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!
Workshop Catch-Up: Hästen
Workshop Catch-Up: Delfinen
A Couple of Weeks in the Shop
A Week in the Shop
31 Oct 2023 - delfinen, finishing, fretwork, hästen, verkstaden
Putting in the time: nothing new this week, just a week of getting on with the jobs I started previously in the workshop, with more staining, more oiling, and more fret-dressing and polishing.
A Week in the Shop
A Week in the Shop
15 Oct 2023 - correcting, delfinen, glue, hästen, staining, verkstaden
Last week we had a failed attempt to stain a guitar body, and this week we get to work saving the instrument from the rework pile.
A Couple of Weeks in the Shop
1 Oct 2023 - Delfinen, Hästen, Laser-etching, Logo, Painting, Verkstaden, Westfield
A lot going on in the workshop as I try to push the three ongoing guitar builds towards finishing, and I get re-united with the instrument that is somewhat responsible for all this.
A Few Weeks in and Out the Shop
17 Sep 2023 - Älgen, Delfinen, Hästen, Wuthering Bytes
A catch of events both out of (attending Wuthering Bytes, talking at OSHCamp) and back in the workshop (a lot of carving and sanding).
A Brief Week in the Shop
20 Aug 2023 - delfinen, hästen, painting, spray-booth, verkstaden
Making some scary holes in one guitar body, getting two more further along the spray-painting process, and getting very excited about how one of them in particular looks.