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RE: Readers Tools.....

@clinton I know Mark has enough routers so he never needs to change the bits ... but having enough bandsaws that you never need to change blades ....

6 years ago
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RE: Shaping the body template

@pdxguitar - all the best tools are in the Bailey shop. If you can’t find the “time” shelf, drop him an email and ask where he’s hidden it. 😏

6 years ago
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RE: How to Fit ANY Trem! Live @1pm today

I managed about 15mins of today’s session before I got called into another 90min VC session. 😢 And I’ve just - it’s 1930! - finished my day’s ...

6 years ago
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RE: Front bow on my classic guitar.

It’s hard to tell from the pics, but it looks like the neck bends where it joins the body, rather than bowing over the length of the neck?

6 years ago
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Answer to: Shaping the body template

I think the main tool is “time”. As long as you’ve got the right line drawn on the template blank, any number of tools can be used to cut the blank ...

6 years ago
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RE: First practice build

Nice @robin. I knew it would come in handy one day!!

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

@russ That sort of thing should really *never* have been broadcast. If impressionable early-teenage (I might not even have been that old!) boys ...

6 years ago
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RE: Readers Tools.....

I just grabbed another Bosch cordless drill in Amazon’s prime deals. They do the same unit every year (I’ve got 3 of them now!), this year it went fr...

6 years ago
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RE: What would you like to see next?

Case making?? I'd be amazed if we could do a better job than Hiscox, or for anywhere near the cost! Or, if you're looking slightly lower down the c...

6 years ago
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RE: I confess

So drumming isn't just "hit things, then hit things harder" ??? 😯

6 years ago
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RE: 1pm LIVE: Headstock veneers - bring yer best Q's - cheers folks!

You're welcome @robin. I've got a stack of stuff that "will come in useful one day". At least that day will now be happening for one of those venee...

6 years ago
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RE: 🎸📏 The Great British Guitar Build 📐🎸

I’ve not watched any of those other things ... but I’d watch the Mark & Carol show ... they are a great double act. (Although Carol would pr...

6 years ago
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RE: How to Make Your Own Veneers - LIVE@1PM

I bet you're really not @robin - I don't think I've had a single build on which I've not encountered a "learning opportunity"!!

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

@Russ - I used to listen to John Peel most evenings back in the '70s, 10pm to midnight on a poxy old MW radio (under a pillow) with all the crackles a...

6 years ago
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RE: How to Make Your Own Veneers - LIVE@1PM

That looks like a pretty impressive save @eddie6string - and a nice piece of veneer too. 👍 I've got a Safe-T-Planer too, but I've never really...

6 years ago
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RE: How to Make Your Own Veneers - LIVE@1PM

Thanks @clinton - support appreciated 😉 However, it did stop raining (it was only light rain) and the ground was dry enough that I really had ...

6 years ago
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RE: Fret Cutting Jig

Excellent video @boo 👍

6 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Online Bandsman 2

That's just raised the standard for build threads @clinton! Looks like a really nice neck too. 👍

6 years ago
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RE: How to Make Your Own Veneers - LIVE@1PM

Ridiculously, I'd never thought of making veneers with the router! And given that I do most things with the router, that's - err - ridiculous ...

6 years ago
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RE: Fret Cutting Jig

Nice burner @boo!!!

6 years ago
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