I came across the same exact dilemna. I ended using the 11mm and drilled it normal for the posts. I came back on on reverse moved it about a bit just to be able to slightly widen it.

@peebee make sure your tuners line up and that the horns on the headstock are not in the way of the pegs of your tuners. Looks like it may.

Nice work on the bridge @azad. Welcome to the community. 

@rockpile99 I laminated poplar for a neck from a futon couch/bed frame. Pretty solid. Watch out for the knots in pine. They tend to fall out when tou hit it with the rasp.

You work so hard to get this far and this happens. Yeah, I laugh about it but truly is bothersome every time I look at it. I find that silly mistakes hapoen when your mind gets tired. This…   Read more»

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@robin Walked away. My brain got tired and should have not pushed through accomplishing too much. Tomorrow is another day. What is in Blackpool? Gotta go now and see for myself. Maybe I will do a side trip when I…   Read more»

Haha! Unreal! I was inlaying fret dots markers today.  24 frets, decided to fret mark the 24th. I fret marked the end of the fretboard. Twice now this happens. I am laughing out loud in pure stupidity. @robin

Welcome @igeorgebot Let the games begin!

@robin That is nothing, minor. I spaced out and inlayed wrong fret spots of fret markers after the 12th fret. I didnt even catch til days after I finished the build. Wondering why when I play up the fretboard I…   Read more»

@igeorgebot Good for you. Post pics and if ever you are in a bind or uncertain, plenty support in these forums. Could not have done it without community advice.