all cut out and ready for final cuts with the router. Attachment : A537D64B-C042-43A8-9E84-580B23AB9A9F.jpeg

@seth Maple is tough, you should be ok.

And now, I don’t THink it’s THursday. For anyone BLISSfully unaware of what I’m talking about ... 😉

so im making two at the same time @seth I'm looking forward to seeing photos of your first build, I don't think I could cope with two at the same time. Iv'e got my body partly made, its a semi hollo...

@seth I couldn’t make up my mind of what to make, so im making two at the same time, That’s the way to do it!!!

@tv1010101 Most of my mistakes involve the router. I haven't made a headstock template yet, just a paper pattern, I'm thinking about using my new found chisel skills to shape the headstock rather than...

Absolutely @johnnierox-boo! I think I now get as much satisfaction from fixing the problems that invariably arise as I do from completing a build! Every build, every piece of wood, is different. As...

@robin NICE! Yeah i just did the rough cuts for the shapes this morning before work. I couldn’t make up my mind of what to make, so im making two at the same time, both have mahogany bodies but one is...

@robin I'm never quite sure what day of the week it is The joys of retirement?

@tv1010101 Another mishap with the router today and split an edge of the heel. I wedged the split open and doused it with superglue. I think most of the split will be cut off later anyway. Attachm...

@robin I've had some mishaps with the router already We've all been there, done that! It's a great tool and incredibly versatile, but it's also very easy to do something that you didn't quite intend...

Have you got a jigsaw? @johnnierox-boo I do have a jigsaw but iv'e bought the wrong type of blades (I hadn't realised there were different types of shank). So Iv'e only got one blade, and I think i...

Hi Seth I'm also on my first build and following Mark's course, looks like I'm at much the same stage as you. I'm doing a mahogany set neck for my first build. Attachment : 20200924_153003.jpg

HI @Seth I'd echo what the guys above have said. That looks like a really nicely patterned piece of timber. Should look really good when carved and finished. The strong grain pattern on this piece h...

@seth The rough bit of grain looks like it's on the part you are cutting out so you probably won't know until the shape is roughed out. If it goes through to the cut line then getting a smooth finish ...

@marcel Now, if there is one thing you don't need at all on a fretless bass it's a trem. If there is one thing you don't need at all on a fretless bass with a trem, it's strings. 😆

@johnnierox-boo maybe it was just easier and more comfortable for him to play then. Yup - he wasn't the tallest bassist ever!

It reminds me of when I was on one of the courses I did at the Bailey workshop. There was a young man there who was making a fretless bass with a trem on it. Now, if there is one thing you don't need ...

I really can't see any any benefit of a 5-string short scale bass myself. It's different yes, but other than that?

@jonhodgson There is a measurable (just not by me!) difference between the theoretical accuracy and the 'real life' accuracy of any CNC machine. All I can do is to ensure that the GCode sent the the c...