@koendb Side bending is best done in one go. The longer you leave it the more the wood will dry and become brittle.

A couple of days ago, I started to bend one of the sides, which was still a bit too thick. ( 2.4 ~ 2.5 mm ) It took me quite a while, especially from the waist into the upper bout. Since it took so lo...

@markbailey @bpower Thank you! No need to panic then, since it is easy to press it flat. We have experienced cold and dry weather in Sweden for a few weeks, but the temperature may have fluctuated a b...

If you can press it down flat easily by hand, then it will be fine. If not - might be a good idea to let it settle for a while - then level the gluing face. Warping is usually caused by rapid change...

That was really nice, I enjoyed this very much!

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Ok, so the rosewood fretboard decided to start to warp, a couple of days after fret slotting and radiusing. 🙄 Over the whole length the difference between opposite corners is 1-1.5 mm right no...

@swepri. I would think a warp in the fretboard would not matter at all. Once it is glued down to the neck it will stay as straight as the neck is. There is so little wood left in the fretboard that it...

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Thank you for all the contributions, you have very good ideas.

Or: cut the next slot where it should be then remove wood between the slots with a router to the depth of the slots and patch the gap with a piece of ebony and epoxy and sand the patch to the shape of...

Thanks guys. This has been extremely helpful. I will be trying the epoxy. I might look at it tonight. I'll let ya's know how I make out. ps.... these forms are awesome. I really appreciate the advice...

Really looks amazing, the finishing is also nice ..Utilization of the lockdown

Looks perfect. It is always worth checking with the manufacturer though, that a product such as this can be used as a structural adhesive as it may have been primarily engineered with a different set ...

Posted by: @wolframmalukker Cut the fingerboard all the way through the misplaced slot, lay it on a sheet of wax paper, and glue the two halves together, then proceed as it were a single piece. I am...

Posted by: @mario Do you recommend me a way to "recycle" the first fretboard. When something similar happened to me I used the damaged fretboard to repair the mistakes I made in the next one! ǹ...

Posted by: @jonhodgson And this is the explorer acoustic (with a double necked acoustic flying V for extra fun). So not traditional X bracing then?!!

Sounds great...the video you posted is too good.

Hi @boo I seem to remember the original Araldite as being a fairly viscous creamy/yellow colour and this might suggest that it is/was an acrylic based product. They do loads of branded adhesives now s...

A straight longitudinal crack in a dark, stripy wood is going to be VERY difficult to spot afterwards if you follow the advice already given, and it will have very little, if any, effect on the overal...