroller912Working with wood, you're probably fine, especially as tolerances of 1/10th mm are probably plenty good enough.If you're trying to plac...

@russboo could post a picture of his lunch and his points would go up by 500, it's a conspiracy I tell you!Admittedly he probably eats his lunch off a...

@tv101,I cook pretty well, and when it comes to driving so long as I actually get to the destination the most important aspect has been achieved equal...

This is a spot drill

@rocknroller912, those are centre drills, their job is really to create a countersunk hole for a lathe centre. What you're describing (functionally sp...

In principle, I think I need to work on fret dressing as a skill for completeness and to save money.But I can't help thinking that Charlie Chandler (o...

@booIt could be you have Indian ebony, which is similar to Indian rosewood on the Janka hardness scale, but it's very much the exception.I haven't tri...

Saying that, I'm loathe to use ebony because they are such an endangered species (the growth rate of the hard heartwood is incredibly slow) so if I wa...

@boo most ebony species are considerably harder than rosewood.

If you want to do fancy inlays, ebony is probably a better choice than rosewood, the bits you have to fill won't be as visible.

@tv101 I really don't know why physicists spend millions on telescopes and LIGO to observe faraway black holes or billions on particle acclerators. ...

@darrenkingPerhaps the best argument is that you can achieve better consistency.Chris of Highline guitars is of the opinion that using a fret press, a...

@boo, on a more serious note, I haven't followed every post so you may have answered his already. Is that a mist coat so you could see where you've sa...

@mattbeels isn't it obvious? 😀 Etymology The origins of calling a rubbish cart a skip (most often found in Australia, New Zealand and the UK) come fr...

@booBut what about for our amusement? Don't we count? Stop being so selfish and break out the sparkles!!😉