@russ so I mentioned to Mark about this and I need keep the headstock “core” over 13mm which makes sense, I think I might just surface route .5 to .8 mm off each side and then route the veneer down so the whole thing is about 15.5. I’ve modified the thickness jig to add stops which allow me to rout to a flat line for the back of the headstock too. 

So what’s your plan for this repair @tej? Glue on one veneer then drill out the four tuner holes and then repeat?

@russ so I mentioned to Mark about this and I need keep the headstock “core” over 13mm

That's good to know @tej. Mark's knowledge is invaluable to us.

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@mattbeels pretty much but I’ll sand the veneer to roughly match the rough headstock profile. Suggestion from Mark is to drill an 8mm hole and ream it out to 10mm to remove chance of breakout. Don’t have a reamer so will see how much those are. I’ll probably route the veneer to thickness before drilling the holes though. If it all goes wrong then I’ll make a new neck from a pine and MDF laminate as I’ve no money left for another neck blank 🙂

Mark's knowledge is invaluable to us.

Couldn’t agree more @russ. For anyone who’s interested there is a lesson in the Acoustic course on laminating headstocks. 

For anyone who’s interested there is a lesson in the Acoustic course on laminating headstocks. 

Just watched that 2-3 weeks ago @tej. All good stuff. 👍😁 

🙏🎶🎸🙂

Slow progress with life getting in the way of late. Neck now profiled with the router and I’ve put the back veneer on. The front one needs to wait until I’ve levelled everything for the fretboard.

I want really thinking straight when I put the veneer in, I meant to cut it at an angle as opposed to having if butt up against the mahogany flat. I think much of the side will get carved down later on.

Slow progress with life getting in the way of late. Neck now profiled with the router and I’ve put the back veneer on. The front one needs to wait until I’ve levelled everything for the fretboard.

I want really thinking straight when I put the veneer in, I meant to cut it at an angle as opposed to having if butt up against the mahogany flat. I think much of the side will get carved down later on.

@tej Looking slick. I like the look of the headstock laminate, it’s different. I like different. Keep going. 👍

@tej that is looking awesome ! good job

it’s different. I like different

Indeed it’ll be a little unorthodox but hopefully not to the point of just looking odd, either way it’ll look better than the glaring look of two 10mm dowels in the headstock where the maker forgot how to use a rule 😂

@tej 

A big part of being a maker is how well you can get out of your mistakes, and you are managing it very well so good job. Everyone makes mistakes, the trick is to hide them. I’ve been watching the jewellery making challenge on tv and the judges said the same thing, it’s how you fix problems that defines your skill level.

@rocknroller912 A fair point, have to say though it’s frustrating where I have screwed up it’s meant things have become more interesting and made me try things I wasn’t planning to at this stage.

@tej

Plans are great but they often don’t survive first contact with the wood because it has a grain that sometimes takes you where you don’t want to be. There’s always the human factor of course but that’s part of the fun.

Got the fillet sorted, had to make a custom one to cover up where I’d routed the slot too wide. There are still two thin gaps where I screwed up the slot even wider but that shouldn’t be a problem. Unfortunately dug in with the plane near the headstock so also had to scrape a lot of it down. It’s come out ok though, fretboard goes on tomorrow all being well!

@tej 

It all looks very neat even the bit you said is a mistake

It all looks very neat even the bit you said is a mistake

@rocknroller912 thanks, did I say it was a mistake, they’re erm, internal tone voids to create a resonance cascade that will enhance the vibrations and improve the sound. Ahem…

@Tej You are on a roll! nice work!

The fretboard is clamped on and drying, when I wiped the squeeze-out off a fair bit of the excess has ended up in the ends of some of the fret slots. Other than buying a fret slot saw does anyone have a cheap suggestion for clearing this up please? I’ve use Titebond original glue for this.

@tej

Try a junior hacksaw blade to clean out the fret slots, it worked for me. A normal hacksaw blade might fit if you sand the sides off the teeth.

@robin Thanks, I’d just assumed it’d be too wide but I’ll give it a test!