I've learned a lot from other guitar builders over the years, and so this blog is a way for me to share my own build experiences and hopefully let others learn from my success and mistakes!

A week in the shop

24 Jun 2019 - cigar box, corvette, health and safety, woodwork

A week in which we mostly get the cigar box guitar ready in the push towards Liverpool Makefest, and I make a start on the neck for a new guitar.

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A week in the shop

9 Jun 2019 -

The new thicknesser arrives, I make a start on the cigar box guitar I designed for Liverpool Makefest, and I setup the recovery offset guitar to finish it off.

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A week in the shop

2 Jun 2019 - metalwork, pickups, thicknesser, training, wirign

The recovery-offset enters the final phase of the build process, we order a wood thicknesser for Makespace, and I get trained on a metal mill.

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A week in the shop

7 May 2019 - 3D printing, fettling, fuzz, maintenance, pedals, the corvette, workshop

A mixed week as I make some dust in someone else's workshop, fettle an old handplane back to perfect condition, 3D-print a new tool, share some knowledge, and ship out a set of fuzz pedals into the world.

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