These look absolutely fabulous Dan @liebe I love the finish you get on them. I have persisted with Spray on Nitro up to now with varying degrees of success but think I will give this a try. Do you have…   Read more»

@somethingnicer
That is exactly right. 👍🏻 
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@russ I am! so you’re saying this “double notch” is for the embedded nut?

 
 
If so, that’s incredibly convenient!

@somethingnicer Are you using a fret template and a fret slotting jig to make your fretboard? If you are then the template will have a notch marking the slot for the nut and then all the frets. Place the blank…   Read more»

@russ got it…. So if I was to make a fretboard for a strat style guitar, would I just cut my slots and then just leave extra material at the top of the first fret?   like for example, just…   Read more»

@liebe what you’ll find in the video is you need the wood of the body to extend beyond the body so the heel of the neck is covered by the extension of the body wood under the neck joint. You…   Read more»

Cheers @russ, appreciate you thoughts!

@somethingnicer You couldn’t use it in that way for a Strat style bolt on but you could do a Gibson style bolt on. If you did want a Strat style neck then you could put the nut right at the…   Read more»

@mikeyrjiom
Really nice work, Mike. Here’s to the next 20. 
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