
Last seen: Mar 8, 2026
Hmmmmm @Russ, I wonder if you're thinking what I'm thinking ... 😉
Now I'm worrying that I've over-sold it 😆
Doing manual jobs by hand??? That's never going to catch on ... Nice bit of handsawing though. TBH, this is the real value in watching other ...
Catchy enough tune @Russ, but wtf are the lyrics all about ???
I do have a vague idea forming. However, before I can implement it, I'll need to make a trip to the Bagpress factory @darrenking, and to make some m...
Would it be helpful to have a little write-up on these books, rather than just a screen shot of the cover? Are they worth hunting down (some are ou...
And whilst on the subject of "it was better then" ... There's been millions of songs written, recorded and released since this. How many of them...
Your grandkids (OK, I'm making an assumption there) won't believe that people in the 2020s walked around looking at a separate handheld device! They'...
What about polishing an oil/wax finish @boo - would it also work for that? Ive seen a simple ebony fretboard getting some polisher time, and it made...
What a most wonderful machine!! Every workshop should have one ....
@peebee - that sort of difference *might* be caused by whether you cut the neck, and the neck pocket, templates on the pencil line, inside the pencil ...
I bought a load from thewoodveneerhub.co.uk at the end of last year, for that same purpose. Actually managed to get it all cut into neck-length piec...
Looking good @cheesewhisk. 👍
Always good to watch 👍
Ahhhhh, the router. You can do so many tasks with a router. And it can really help you cock most of them up too! We’ve all been there ......
Why have I never thought of that! Excellent tip @robin.
More Germerican, I think ....
TBH @peebee, unless you’re planning on repeating the fec up on future builds and therefore needing lots of veneer, you can find small offcut pieces on...
Note that Robin isn’t worrying about coffee machines, or bean bags, or curtains or other soft furnishings @mattbeels. His is a proper workshop for wo...
*that* is forward planning! Nice thinking @robin.