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Hello from London!

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OscarG

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Hi All

Another UKW poster here, this forum got recommended so thought I'd come say hello!

I'm very much a novice, powertool junkie, useless with hand tools (couldn't sharpen a chisel if my life depended on it) with ambitions of one day being a professional luthier. I've only built one guitar and it took me a year!

Find I spend more time trying to improve workshop than I do actually building stuff. I don't get as much time as I'd like but there really is nothing better than a day chopping stuff up and getting covered in "man-glitter" :P

See you around!
 
Welcome aboard Oscar (not that that's your real name I'm sure), good to have you. There's plenty of good people around here, as in UKW, who can offer advice if required.

Cheers
Mark
 
Welcome, Osc, from Mid-Devon.

My first guitar took a couple of years, and that was only a Tele lookalike.

The next one was an acoustic which took a year or so, but it plays nice and I still have to finish it off.

I’ve just imported a kit from C F Martin which I hope will be a WIP on here.

There are better guitar makers than me on this forum.
 
Hello :)

Yes there is that thing of improving the workshop rather than actually making things.

And I'm still kind of in London though officially in Essex. Oh and I avoid hand tools as much as possible too.

Welcome to the forum.
 
Robert":2j3tmo8a said:
Hello :)

Yes there is that thing of improving the workshop rather than actually making things.

And I'm still kind of in London though officially in Essex. Oh and I avoid hand tools as much as possible too.

Welcome to the forum.
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Im near Redbridge. We should arrange woodworker meet ups!!

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Welcome Oscar. Doesn't matter how long it takes to build stuff, does it Mark? ;)

Don't forget to share photos or workshop or projects.
 
TrimTheKing":2ro6e02w said:
Welcome aboard Oscar (not that that's your real name I'm sure), good to have you. There's plenty of good people around here, as in UKW, who can offer advice if required.

Cheers
Mark
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It has just been brought to my attention that my comment about your name looked a little pointed. Please accept my apologies if that's the case, it certainly wasn't meant to be. It was purely based on seeing people's email addresses when I approve the registrations and how they often differ from screen names, certainly wasn't meant to be a snipe.

:eusa-doh: :obscene-drinkingcheers:
 
9fingers":19p2jnvu said:
Welcome Oscar. Whereabouts in London are you?
I was London born and bred but escaped when I went to uni in 1972 and never moved back.

Bob
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Thanks Bob

East London currently, although hopefully moving soon!
 
Robert":xikaya2w said:
Hello :)

Yes there is that thing of improving the workshop rather than actually making things.

And I'm still kind of in London though officially in Essex. Oh and I avoid hand tools as much as possible too.

Welcome to the forum.
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Cheers!

Although I live in London, my "workshop" is a share of my parents' garage, an hour's drive away!

I'm hopefully moving soon, dying to have a shed/garage of my own!
 
TrimTheKing":1odav5cv said:
TrimTheKing":1odav5cv said:
Welcome aboard Oscar (not that that's your real name I'm sure), good to have you. There's plenty of good people around here, as in UKW, who can offer advice if required.

Cheers
Mark
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It has just been brought to my attention that my comment about your name looked a little pointed. Please accept my apologies if that's the case, it certainly wasn't meant to be. It was purely based on seeing people's email addresses when I approve the registrations and how they often differ from screen names, certainly wasn't meant to be a snipe.

:eusa-doh: :obscene-drinkingcheers:
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Oh no, not at all Mark, I didn't take it that way!

Thanks for warm welcome everyone! :)
 
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