@stephen-hayes Shouldn’t make any difference, the bridge sits on a post, which is 8mm I believe, and has the same centre as the post and post hole. So, as long as the holes are marked correctly it will be OK….   Read more»

@marcel gorgeous spalting. Like the horns and body shape.

3rd update: covered the truss rod with pieces of wood and sanded the surfaces smooth

Then carved the dove joint and recess for the neck extension

Due to the truss rod being a tad long, I…   Read more»

hollowed it out, on the real one I’ll do this first before gluing on the wings, it’d be much easier, it’s now a lot lighter weight and sounds pretty good when you tap it.

Without knowing anything about the instructions you are using, I would say that if measurements are to the centerline of the hole, the size of the hole will not make a difference re scale length.   Happy to be corrected…   Read more»

Today I worked on the body. Cut out the shape with a jig saw (my bandsaw hasn’t enough power to cut through a body blank, especially when it’s treated with wood hardener).

And then brought it to the right…   Read more»

@clinton I fear it’s not me you’re referring to but the bass…