I really like that @tv101

It doesn't have to be a full body carve, you could do a small "shelf" around the edge?

🤔

Here's something else that I tried as an experiment on a recent build ...

@tv101 Excellent work TV, I think it looks superb. I love your idea of using the round over bit to leave that shelf around the perimeter. Top job sir! And, I love the contrasting, wooden scratch plate. 👍

Cheers @koendb.

And, I love the contrasting, wooden scratch plate.

No nasty black plastic here @Boo!  That was some offcut from the body, thicknessed (or thinned) down to around 3mm, jointed and then stained.

What the pic doesn't show is the solid RW neck ... That is a wonderful thing to hold!

@tv101

That is a wonderful thing to hold

That’s what she said!

So, let’s see it then!

(yeah, she said that too!)

@mattbeels

Here you go - neck and another angle on the roundover / carve.

@tv101

That looks sweet! There’s something about that Rosewood neck, it seems decadent somehow but I really like it. I also like the look of a Wenge neck, must be the dark color that’s so appealing.

Here you go - neck and another angle on the roundover / carve.

@tv101 Yeah I love your choices of woods on this build, I think it really does look superb. 

There’s something about that Rosewood neck, it seems decadent somehow but I really like it. I also like the look of a Wenge neck, must be the dark color that’s so appealing.

I agree with @mattbeels here too that there is something about a dark wood neck that is so appealing, I think this rosewood is jaw dropping. I want something like this to put my pale moon ebony fretboard on, it will be an amazing contrast. 

You are inspiring me TV. 👍

Meanwhile -:

A Seaside theme for the semi-hollow Telecaster. 

The less porous wood gets sanded back to natural, then colours re-

applied

Hopefully it will go from

Yellow 

Yellow over green

Green over mid blue

Mid blue over midnight blue

Midnight blue on the edge

Hopefully it will go from

Yellow 

Yellow over green

Green over mid blue

Mid blue over midnight blue

Midnight blue on the edge

@eddie6string Yeah, nice colour scheme, I like that idea. 

@Boo Stage 1 complete

RE Set Neck build:

Waiting for Ebony fretboard blanks and advice on using 1" Neck blank.

Meanwhile - I'm chuffed with progress on semi-hollow Telecaster style geetah.

Applied the mahogany back today. Will trim and sand tomorrow,  then seal prior to clear coating.

Meanwhile - I'm chuffed with progress on semi-hollow Telecaster style geetah.

Applied the mahogany back today. Will trim and sand tomorrow,  then seal prior to clear coating.

@eddie6string That is seriously cool, I’ve got to make one. 👍

Looking good @eddie6string! 👍

Loving the grain on that...@eddie6string

External routing guides finished

 Do you guys use pre-made guide for Neck pocket or use straight edges and stops?

@eddie6string

I would probably recommend the latter. It’s obviously a bit more work to set it up but the results are more accurate. 

Provisional fret marker design front & sides

Provisional fret marker design front & sides

@eddie6string Ohhh..... challenging and I like it. 😀👍

What material are you planning on using for the inlays Eddie?

Cool inlays @eddie6string!