Author: Richard MacLemale

Grain Filling is a Nasty Business

I’m working on the StewMac guitar build.  I got some black grain filler from StewMac because I wanted it to get down into the wood so that when I sanded it off, it’d show the grain more when I apply red stain. It...

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The YouTube Schmooze Game

There’s a famous book called “How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie.  You’d be forgiven for thinking, because of the title, that Dale was all about manipulating people by sucking up to...

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I’m watching lots of concerts on YouTube. It’s surprising how many there are. Name a band and there’s usually a full concert on there. So cool!   I have to say, though, that I’m a grumpy old man when it...

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