Acoustic neck part 1 done. Nothing too taxing here but I had to improvise with material removal due to my bandsaw not being big enough. Anyway onto the soundboard Attachment : 32CAE77A-4A53-4788-8...

@warmvalves Welcome to the forum. There have been instrument making courses in Glasgow for many years but the college names change all the time. This may be the one you are thinking of. There are als...

Welcome @warmvalves! 15.75”? What a weird radius! I wonder what the point was?!? However a 16” radius fret caul will work fine. That 0.25” difference is nothing! A lot of Ibanez necks have a 17” radi...

Thank you very much for the prompt replys Boo and BPower I wouldn't have thought that .25" would make that much difference, but I didn't want to assume so. I am just gathering tools and information to...

Hi all, new to the forum - just dipping my toes into guitar work. Question - my Ibanez rga42fm has a 15.75" radius fretboard - fret insert cauls only seem to come in mostly 'even' sizes, especially wh...

I think the fretboard needs some work @irishwhiskeycoke That fretboard really did need a lot of work but it’s so nice now, and with shiny frets. I think the screws were spoiling it ...but I'm no...

looks proper that - nice one 👍

I got a pair of platforms from the 70s that still fit me despite other clothing getting smaller...I could spray them

Posted by: @ I think the fretboard needs some work 😆

Looks a proper job that Boo - Nice one 👍

Thanks Mattbeels I'll sleep easy now 😉 "Too Old to Rock n Roll...Too Young to Die" as the poet Anderson once said No bandsaw as yet still plucking up courage to jump in the deep end with arm ...

Looks good @wayne_f. On the next fillet just get it close but not fitting in the slot. Then sand it to the final thickness with a sanding block to get the snug fit you want.

Not much got done today but did I manage to do the rough cut of the neck shape and a fillet for the truss rod slot. That defect I mentioned before (which was the very tip of a shake and only few mm de...

I know that I have had an absolute blast making the two acoustic guitars I have completed. I'm on the other fence saying maybe someday I'll make an electric guitar.... maybe. I can see me making a bas...

I’m only kidding about maybe building an acoustic, I will someday as I think it would be fun. Watching the acoustic course is also pretty inspiring as well. I did actually build one already from a Ste...

@Boo, wow man that looks absolutely stunning! Great job from the paint master! 👍 🤩

Welcome to the forum @irishwhiskeycoke! Sooo, you’re more of a Bootlegger than a Bandsman eh? That’s ok, I won’t hold it against you. 😉 Have you had any luck procuring a bandsaw? Cheers! Matt

I'll just watch it once, start all over when I am done Sounds like a good plan @koendb 👍

How far along are you? I’m on lesson 72 out of 222! Im at 54 at the moment 🙂Also just watching for now, taking notes(both mentally and real). See what tools, jigs and templates I still need to get or...

Wow, look at you go @koendb! Best of luck but, you’ve got this. Incidentally I’m currently watching the acoustic course as well, just for fun though. Maybe I’ll build one someday, maybe… How far along...