Yeah - not a fan of that truss rod - too big for me.

Hey Dave Lol yeah.... Definitely a little too far! The plan is to compensate with a nice cover... Put a veneer over it, the mess just disappears. Attachment : 20201020_125656.jpg

Lol yeah.... Definitely a little too far! The plan is to compensate with a nice cover... 🙂 I definitely worked to marks dimensions but the stew mac hot rod truss rods seem a bit tall! That plus the fi...

@Dave, there is generally give or take 1/8 to 3/16 of an inch of meat underneath the truss rod after the the neck is carved. Bare that in mind on your next build. The weakest point is in between the n...

Your experienced opinions would be very much appreciated Hi Dave, I can only offer an inexperienced opinion. If you've been working to Mark's dimension I don't think you need to concerned about the t...

oh man! I am working on my first neck i am wondering if I removed too much material?! Thanks to Mark’s expert instructions this is my current state of play: Attachment : A5E32B08-D341-4714-A08F...

Route out a fake skunk stripe? Stop just shy of the heel. Adding a fake skunk stripe would be the best disguise, but I'm not sure that routing more material out of the neck would be a good idea. Per...

Route out a fake skunk stripe? Stop just shy of the heel. Fretboard still flat unradiused?

Thanks everyone. I'm sure I could effect a cosmetic repair ... I guess doing it in a way that doesn't self-destruct on the first turn of the truss rod will be the key. I use the same template for my n...

@rockpile99 Oh no! I don’t know about this myself but it will be good to hear from @markbailey so we can all learn from it. Even if it is knackered, I would keep it for cutting inlay dots out of, even...

Is it possible to do a decorative carve and fill with epoxy then reshape? You'd have to stop anything bleeding into channel. Could be a very cool inlay

I'm feeling your pain there. It looks like you haven't actually carved as deep as the truss rod, so how about just filling in the hole.

Attachment : IMG_20210123_124502.jpg Got 'over brave' trying to carve something that wasn't a baseball bat and I forgot that this truss rod was deeper than the last few I've bought ... Bloody anno...

Isn’t it amazing? 60 years old and still actually quite a playable instrument. Quirky I’ll grant you, but who knows how it really sounded when it was new. They go for quite big money these days with c...

@darrenking It seems there are a few still hanging around

Do you notice any difference in tone . Without wanting to blow my own trumpet too much, the first two laminated, steel string acoustics that I made are still the best sounding, best intonated and lou...

Wow the back on it that acoustic is stunning.. @deej You’re right, it is! I need to click on more of these photos to really appreciate them better...

can you explain why the ordinary tins of chameleon paints seem to be so much more expensive than the spray cans? I'd expect it to be the other way round if anything. Custom Paints Chromacoat 400ml spr...

Well I guess we now know what yours really looks like! 👍 It's much more comfortable in there now. Plus I have to keep it clean and dust-free. Before there was sawdust *everywhere*. And odd...

Next it will be some "nice" curtains for the windows with some matching soft cushions for the chairs. Plus, you'll need some pretty lampshades in there and some rugs for the floor ... 🤣 @tv...