mark bailey
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Answer to: Looking for a fret spacing ruler

I have a nearly new Ibex fretscale ruler you could have for £10 plus postage: But - it doesn't have any of the common fretscales on it which is w...

1 year ago
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RE: Member cancellation and contact form not working.

Hi @nortski - am responding here just in case - I cannot find any mails or contact forms (will get the web guys to look into this) but I can see tha...

1 year ago
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RE: Member cancellation and contact form not working.

@nortski HI there - this is Carol on Marks account ;)- really sorry to hear this - we get messages most days and reply asap - today we got the notifi...

1 year ago
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Answer to: Floyd Rose routing

You should do all the routing for the trem before carving the body. You can mark it out accurately enough from a drawing if you have one. The final po...

1 year ago
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RE: Wilkinson GTB wrapover - drilling post holes.

@stephen-hayes Cheers All - Looks like you got this. Nothing wrong with taking pause for thought.🤔 The Wilkinson bridge mounts originally fitted...

1 year ago
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RE: Hello from Nampa Idaho USA

The bandsaw you have there looks great! That will do nicely... I use a 6 skip 3/8" blade for almost everything.

2 years ago
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RE: Wonky rosette! Help please 😉

🤔 If you want to make it look perfect you can route out the offending ring with a slightly wider slot and then inlay something extra wide (2bwb or bwb...

2 years ago
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RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶 It was XMAS EVE babe!!

Happy Xmas Y'all! HUGE thanks to everyone for your support this last year, and for making this the best and most helpful Guitar Making community out t...

2 years ago
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RE: Tinting shellac french polish

Here is a link to the stains I use - they mix with anything...you are probably looking for 'Vintage Amber' - good luck!

2 years ago
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RE: Gouged Neck and thickness tolerance question?

I'd like to see the fretboard 'dry-clamped' on - just to check...but it looks pretty good from here 🧐 edit: Don't worry about any gaps around the ...

2 years ago
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RE: Documentaries

Beautiful - I added the link so you can watch it here - Thanks!

2 years ago
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RE: Spam Alert! It's hitting the fan! ** UPDATE**

@robin Got it - cheers! Check latest announcement...

2 years ago
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RE: Hello from Perth, Scotland

Glad to have you here Norrie - hope you enjoy the site!

2 years ago
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RE: Gouged Neck and thickness tolerance question?

Yep - that's what it's all about! I don't think it matters what glue you use but I would probably use wood glue to make sure it bonds OK to the ...

2 years ago
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RE: Gouged Neck and thickness tolerance question?

The neck is far from trashed - there's plenty of time for that later... After the neck is carved there is normally only about 3-4mm of wood left und...

2 years ago
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Answer to: For a fretboard with a 12" radius, what depth would you suggest for an almost full height inlay?

The MOP blocks I have are 2mm thick - they are about the chunkiest I've seen. Got mine from Mike at Small Wonder: You might find the origin...

2 years ago
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