It certainly is part if the fun to fix the problems that arise as well as to solve challenges - most of my challenges came from my own inadequacies with woodworking tools 😳 

Mark‘s system is a good one - as a person with no woodworking experience, I turned out a usable, playable guitar at the 1st go following it, and that’s the real measure of its success. Sure, I had some hiccups along the way, that’s life. Sure, there are steps that I might seek to optimize to suit me better, maybe I’ll succeed with that, maybe I’ll gain insight into why it’s the way it is - Life is a learning experience, after all :-)

Have a great weekend!

Steve

There have been things that I got wrong first time and had to revisit, as well as things that I‘ve asked myself „What if I did this bit differently next time?“

@steveh Nice one Steve, it looks great, well done. I remember feeling the same way when I built my first. It’s absolutely fine though, nobody is expected to ever make the perfect guitar, especially not the first time. I have built a lot of guitars now and I have realised that nothing goes 100% to plan, it just doesn’t happen. It’s part of the fun though to fix any problems along the way, to learn from mistakes and build up your knowledge as you continue to design and build more guitars. 

The main thing to always keep in mind is to enjoy yourself, have fun. If you start getting stressed about anything, just walk away for little while and come back to it. There are many things to learn as you continue to build your skills and love of guitar making. Keep going. ✊

anyway, I’m looking forward to getting started on that project!

stay well, and have a great weekend!

Steve

I really want to say „Thank you“ to @markbailey for the course, which has been a real enabler for me. There have been things that I got wrong first time and had to revisit, as well as things that I‘ve asked myself „What if I did this bit differently next time?“. And the Big Lesson: neck carving is nowhere near as difficult as I expected it to be 🤣 🤣 .There has also been at least one thing where I thought „Hmm, I‘ll get away with that“, which with hindsight, I regret. Ah, well, do it right next time  😉 

Next up, 3/4 size Flying V in ruby burst and goldhardware for my daughter …. Like this only smaller. I‘ll set up a project post for it, and this time, I promise to update it as I go …

Watch this space!

Have fun, everyone!

Steve

@steveh Good call...I think that is the best course of action. Once you have the methods down you will be unstoppable 👍

Hi Mark,

So, I finally got round to re-drawing my plan  - the original was getting so messy with being rubbed out and altered over and over again, I could hear my old Tech Drawing teacher turning in his grave!

Since the last version, I've changed to 25" scale length, joining the body at the 21st fret (of 22), and I'll use humbuckers instead of the P90s. There's a couple of photos of the plan attached here, and I'd really welcome your feedback, of course :-)

Other than that, I think I'm ready to start making a mess in the garage .....

Cheers

Steve

I agree - generally - that sticking a bit of cheap black plastic on the front of a beautifully built and finished guitar is heresy.

@tv101 Hey! I like using black plastic for scratch plate and control covers etc. 

No need to be discriminatory. 🤣🌍✌️ 

#blackplasticmatters