@russ Moving along quite nicely. Keep at it. Top job!

@tv101 I built one in my life. An archtop. Took me almost a year. I totally concur with you.

@marcel Yes!!!! LaBella flat wounds on a short scale. Short scales feels so comfy and I love building them.

@bpower top job!

@russ looking real nice!!!

Pickguards Attachment : IMG_6229.MOV

@robin Yes, I couldnt do it but I tend to wear gloves rasping the neck and half way through I seem to take it off again and deal with the blisters on my hand.

Nice One!

Attachment : IMG_6193.MOV Rough Neck

Bodybuiding Attachment : IMG_6185.MOV

@nsj gorgeous!

Dots Attachment : IMG_6159.MOV

@russ top job!

Are the gouges deep? Be mindful that when you carve the neck that it does not poke through. You pretty much have 1/8-3/16 of an inch thickness left after installing the truss rod. Might be best just t...

Back at it Attachment : IMG_6131.MOV

You are good on track

That’s great. Yes start with a TOM. Get that under your belt first.

“Sometimes the nicest thing to do with a guitar is just look at it.” Thom Yorke Attachment : 8E5EDF25-07A2-4BA0-A008-CE491FC59A28.jpeg The Bandsmen Chime in with a pic of an old build every Thu...

Nominal routing depth for neck pockets for fender style bridges with 21-22mm thick neck blanks, 5-6mm fretboards. Start off at 16mm neck pocket route depth then check to see where you are at in need t...

Here is a tip. When in doubt we are here for you. Correction In the video I said 22mm thickness on my neck blank but it is actually 24.5mm. Attachment : IMG_6066.MOV