The Boatyard Guitar Workshop

The Boatyard Guitar Workshop At the Boatyard Guitar Workshop you can learn the skills to design and build your own guitar from sc

Martin puts the finishing touches to his tele style guitar. Torrefied maple neck, bound bog oak fingerboard and a contou...
24/08/2026

Martin puts the finishing touches to his tele style guitar. Torrefied maple neck, bound bog oak fingerboard and a contoured black limba body. Throw in a pair of Monty’s P90’s and a switchable blend circuit and you have tone for days. A fantastic achievement for his first build…

This was Sean’s first acoustic build and what a gorgeous OM it is. English Walnut back and sides, spruce top and bog oak...
18/07/2026

This was Sean’s first acoustic build and what a gorgeous OM it is. English Walnut back and sides, spruce top and bog oak fingerboard/bridge. Plays really nicely and sounds beautifully balanced. A fantastic achievement…

This was a super fun build, a wenge, carved top LP style loaded with PAF’s (which are incredible!). Inspired by Abbey R...
11/07/2026

This was a super fun build, a wenge, carved top LP style loaded with PAF’s (which are incredible!). Inspired by Abbey Road and complete with a stick from the grounds of AR inlaid into the headstock. Hugh looks deservedly pleased with his first electric build, a great achievement…

Steve with his spin on an L00 model. This was his second acoustic build and it’s a beaut! Sounds big and full which is n...
22/05/2026

Steve with his spin on an L00 model. This was his second acoustic build and it’s a beaut! Sounds big and full which is no mean feat for a smaller bodied instrument. Fantastic stuff…

Now this is one of our more ambitious projects of recent times. A five string, multi-scale, zero fret, neck through bass...
13/05/2026

Now this is one of our more ambitious projects of recent times. A five string, multi-scale, zero fret, neck through bass built by Matt. Sounds great, plays great and looks INCREDIBLE!!

Sam with his crossover nylon string acoustic. Our first nylon string acoustic to incorporate elements from our steel str...
09/05/2026

Sam with his crossover nylon string acoustic. Our first nylon string acoustic to incorporate elements from our steel string builds. Sounds fantastic especially in Sam’s hands! A terrific achievement for his first build…

As much as we love building teles, strats and juniors it is great fun when people have a desire to build something a lit...
09/04/2026

As much as we love building teles, strats and juniors it is great fun when people have a desire to build something a little more ‘non-standard’. This is Pat with his first build and it’s an absolute cracker!…

John was already a very experienced and talented craftsman so it comes as no surprise that he has built this absolute st...
07/03/2026

John was already a very experienced and talented craftsman so it comes as no surprise that he has built this absolute stunner of an instrument…

For well over a decade now we have been making jigs and fixtures for our luthiers. Now we are making our acoustic guitar...
27/02/2026

For well over a decade now we have been making jigs and fixtures for our luthiers. Now we are making our acoustic guitar Side Bender commercially available. Here is one, packaged with a custom former, for our good friends at Xylon Guitars…

I do love a 12 fret acoustic, they can be very sweet sounding. Here is Luc with his recently finished one. This is his f...
06/02/2026

I do love a 12 fret acoustic, they can be very sweet sounding. Here is Luc with his recently finished one. This is his first acoustic build and it sounds and plays beautifully. We should do more of them…

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Unit 3, 52/56 Standard Road
London
NW106EU

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Monday 10am - 9pm
Tuesday 10am - 9pm
Wednesday 10am - 9pm
Thursday 10am - 9pm
Friday 10am - 9pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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