01 Trusty Winder

02 Coil Wire

Tim winds with 42 and 43 AWG plain enamel, 42 AWG heavy formvar and a variety of solderable poly gauges

03 Counter

Does what it says on the tin – it counts the number of turns of wire as Tim is winding

04 Pull Meter

This measures magnet strength

05 Nairn Rough Oat Cakes

Tim embraces his Scottish heritage!

06 Mixture Of Hand Tools

Wire cutters, bradawl, craft knife, taps and screwdrivers

07 Solder Station

Tim sticks his polarity tester on here for safe keeping

08 Pickup Assembly Station

This is where Tim’s colleague Dan works assembling pickups. There are 16 Bare Knuckle employees who hand-wind and make pickups to customer order

09 Variable Speed Controller For Winding Machine

Tim controls the speed manually and the tension of the wire passing through his fingers onto the coil former as it’s turned by the winder

10 Guitarist Magazine Calendar

Every workshop should have one. You don’t know what day it is otherwise! The same machine Tim has been using to hand-wind coils for almost 15 years