I’ve yet to carve them but I couldn’t resist offering them up to have a look how they might look. I like it so far. 

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I’ve still got a long way to go but these necks are starting to look good with their respective bodies. I’m going to use all gold hardware on both of them, I think it would be rude not to. 

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Posted by: @petejb Mark Twain, a classic American Humorist once quipped “Don’t let your schoolin’ interfere with your education”. Words to live by and words that I live by. I have learned more from mere curiosity coupled with life experience…   Read more»

All glued, pinned and clamped. I’ll come back to this tomorrow. 

Time to get the fretboard on. I always lightly clamp it in place first and make sure everything lines up and is in the right place. Then put my caul on to see where the holes need drilling for the…   Read more»

Planed the fillet and a bit of scraping too. It’s very satisfying doing this bit. 

Time to unclamp and plane this truss rod fillet down so I can glue this amazing fretboard on. This neck is going to look stunning. 

Posted by: @bpower Here are some progress pictures. Note the couple of center seam diamonds that my daughter helped me make and she glued in. She has done this on all three builds so far. She ma rks them with…   Read more»

Posted by: @bpower I think, with the problems and the mistakes made,  this guitar build has come to the point of it being a learning experience. I am going to keep going at it to practice my skills and to…   Read more»

Posted by: @abbbbbottttt
I’ve correctly got a new question stuck in Awaiting Moderation. Is this related?

@abbbbbotttt I think the best thing would be to email. 👍