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I remember some years ago David Hurd of “left brained lutherie“ book fame …wrote a page on fitting a neck to body butt joint with epoxy...

After watching Prof Chris singing and playing his wonderful humorous ditties I was fascinated by his vamping technique... You know what...

No I went for the Cam Clamps method in the end …simple to use and takes up hardly any space… I just hang the jig on the wall...

I run a sharp scriber point down the slots to open them out a bit …if you stick a bit of tape on the end of a length of fret wire like a...

Now in the shop window :)

Easier to fit and work just well …but look different.

New label design for new uke design .

I know most of you have seen vids from me like this before ... but I’ve done this one anyway , just to show that it works :)

Just a Quick Look at the modifications I made to my new soprano bender … A variable heat control fitted with a thermometer on the mould...

I found this video , it’s not luthier stuff but interesting …I like the idea of a template fixed on top of the set up instead of having...

I just copy the old and tested Martin and Island ones from the 1920s …these are not guitars... remember the side are curved/corrighted...

I do mine at about 1.6-1.7 mm thick.

Currently I use just a meat thermometer with a mark on it that I made by experimenting ….when the temp is just right for bending i clamp...

Sorry but I don’t make these anymore ..but maybe someone else could use the same design and take over.

We now have more Giant Redwood trees growing here in the UK than in the US . https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68518623