Got a little more work done. Got my custom headstock inlay done and my mother of pearl side dots are in. I’ve gotta wait for some fretting tools and then I can put them in. Going to work a bit…   Read more»

@tv101 for sure. Going from that rectangular block to a neck carve that I really love felt so satisfying! I like asymmetrical necks so I was kind of concerned about how it would turn out since this was my first…   Read more»

@mattbeels yes! Amazing how hard it is to get it just right. I can see why PRS started out using birds. They were unique but also they didn’t have to be perfectly spaced. Now I understand more why the block…   Read more»

Finally got my fretboard inlays done. After lots of research and a base and upcut bit for my dremel I got my mother of pearl block inlays from StewMac put in. Now I’ve got to make the headstock inlay and…   Read more»

Got off work early today so I decided to get going on the neck carve. I was shooting for my favorite asymmetrical neck carve which is on my PRS McCarty 594 as my profile pic. Took me about 3 hours…   Read more»

So I got some more stuff done. I rough cut the neck out, drilled the tuning holes out (will be buying a drill press for the nicer neck), spindle sanded the headstock down to a close to final shape and…   Read more»

@mattbeels it’s a stewmac truss rod: https://www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-and-supplies/supplies/truss-rods/adjustable-truss-rods/u-channel-truss-rod.html
It’s definitely bigger than others I’ve seen but I like my necks a little bit chunky so no problem there.

I signed up as a premium member a few weeks ago, but I didn’t see a section in the build your own guitar course on headstock veneer. Maybe I didn’t look everything over. But the videos on that course have…   Read more»