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The DVD had a lot of good information and was also entertaining. Mayes gave some web addresses of suppliers he used for tops and for tools and that was also very useful.
I have built classical guitars but the DVD is oriented to steel-string acoustic guitars. The tops for classical are thinner and of course the bracing in different. I don't know if Mr. Mayes has done any classical building but that would be a nice addition.
Anyway, I liked the DVD even though it wasn't an exact fit for a classical builder.
The DVD was very good. It had good comparisons with "before" and "after" voicings and Mr. Mayes was very entertaining.
The video also mentioned some sources for tools and supplies that I put to good use.
The only drawback for me is that I make classical guitars which have a thinner top and different bracing than the steel string guitars in the video. I wish there was a video for classing voicing.
(Note: I accidentally rated the first voicing DVD - but I have only seen the advanced voicing video).
This 3-part video is definitely worth renting.
Mr. Charlesworth explains sharpening and the use of hand planes in painstaking detail. I have tried various methods of sharpening and planing for many years and have never been satisfied with the results until now.
I withheld judgment on the DVD series until I had tried the techniques for myself. I am very please with the results I get now. I am able to get shavings less than a thousandth of and inch! And I can do this consistently. I now use my power tools for what I would call rough cuts and use my bench plane to get precision results.
I don't know if Mr. Charlesworth reads these reviews, but if he does, I would like to say "thanks!".
