PS - that makes it sound like I've got lots of friends who are into guitar building. Obviously, I don't ... just you lot. 😆

Well @tv101 at least that idiot did some cool inlays! Unfortunately @mattbeels, I can take no credit for the inlays! I was given this as a rescue project. A friend had commissioned another friend to...

@darrenking and @tv101 Here is my idea for my fix. Darren I think that if I could just get out a routing template and repair block, this wouldn’t take long at all so I would seriously look into it.

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Make a nice big template Attachment : 20160317_114132.jpg And rout out a nice big cavity Attachment : 20160317_123019.jpg There's a long backstory to this one, which explains why you ca...

@darrenking I’ve been wanting to do more stuff with routing templates and repair blocks, even where a repair isn’t needed. I was saving this idea for a later build but as the subject has come up, I’ll...

Well @tv101 at least that idiot did some cool inlays!

I had to do something vaguely similar when some idiot routed the bridge pickup cavity in the wrong place. Wrong as in, 1" out, and just where the bridge posts needed to go. Idiot. I Some idiot had als...

And you've given me another idea..... CNC machined repair blocks with a matched routing template. Similar to the repair system I fashioned for the cable socket and kill switch holes on my electric bui...

CNC machined repair blocks with a matched routing template. Just how many mistakes do you think we make @darrenking? You could sell loads! 😆

I should point out that the Template from Potvin didn’t come with a block of wood but the templates to make the block and the cut, sorry @darrenking Having the blocks made is actually a great idea, it...

@darrenking CNC machined blocks and templates would be a tremendous time saving for repair jobs. It would also take away a lot of stress for builders knowing there is an easy fix for mistakes. Hand ma...

CNC machined repair blocks with a matched routing template. @darrenking That’s a good idea for sure and it’s already being done. Mike Potvin in Canada offers it for pickups and I had one made years ...

I’m going to block it and reroute it Hi @boo, I don't think you need worry about the strength of an end grain block going in there, as you said the stress is being exerted forward of the repair. If y...

I’ve done a similar type of job where the owner wanted to remove the tremolo bridge and fit a fixed one. I did it by creating a template to fit the tremolo cavity using thick Perspex and then used thi...

Wow! That's some investment the person has made. @tv101 You are gonna love how it’s gonna sparkle. ✨✨✨✨✨✨

but the thing is, it was made in America and shipped to me for painting Wow! That's some investment the person has made.

@boo I’ve done a similar type of job where the owner wanted to remove the tremolo bridge and fit a fixed one. I did it by creating a template to fit the tremolo cavity using thick Perspex and then use...

To be brutally honest, having just watched the video, is it worth saving that body? It doesn't look to be the best mix of woods, and with the combination of the misplaced trem rout, and the rout-throu...

Would making the hole square be a good idea as a square block is easier to cut? Maybe make the block longer than it needs to be so after the route you've got glued wood on three sides instead of one? ...