Confession time - I clicked the like button before I even pressed play because I knew I was going to like it. Settled down with a can of Guinness and ...

@boo @darrenking Having another look at the video and maybe I’m missing something but I’ve always done polishing with the wheel running away from ...

@mattbeels Thanks it sucks they think it’s septic arthritis. Can destroy the joint.

@tv101 Thanks I think I posted photos of some of my builds before but here’s a Strat in bubinga from about 2000 and my fiddle started at the Cambrid...

Looks like a good test run

@bonnywood I have the LP plans and am going to make paper templates for peebee, so I can make a second set if you like. It’s a hard build I think.

@boo I wouldn’t call myself a Scot even though I’ve live here since I was at school. Still a posh cockney from West London at heart. In fact the lon...

@bonnywood Ive been building and repairing for nearly 40 years but mostly do repairs to violins and bows, with some long breaks for different reason...

@bonnywood Hi have you done any builds yet

@bpower Looks great I think any experienced builder would be happy with it.

@usadave I can’t see anything wrong, which tuner is it.

@boo I had lots of different hats to wear. I did purchasing with a company credit card, sourcing parts for the workshop, occupational health & s...

@boo Ive also got a clever friend who is an industrial chemist, 3 degrees I think he’s forming a band soon.

@boo Not exactly I worked in a place where explosive hazards were present so you had to know all the stuff that was dangerous. What is liable to ca...

@boo Thanks for letting me off the hook much appreciated. My 10.2 iPad has limited functions for stuff like that I think, only had it 4 weeks. I can...

Access Data Base - oh dear I can feel myself getting dragged back into the world of work. I just want to make shavings and sawdust.

@boo Nitro is used in incendiary rounds .50 calibre sniper or machine gun belts. It sets off the other stuff and I think it’s ignited with just a sp...

@jonhodgson Exploding balls, the mind boggles.

Nitro cellulose is particularly dangerous when sprayed or even just in storage. It’s used as a primary initiator in military ammunition and flashes ab...

@darrenking I love the idea of UV cure lacquers for guitars UV is a good system for curing oil varnish. I have a small cabinet for violi...