Truss rod fillet planed and scraped, ready for the fretboard. 

That's a sensibly economic use of timber!  

@boo does the piece of metal work better than a blade for scraping the surface after?

I know you’re going to paint it @boo but I was thinking that the mismatch of the grain on the headstock would seep through... but I guess that you know what you’re doing, right?  

When I saw the "extension" piece of the headstock, I thought that'd need some veneering.

But, of course, it's Boo.

"Paint it Black".

does the piece of metal work better than a blade for scraping the surface after?

@tej Yeah, it’s a cabinet scraper. A blade is just like a mini version, an alternative. You can get cabinet scrapers in many shapes and sizes. I think Mark did a YouTube video on them last year. 

When I saw the "extension" piece of the headstock, I thought that'd need some veneering.

But, of course, it's Boo.

"Paint it Black".

@tv101 I think I would have a go at veneering it if it wasn’t being painted. It’s something I haven’t done yet and I really do need to give it a go at some point.  But until then, I’ll keep slapping the paint on. 🤣

OK, fretboard on. No going back now. 

That fretboard is a nice piece of wood.

I leave that unpainted.

Good use of your new half price clamps @boo. 👍🗜️

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That fretboard is a nice piece of wood.

I leave that unpainted.

@tv101 Yeah, it’s a very nice piece of Ebony from Mark, I love the grain. Yep, it’s the only bit of the guitar that won’t have paint on it. 

Good use of your new half price clamps

@russ Yep, I can’t fault them, I use them for everything now. Most of my old plastic clamps have broken, Aldi and Lidl. Cheap crappy clamps are definitely not a good investment, false economy. These half price ones from Axminster though will last me a lifetime. 

I've noticed that Axminster quite often have a deal on clamps @boo. I'll keep my eyes peeled for some more.

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I've noticed that Axminster quite often have a deal on clamps @boo. I'll keep my eyes peeled for some more.

@russ I wish I’d bought more now but now I know these are good, I’ll get more next time they have a deal on. I do want some of those cam clamps next. 

I think I'll just keep buying any clamps that are on a deal @boo. You can't have too many as they say. 🤣😂

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@boo looking good, at least what I can see past the sea of clamps does 😉

@tej As @russ said you can never have too many clamps. 🤣

Just hanging around. Fretboard unclamped. 

Time for some bodywork. I used this jig to take a measurement from the neck, I can now transfer it to the body. 

Good job @boo, putting that No-More-Sloppy-Neck-Pocket-O-Matic to the test! 😉

Is this the first guitar to be built with this neck pocket jig @boo. 🤔 

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