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RE: Guitar shipping boxes/packaging?

Now, there's an idea @darrenking - wonder how many of us could use another decent Hiscox case (or three) and what sort of volumes you need for a resel...

6 years ago
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RE: Guitar shipping boxes/packaging?

That's known for being dense - no use as a tonewood 🤣

6 years ago
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RE: My 5 best tips - What are yours?

Does "measure twice cut once" count as one tip, two tips (once for each measure) or three? Keep your hands away from the sharp cutty things. Especia...

6 years ago
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RE: 🎶🎸 Your Favourite Song In This Moment 🎸🎶

I just filled in a couple of gaps in my CD collection - Bob Marley Complete Island Recordings boxset (11CDs, £17.03, delivered 2 days later, from Amaz...

6 years ago
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RE: Strap peg screw has stripped out - fixes

Different tools for different jobs really. I mean, you *could* make a guitar from raw wood with just a screwdriver and a guitar builder's knife, but...

6 years ago
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RE: Guitar shipping boxes/packaging?

What year is the pallet wood from? Most people say the ‘57 Honduran is best.

6 years ago
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RE: Show us yer geets then!

There’s nothing like starting with something nice and simple. sorry, *that’s* nothing like starting with something nice and simple. 😉

6 years ago
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RE: Strap peg screw has stripped out - fixes

Small flush-cut saw? One of the Japanese things that Rutlands sell perhaps? like this chap ...

6 years ago
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RE: Guitar shipping boxes/packaging?

Are you sure that the guitar, and case, comes in under 5kg? It’d have to be a light guitar, and a fairly light case ... Also, check the small print...

6 years ago
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RE: Guitar shipping boxes/packaging?

I wish you’d get off the fence @boo and give us a clear opinion. Good? or ... Bad?

6 years ago
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RE: Guitar shipping boxes/packaging?

Or the large store-it-yourself warehouse places?

6 years ago
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RE: Guitar shipping boxes/packaging?

Cycle shops have large boxes.

6 years ago
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RE: Safe T Planer and neck blanks

A couple of years ago @darrenking - so I was plenty old enough to have known better!

6 years ago
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RE: Do we need to ask Mark to open pub?

A quite appropriate image @robin, given the likely clientele 😆

6 years ago
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RE: Safe T Planer and neck blanks

I've got one sitting unused in my workshop. It'll probably stay sat!

6 years ago
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RE: Safe T Planer and neck blanks

Another thing not to do is ... leave the blade guard up high on the bandsaw, rather than lowering it as far as possible spend an hour using an ol...

6 years ago
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RE: Starting the process, guitar number 1

What an excellent thread. I've been mostly offline for a couple of days so now feel like I've missed the birth of this build, and it seems like its...

6 years ago
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RE: Show us yer geets then!

Cheers @peebee That was my second Bailey BYOG build. The top is Amazique - which is ridiculously hard, and heavy! But I saw it in the wood store a...

6 years ago
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RE: Show us yer geets then!

Can you spot the connection? Ditto And ditto ditto

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