Dan Hawkes
Dan Hawkes
@liebe
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Joined: Apr 28, 2023
Last seen: Jun 30, 2025
Topics: 15 / Replies: 149
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RE: Triumvirate

I've had to continue these builds in my spare time and, unsurprisingly, learning a new (to me) you're of finishing process want entirely smooth sailin...

10 months ago
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RE: The Mark Bailey Bug Topic

Great to here this and beautiful guitars!

10 months ago
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RE: Painting order

Hi @somethingnicer, That looks about right, but I'm no expert. Nitro is a nice thin finish, but is very easy to sand through! I think @boo is the...

11 months ago
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RE: Surf Green custom Tele type

Looks great @boo! I really like the heel carve. Very classy, top work!

11 months ago
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RE: Build #6 - Design #1

That's a really fun design, interested to see this one turns out!

11 months ago
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RE: Fixed scale by altering body. Now have toggle issue!

@somethingnicer ah good news! You could stay with 2 pickups and use a push pull as a pickup selector. But as you've gone back to your original plan...

11 months ago
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RE: Fixed scale by altering body. Now have toggle issue!

Hi @somethingnicer, I'm presuming you've drilled the hole for the switch, but not routed out the cavity for the switch and that's what you're wantin...

11 months ago
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RE: Floyd Rose trem on a shorter scale guitar

Hi @boo, I've not built one myself, but there's certainly PRS guitars factory made with FR bridges at 25" scale. I don't know if Gibson factory make...

12 months ago
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RE: Triumvirate

I thought I'd give a bit of an update as there seemed to be some interest in my finishing schedule of z-poxy as grain filler with brush on melamine la...

1 year ago
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RE: Build#2 Progress

@brie all three photos look in good order. I really like the poplar and the London plane cap! Looking forward to updates

1 year ago
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RE: Emmanuel Katto Uganda : How can I begin learning to play the guitar from scratch?

Hi Emmanuel, I'm not very good at taking my own advice, but the trick is practice, practice, some more practice and then a little more practice. Th...

1 year ago
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RE: Japanese Sycamore

@clinton looks great, fella! Good work on the binding. Where did you get the timber? Cheers Dan

1 year ago
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RE: les Paul style

Thanks @nsj I'll take a look. I'd go for glue in, I think. I'm often finding with guitar building (but can be asked to life in general) is that I...

1 year ago
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RE: les Paul style

@nsj I saw your post on Instagram and hoped you'd share more photos here. It's a great job! I've only made double cutaways up to now, but fancy a p...

1 year ago
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RE: Thicknesser?

@nsj Cheers buddy. Sounds like I need to keep the chap with the drum sander sweet😅

1 year ago
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RE: Thicknesser?

Hey @nsj Sounds like a good plan, thanks. I had thought about a router sled, but was worried about chip out on figured woods. Following up with the...

1 year ago
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RE: Thicknesser?

Thanks @russ !

1 year ago
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RE: Thicknesser?

Cheers @russ, that's good to hear. I should have specified I'm taking about making electrics. So I'm thinking about carve or drop tops on the bodie...

1 year ago
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RE: Thicknesser?

Hey @russ, thanks for the reply and suggestions. Do you have any experience of these machines? I can use a plane to a degree, but my skills are limi...

1 year ago
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