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RE: Quantity vs Quality - FIGHT!!

Vacuum jokes tomorrow, to replace last week’s glue jokes ..... ?

6 years ago
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RE: Quantity vs Quality - FIGHT!!

I guess I’m guilty as charged, and apologies @rocknroller912. I think someone else commented that the sessions can resemble a bunch of mates having ...

6 years ago
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RE: Quantity vs Quality - FIGHT!!

I think you half-opened quite a few different cans 😉 Maybe there's something in that. The live sessions have been about small aspects of ...

6 years ago
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RE: tell us about how you started building guitars.

@darrenking I've already posted a photo-thread of my first build here; And the title "my life changed in 2007" is no exaggeration. I'd eve...

6 years ago
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Answer to: Ebony vs Rosewood

Topic for the next workshop session ... how to make guitar-players' fingers 😉

6 years ago
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Answer to: Ebony vs Rosewood

Maple is hard and closed grain. Of the two, Ebony will be closest in terms of feel. Can you tell the difference, sonically? I'm pretty sure that I...

6 years ago
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RE: Workshop Weds LIVE 1pm !!

Nice to see that you managed to make one @david-johnson09 ?

6 years ago
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RE: Quantity vs Quality - FIGHT!!

I think you have to keep in mind the number of guitar builders that there are out there in the world. Are there 100,000? I'd be surprised if it were...

6 years ago
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RE: New External Mould Construction

Hey @darrenking - please remember to let us know when the website goes live! That's assuming that you'll be selling direct-to-the-public (just seen y...

6 years ago
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RE: Reader's wood

I love the colours and grain patterns that you can find. I've seen almost pink through to dark brown. I've got a few bits of walnut in the workshop...

6 years ago
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RE: Fret slotting jig

I don’t think I’d come across that site before. Thanks @david-johnson09

6 years ago
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RE: Essential Tools and Precision Tools.

With StewMac, as well as what you get, you're also paying for shipping, VAT, import duty and the courier's handling charge (though I don't think DHL a...

6 years ago
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RE: Hello people. A bench Idea from me

There you go @markbailey - half the workshop places sold already!!

6 years ago
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RE: Hello people. A bench Idea from me

-- attachment is not available -- I like the look of that!! I'm surprised at the number of people who tackle a build like that early in their buil...

6 years ago
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RE: Hello people. A bench Idea from me

I think we've got a bench like that tucked away somewhere. Apparently, they can be dual purpose. Not that I recall using ours for any purpose at ...

6 years ago
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RE: Hello people. A bench Idea from me

We always - ALWAYS - like to see pics!!!

6 years ago
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RE: Hi from shrewsbury

@david-johnson09 it was lonely in there ... I was all alone. Much more sociable (distanced, naturally) in the bad books. ?

6 years ago
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RE: First practice build

You lucky man @robin (well, apart from the midges and the rain!) - that's one of my favourite parts of the country. Beautiful scenery, loads of space...

6 years ago
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RE: First practice build

What he didn't say was that the caravan had been parked for 50years in a Brazilian wood yard ... ?

6 years ago
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RE: New External Mould Construction

Wowee, wowee ... Now, just think what you could do with all of that technology ... I foresee a lot of interesting builds taking shape (literally)!

6 years ago
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