@steveadams Good job and very brave to let someone else work your wood. I don’t like those European type mains plugs where the earth is an open term...

@tej Here is the the kind of thing you need to cut inlays. I got mine from Cookson Gold by post.

@boo When I learned bow making we had to cut our own dots from flat sheet. You could try google for model shops, there’s loads. They have all sorts ...

@tej I don’t use superglue for inlays or anything else if I can avoid it. Always stick my fingers together and there are so many different varieties...

@tej Here is the video

@tej Marquetry is different to fretboard inlays, it’s contrasting pieces of cross grained wood traditionally fixed in with hot hide glue. Tracing p...

@tej Here is the link plus one on the knife it might be mentioned in both. Hope you have got Aldi out of your system, their advertising ...

@russ No grain

@russ I just happen to be next to it at the moment so here’s what it’s like. You can see how clean the holes drill for dots.

@russ Ive got a fingerboard included in a Martin D28 kit I’m half way through building it looks ok and not as liable to split as Ebony.

@tej You could still rescue your pliers if you have a good blow lamp by using the above process. Good practice. Watch Mark’s video.

@tej Jon is correct. Heating metal goes though colours - blue, yellow, red then white. Hardening is done by heating to cherry red then quenching in ...

@tej These are my fret pullers that I mentioned earlier.

@tej I use ordinary end cut pliers from the local diy shop with the end filed or ground to make a flat. They work fine and cost £2. When I go back t...

@tv101 I think Carol would make a very good DJ, she would have to leave the Guinness out maybe. Some of the late night radio presenters are differen...

tv101 Enjoyed your music on Bliss last night, it was better than Radio Scotland.

tv101 Yes forgot about the copyright police. I had an interesting discussion with The Peak Fiddler about his utube channel and how utube doesn’t und...

Two in one day

There’s no rules to this thread right ? Doesn’t have to be guitar stuff, so here’s my favourite tune today.

@tej Pulley would be a better idea for safety