@mattbeels Looks like you are getting some stick, think this means they like you. Things must be slipping in Germany I thought it was verboten to ...

@jonhodgson I tried the acrylic sealer and top coat first but found it peeled off too easily, then moved to cellulose. I still have some of that lef...

@boo Yes they love to have token English people just to try and put on an acceptable face. The secret is they are mostly anti English racists, trust...

@boo I think you will be very much at home politically in Scotland

@jamesalexandermcmillan If you are getting excessive paint runs it's likely that the paint in the can hasn't mixed properly and there's too much sol...

@jamesalexandermcmillan I've finished solid wood with a drying oil only and no lacquer or varnish. It's very forgiving as it doesn't crack or chip i...

@jonhodgson You're not kidding about the neighbours there is a rumour that Sawney Bean the well known west coast cannibal is still alive and looking...

@blake Good looking job I like the way you have shown the steps of construction

@mattbeels Those guys were insane they had a blind singer and were in costume all weekend it was like being on a film set. I lost my wallet with eve...

@tv101 @mattbeels Way back in the early 90s I was playing in a Ceilidh band competition on the Isle of Bute off the W coast of Scotland. Some of t...

tv101 I did live in Ayr for three years in the 70s when I was a student but didn't have a bike then so never went out of the town much. There are so...

@jonhodgson The sanding sealer I used was the same make as the lacquer, it was Craft Supplies which was bought over by Turners Retreat a few years a...

@boo Im just picking up on this thread and would be happy to make a donation if you need to purchase parts

@jonhodgson Ive tried melamine lacquer when I first started making instruments, a long time ago. It wears well but dries hard so is not ideal for ac...

@rajbcpa I just checked one of the acoustic builds I'm doing according the the Martin D28 plans. The bottom block glued onto the sides is 4 3/4 inch...

@tv101 I would like to do an acoustic course but have not signed up yet. I've never been there and only have a motorbike so am waiting for lockdown ...

@tv101 I think Mark is a master of the understatement. Whack is probably the technical term for precise fitting.

@rajbcpa Have you got a photo to post. Mark did a demo on this during last weeks live stream about how to cope with a split side. It's not always a ...

@russ i think this was discussed on one of the live streams and Mark suggested using car body filler which works very well, sticks ok and is easy to...

@jonhodgson Sometimes firms round up orders for low value small qty items to the size they are supplied in, known as "nearest unit qty" because it's...