Howaa! It worked. 2mm walnut veneer ca glued over plastic humbucker rings. Been contemplating doing it. Adds a nice touch I must say and can be oiled. @clinton Ha, what a great idea, I’m glad it worked. The possibilities are…   Read more»

Apparently it’s been air dried for 3 years. 👍

What do you think @markbailey Do you think this fretboard needs to be waxed or is it safe now to store it in the usual way. I’m guessing problems occur during the drying process but I think that has already…   Read more»

Wowza! What is that? How thick is it? @clinton It’s 7mm thick so I can’t book match it. I will not be wasting any of it. Whatever doesn’t make the cut (do you see what I did there? 😉), will…   Read more»

Looks like it may need careful handling – was it waxed when you got it?

@forcesterbill No I don’t think it is waxed, I have to be careful. I’ll check out that link, thanks Bill.

This is my favourite song in this moment. I’ve always enjoyed this song but this version and for this setting, it says it all. Love it. 
https://youtu.be/T_bQ9nzt9Xo

Thanks @russ and @forcesterbill Yeah I think keeping as much of the figure is a must really but also keeping some of the plain pale stuff too. I’ll definitely need to consider other woods carefully and I hear the point…   Read more»