@swepri 
What projects are you working on? Is this new for you…I’m new at building and repairing – Retired to Luthier from career in Land Surveying/house framing in 2018.

@poco7 
Thank you! One more fun project to put on my bucket list.

@robin 
Yippers…eventually , thanks for the encouragement…

@swepri   on EBAY, around $65 [USA currency] for a good complete set [6 pieces], …from a knock-off company; the best would be from a company called ‘Beard’ at $65 and $35 each piece – didn’t go with the very best…   Read more»

Just a thought, what would happen if you took a thicker piece (maybe 10 mm), routed it in all the way until it meets the bottom of the neck and then start over with thicknessing from the back? And then…   Read more»

@swepri I think after I have carved the neck and the volute I will add the veneer and try and incorporate it in the volute.

Yes you are right. I didn’t look close enough. A bit trickier to get a good fit against the volute area, then.

@tv101 Oops meant to say make it a feature as @nsj suggests.

@nsj Ha good advice, make it look on purpose, I think that’s half the battle of building guitars is to make mistakes look deliberate cheers.

@tv101 Yes I agree, I will add a veneer on the back of the headstock and make it a veneer as @nsj suggests, cheers

@swepri I think its the back of the headstock that will need the veneer, going to try to keep the front showing the laminated neck details, cheers

Thanks

I’d glue a plate on the back, 3 or 4mm thick, make it a feature. Maybe add a bit of shape where it joins the neck, make it look on purpose.

@tv101 I’m an addict! 🤣

Clever idea to convert a cheap guitar. 👍 Where did you get the resonator parts from?