String theory: how to make an acoustic guitar – in pictures | Art and design

‘Back in the day, I could only afford one plane. Doing a lot of processes with this plane, I learned how to make it work, how to sharpen and set the blade, how much wood to cut and the angle of the plane. There’s a whole load of skills to be learned, and when I first started out I had no idea and I struggled. This plane is a symbolic representation of blood, sweat and tears, but with it, a payoff in terms of the skills that you obtain’