Recent content by callumlovatt

my bowl is ready. Thanks

This is my goblet for this month. It is made from American black walnut and finished with cellulose sanding sealer and friction polish. The blank was rounded off between centres and the mounted in a chuck, then it was drilled out with a forsener bit and the inside was scraped. The rest was...

My goblet is ready. Thanks Callum

Please can you put my name down for the 2012 competition. Thanks Callum

Please can you put my name down for the 2012 competition. Thanks Callum

The long bed grad looks nice, must be building up a nice collection now! ;D Hope the craft fair goes well, what finish have you used on the pens?

Thanks, I will get in touch to see if they can help. :D Callum

I am thinking about making a ukulele from quilted maple, and was wondering where the best place to buy it in about 3mm veneers is, for a reasonable price around chesterfield/mansfield? Or are there any websites that sell this sort of stuff? Thanks Callum

That looks amazing. :D Great piece of craftsmanship.

this is my entry for this month, i'm not sure what the wood is but the platter measures approximately 2x20cm. It has been finished with danish oil, and i have used chestnut paints to decorate the wood. The platter has orange, green , blue and yellow colours on it which were painted on with my...

well, I'm an apprentice joiner starting from monday, and I'll hopefully be in the trade for many years to come. :) Please do let me know when it is finished, I would love to see it and listen to it when its done, I hope the rest of it goes to plan. Callum

My Platter is done. Thanks :)

Thanks guys. I think the guitar cost me around £200 to make which is cheap compared to if you were to buy a handmade guitar. There is quite a lot of bracing on the inside of the soundboard, but other than that there is only what you see. Chems you should give it a go, being a cabinet maker...

Hi Dick, sorry it has taken me a while to get back to you, I have been on mountain biking trip to Wales and I have only remembered about our message. Thank you for having a listen to our video and commenting, but I am sure the guitar wasn't out of tune as it was tuned just before recording...

The bridge is located 641mm from the nut, which I think for the long scale length, hope this helps. But the bridge is a very important part of the guitar, so you may need to ask someone else. I mainly play rock, and I like bands such as the beatles, rhcp, rolling stones, guns n roses, a bit of...