Attachment : PXL_20220916_111936965.jpg Attachment : PXL_20220916_111943607.jpg Once the two pieces are planed flat and square they can be glued together as shown in the pictures. The thick...

Attachment : PXL_20220916_104004285.jpg Place the two pieces of the neck into the vice as shown in this picture and plane the joint flat and square and keeping the angle of the scarf joint. Plane ...

Attachment : PXL_20220916_103726020.jpg Attachment : PXL_20220916_103733357.jpg Measure 90mm from the Nut towards the end of the headstock and mark the position of the scarf joint. I cut it...

Attachment : PXL_20220908_091021219.jpg Attachment : PXL_20220909_141913388.jpg I started by squaring up the neck blank. Planing one of the faces flat and smooth then squaring up both of th...

So here I go with Parlour N°2. It's pretty much the same as my first attempt but this time with X-bracing rather than ladder bracing. I'll try and give a wee bit more of an explanation of the process ...

All finished......🙌 Attachment : PXL_20230615_135408200.jpg Not quite........I forgot to put fret markers in so went back and fitted side dots Attachment : PXL_20230616_091918296.j...

Preparing bridge pin holes for strings Attachment : PXL_20230614_132246905.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230614_131703399.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230616_204801385.jpg 🎶...

Finishing.... with oil Attachment : PXL_20230609_082707009.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230607_150124532.jpg 🎸🙏🙂🎶

Saddle making Attachment : PXL_20230608_125558783.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230607_132204290.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230608_130710508.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230613_130621051.jpg ...

More nut making Attachment : PXL_20230608_092211711.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230608_121756318.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230608_100652296.jpg 🎸🙏🙂🎶

Gluing on the bridge Attachment : PXL_20230525_102627463.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230525_102634606.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230525_090552766.jpg 🎸🙏🙂🎶

Leveling, crowning and polishing frets Attachment : PXL_20230531_151026106.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230601_124400443.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230601_144300693.jpg 🎶🙂&#...

Sanding Attachment : PXL_20230602_105544045.jpg 🎸🙏🙂🎶

Making the nut Attachment : PXL_20230607_122616071.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230607_130139575.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230607_124600100.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230607_123802636.jpg ...

Well I ain't done anything to the guitar today but there maybe a logo on the headstock quite soon! Got a new toy and of course I've been messing with it trying various burn times etc lol Attachme...

@rathius put the rotuer down and grab a shinto saw rasp lol I love hand carving the neck But, sometimes like with doing the truss rod channel I'll use a clamp or clamp and piece of wood as a stop...

Got most of the routing done today, floyd lines up nice too. Still waiting on a cavity template set that should've been here last week before I do any more. Well apart for the belly carve, I could do ...

@bpower Cheers. The secret is a dark ebony board, sawdust and superglue disappears!

Ok so I got new binding, going with an ivory as I think it'll look great with the black limba. I'll choose some other pickups. Did my first ever 12th fret inlay, bought a jewellers saw and some fancy ...

@rathius I know it sucks but you're learning, I learnt mostly from making mistakes but now I feel so confident, know exaclty what I'm doing and don't get so stressed. Carving the edge of the fretboar...