Robin
Robin
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Joined: Jul 29, 2020
Last seen: Jun 8, 2026
Topics: 13 / Replies: 1075
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RE: New wood

@nsj That burl guitar looks amazing. @tv101hindsight is fantastic though isn't it? So useful! NOT! Lol I once told an old managing director t...

3 years ago
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RE: Bass Building

Another great build @clinton , it looks stunning.

3 years ago
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RE: Finishing an Ebony neck

@tv101 What's the best finish to use on a solid Ebony neck? I was playing my #002 build today and really like the feel of the neck, its stil...

3 years ago
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RE: Swepri No 2 kind of finished

@swerpi That curly birch looks fantastic.

3 years ago
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RE: Evening all

Hi @dave welcome to the group. Of the three necks I've made, the first was a plank of mahogany from a friends workshop, the second was maple from @ma...

3 years ago
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RE: 2023 and I'm back ( thanks to TV101)

@steveadams Good to see you back Steve anb another great video, I'm looking forward to seeing progress. You've prompted me to look at my current b...

3 years ago
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RE: Roasting maple

@nsj I was wondering what the advantages of a roasted maple neck would be, so did a bit of googling too and came up with this, Improves tone...

3 years ago
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RE: To embarrass myself into finishing something ...

@tv101 Thats a good looking guitar. Is that just reflection I'm seeing on the pickups in the last photo or have have you got some strange wiring go...

3 years ago
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RE: Roasting maple

@nsj I'm now thinking about a possible steel barrel or such that I can suck the air out of and stick on a bed of hot embers, put something inside ...

3 years ago
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RE: Neck through more detail

@nsj , I don't have all these router jigs like some people lol Have a wee break from making guitars and make some jigs, its just as much fun.

3 years ago
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3 years ago
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RE: First Acoustic Build Complete

@norriemac That looks fantastic, well done.

3 years ago
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RE: Maple fretboards

@rathius I would fit all the dots fisrt, you're going to want to sand them flat.

3 years ago
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RE: Let's do another

@tv101 Points for anyone who spots it now ... Could it be that your new cap is going cover the neck screw holes?

3 years ago
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RE: Neck warped

@nsj Ok operation new neck is under way, the decision has been made. Look on the bright side, you get to do one of the fun parts again. I thi...

3 years ago
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RE: Neck warped

@nsj Can I fix this? Is it worth it? Is it likely to just remain an unstable piece of wood? I made the cap for my first build from a piece of ...

3 years ago
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RE: My builds so far

@nsj I see you've found how to add the photos then. A lot of nice work there, where are you buying all that lovely wood?

3 years ago
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RE: Hello from Scotland

@nsj I'm using an android phone, there's a paper clip symbol labelled Attach Files just below the text box, clicking that pops up another window wher...

3 years ago
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RE: Hello from Scotland

@nsj Welcome to the group from another fellow Scot here. I started during lockdown too, purely because I found Mark's livestreams and this group of ...

3 years ago
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RE: Let's do another

@tv101 That looks good. I've never used a CNC router, but I'm just wondering if you had left it on the bed and re-ran (if thats possible) the stage t...

4 years ago
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