@tv101

Thanks for filling in the blanks on black plastic, I thought there would be a longer story.

So my two hot slags turned up today, along with the metal surrounds for them. Blanks due by the end of the week, this is gonna be fun 🙂

Thanks for filling in the blanks on black plastic, I thought there would be a longer story.

@rocknroller912 🤣🤣🤣🤣

So my two hot slags turned up today

@tej Yeah I got two for mine a few years back, I’ve had a lot of fun. 

two hot slags turned up today

Woah @tej, have fun!!!

“Your parcel is on its way” 

Muhahhahahhahaa!

As you were...

“Your parcel is on its way” 

Yeah, but where's it on its way to?

😆 😆 😆 

Yeah, but where's it on its way to?

@tv101 To me!!!!! Here!!!! ...and more importantly, soon 🙂 My mental attitude appears to have regressed to that of a child 😬 That’s probably a normal response to the arrival of blanks, tools and hardware, I’m sure there’s no need for therapy. 🎸🤔😛😁🤩😄🤪🤤

Nearly finished, few bits and piece to sort out...

@markbailey so I’ve adjusted the design to take the 24 fret board into account the neck join as I have it would be from under fret 23 to the front of the neck pickup cavity, I think? 
So the part I was wondering about was whether or not could bring the lower horn in further to give better access to the high frets or if this would compromise the possible integrity of the neck join?

This might be a little clearer:

Looks ACE ! If you want to adjust the horns for better access I would suggest something like this:

@markbailey thank you, i like the suggestion for reshaping too, means I can modify the template I made to instead of doing a new one 🙂

@tej It’s a good thing to do, I did it on my first Bandsman. I’m glad I did it, I’ve got quite big hands and they need all the room they can get. I actually wish I’d gone a bit further, especially on the bottom horn. 
On my second Bandsman I’ve done just that, I carved even more away on the bottom horn but I didn’t take any off the top one (there is no practical reason to). 

@tej This is the second Bandsman where I carved more of the bottom horn away. 

@boo thank you for posting those, really helpful to see!

The adjusted horns based on Marks suggestion, going to leave it for today and see what I think in the morning I reckon, I quite like it though!

I quite like it though!

@tej I like it too, it’s asymmetrical now but there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s a different beast but it look balanced and I bet it would be really ergonomic to play. I don’t think it needs any more adjustment, you’ve nailed it there I think. 👍

Stalled at the start line, so after deciding to go with the longer fretboard I needed a new longer truss rod, it arrived this morning but was the wrong one. I’d assumed “double action” what the same as “dual action” which it’s not so it’s gone back. New one on the way for some time next week. 

@tej

What’s the difference? I always thought they were two names for the same thing and a quick goofle search seems to confirm that...

@mattbeels

Probably the best explanation of various truss rod types I've come across, from a friend of the channel.