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The Brits are coming

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Pink Toothbrush Alternative Market & Record fair

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Small box woes?

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Comment by Michael Fred Johnson on March 26, 2021 at 1:17am

Greetings from north of the waal !

It's amazing what you get done when you can't go to the pub, new cladding on the garage, replace the leaking felt on the shed with lightweight tiles (should see me out).

Gallery where I normally sell my guitars closed so resorted to Etsy with some success.

A pal has pestered me for a while to him a replica of Joe Strummer's Tele, even got around to that, built from a Beaton kit (Amazon 55 quid brilliant value for money, now 60 odd).

Played around modifying some older builds (ones that were "too nice to sell", it's like selling your kids for medical research anyway)

Comment by Reg Seward on March 25, 2021 at 11:11am

Hello....  I am over here at the moment, I was there a short time ago, but my legs got all achy, So I moved, but yes, I am out here in the U.K., about as Far East as you can get before the feet get wet.....!!!!!

Comment by David Bowes on March 25, 2021 at 8:54am

Anyone out there in the UK?

Comment by Greg Henshaw on September 14, 2020 at 9:26am

I’m trying to get in contact with Beartown John who used to live in Congleton and then moved to Warwickshire. I would be gratefully if he could contact me. Greg

Comment by Jock MacHinery on July 3, 2020 at 10:33pm

My neighbour came up trumps. Dropped by with a 6ft length of 2x2 hardwood. Turned out to be walnut - magic!

Comment by Keith 66 on June 17, 2020 at 1:19am

Re Timber, Never walk past a skip without having a shufti! If you are at the coast always keep an eye out for whats been washed up, My best sounding cbg has a neck made from a chunk of pitchpine i found on the seawall 40 odd years ago. If you are in Essex the hardwood offcut shop in Brentwood is an Aladins cave of timber.

Or if you are near Benfleet I have a fair old selection of timber mostly reclaimed, let me know what you are after. My fb page is Mud n Mojo

Comment by Michael Fred Johnson on June 17, 2020 at 12:47am

For timber get to know a local builder,lots of people are getting rid of hardwood conservatories, doors and door frames replacing them with plastic.

Here's a photo of part of my stash that would have ended up in a skip!

Comment by Geoff Waldron on June 15, 2020 at 11:54pm

And my latest creation :) 

Comment by Geoff Waldron on June 15, 2020 at 11:52pm

Jack,

I use - https://www.timbersource.co.uk/

Very good supplier you can buy the exact size you need, expensive for small quanties but I buy 30m+ at a time.

Hope that helps.

Comment by Jock MacHinery on June 15, 2020 at 10:53pm

What ho chaps! Greetings from Bournemouth.

I have generally had problems finding hardwood for necks, but during lockdown it has been well nigh on impossible. I did get a length of 2x1 oak from B&Q but otherwise nothing.

How have the rst of you fared with wood supplies, and any tips?

 

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Pink Toothbrush Alternative Market & Record fair

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Small box woes?

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Newby

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FX rigs and recommendations

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London One Man Band festival with Hollowbelly

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Best Amp

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New Site goes live!!

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Demise of Gibson

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boxes for sale

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My latest build - hubcap resonator

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Some of my songs

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