😊 😊 😊 thanks guys, I’m feeling the love!

Hi Sean, ideally you should have lay up that is symmetrical so that the glue lines are equally spaced on, and on either side of the centre line (of the thickness). I have used West System for the first sides…   Read more»

Hi Sean, I’m pretty sure that there is a section of video in the laminating masterclass I filmed with Mark where I demonstrate the method used. If you imagine glueing the halves of a very thin soundboard together you’re pretty…   Read more»

Posted by: @koendb
More alcohol seems to be the right answer

Ain’t that just the truth!! 🤣 🤣 🤣 

Posted by: @boo How would you go about doing the opposite thing, do you think? If the neck had a back bow? How about removing the frets and then stinging the guitar for a while, under high tension if necessary….   Read more»

@koenbe, you are clearly on a roll! I bet you’re not getting much real work done! Great job and I’m sure you’ll love it when you get to string it up. Just in case it doesn’t knock your socks off…   Read more»

Posted by: @bpower someone like @darrenking may be able to correct me I am really not in a position to ‘correct’ anyone and I think we’ll all find that the longer we stick around, the fewer examples of right or…   Read more»

Posted by: @swepri since it is easy to press it flat Think of it like this: The fret board will exert a similar force on the neck to that which you are exerting to press it flat. If you can…   Read more»

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 of parameters in mind. For…   Read more»

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 so it is a case of…   Read more»

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 overall strength of the…   Read more»

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?!!

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 not sure that…   Read more»

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! 🤣 🤣 🤣  Seriously though,…   Read more»

Hi @bpower, Firstly, you really want to have the stripes up the middle, it is so much prettier that way. Secondly, if you are going to have a go at fixing this I suggest that you used an adhesive that…   Read more»

Hi @mario, If it were me, and I had only just started working on the fretboard, I think I would decide to start again. It will be almost impossible to repair this without it being visible and there is an…   Read more»

Hi @koendb,
You definitely don’t need to fill these gaps.
Great looking guitar, you’re doing a fantastic job!
Cheers
Darren

Hi Tej,
The maximum width is 75mm so you should be fine.
Cheers
Darren

all brass construction

Don’t under sell it @Rocknroller912, it’s made of bronze!
Cheers
Darren