OK, here we go. I still need to route it flush with the top but I made a routing template for the wooden plate that I’ll bond and pin in to cover the neck joint. I’ll then use more high…   Read more»

Maybe what’s required would be a pair of inner and outer templates. Most makers would have offcuts from their body blanks to cut a patch from, although it would be awkward routing a small patch.  @darrenking Yeah, I always keep…   Read more»

@tej I would honestly say that just for your first build, follow the steps in the video course. I know you have ideas (we all do) and you want to build something you don’t have but find your feet first….   Read more»

@darrenking Yeah I guess you could use ply. Don’t forget if it’s a repair that is going to be painted over, it doesn’t really matter what wood it is. Unless you get a really stuffy, fussy old traditionalist that simply…   Read more»

Ten is 30

@mattbeels 30? Wow, it doesn’t seem that old but I do now. 😳

I happily converted to the metric system  after moving to Germany, it’s soooo much simpler and more accurate imo. I still measure a few things in imperial like fretwire, action and scale length but pretty much everything else I would…   Read more»

I can quite happily work in both and flip between them.

@robin That is very handy indeed.