Guitar Making | frank1985 | Activity https://guitarmaking.co.uk/members/frank1985/activity/ Activity feed for frank1985. Wed, 06 May 2026 14:10:40 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 a9788f9548a926a0ec5115a49b5eaa97 frank1985 replied to the topic "Facets" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/103462/ Tue, 14 Sep 2021 01:08:58 +0100 Just need to tidy up that heel transition with the surform and use progressively finer grits all over. One thing about the neck is that the transition up to the headstock sort of begins between the 1st and 2nd frets….   Read more»

]]> 58408bca90e2cc3061db0664e276cfb0 frank1985 replied to the topic "Facets" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/103192/ Sun, 12 Sep 2021 17:22:51 +0100

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Turned out fine in the end, thanks! šŸ™‚Ā 
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]]> 5f52e493d3cad8ddc93bec8a82e88951 frank1985 replied to the topic "Facets" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/102890/ Wed, 08 Sep 2021 20:17:39 +0100 Thanks Mark for the advice, I will give this a go tomorrow!Ā 

]]> 401e839d57c7e6f10707ea33d74058fc frank1985 posted a new topic "Facets" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/102757/ Wed, 08 Sep 2021 12:20:06 +0100 Hey guys, Iā€™m in the middle of carving my first neck and have hit a (hopefully minor) snag. As you can see from the pics Iā€™ve rough carved the side facets – one larger facet, and one smaller section to…   Read more»

]]> 05ca48a71d92f05f52c7c397c114fa5e frank1985 replied to the topic "Headstock slope" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/101475/ Thu, 26 Aug 2021 15:48:20 +0100 I managed to level it out nicely with the router…Iā€™m a lot happier with it now šŸ™‚ Lesson learnt for next time…

]]> dbc24ca5101127aaf25210deffe8cd7c frank1985 replied to the topic "Headstock slope" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/101418/ Thu, 26 Aug 2021 02:21:20 +0100 Darren I see what youā€™re saying but I honestly canā€™t think of any reason why Iā€™d want it that way. Iā€™ve calculated that to smooth it out, Iā€™d need to sand off down to 14.2mm. Would this be a problem…   Read more»

]]> 1c421877ef861ebf2d3523e3aa8bd299 frank1985 replied to the topic "Headstock slope" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/101413/ Wed, 25 Aug 2021 22:05:53 +0100 Haha ā€œcustom design featureā€. Iā€™ve used that one already today – told a friend it was my own unique deviation from the typical fender design šŸ™‚ Which is what it is from now on, barring every other guitar I make,…   Read more»

]]> 3f1eb83d22e7a4b3b947e3a90a0fecd9 frank1985 replied to the topic "Headstock slope" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/101397/ Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:37:33 +0100 Heh, maybe I was expecting too much to get it right first time….I did have it where I wanted at one stage but I went further than necessary in trying to make the face of the slope perfectly level.

]]> a354718408b6579041665ea6a6171dd4 frank1985 replied to the topic "Headstock slope" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/101395/ Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:14:09 +0100 Ok job done, but it didnā€™t go as planned…in my quest to get everything level I ended up overcarving/sanding, resulting in an ugly dip at the base. The headstock thickness is currently 15mm. Perhaps during final sanding the dip will…   Read more»

]]> 86c117c0efcb5cedf2cee43fcc651b0c frank1985 replied to the topic "Headstock slope" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/101384/ Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:59:39 +0100 Thanks guys, i’m just about to start on the slope, wish me luck

]]> e807a37a22166c0aebabe65fa333ecc1 frank1985 posted a new topic "Headstock slope" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/101345/ Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:18:25 +0100 Hey guys, Iā€™ve just thinned out my headstock and am getting ready to carve out the slope next.Ā  How does this look? Should I leave as is and proceed with carving or make the slope steeper by routing more maple…   Read more»

]]> 1a351114df35ce0bb6f5e2e9b472059b frank1985 replied to the topic "Checkout problem" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/95064/ Fri, 02 Jul 2021 14:43:31 +0100 Itā€™s working now

]]> d1168f111b12e4f66c6d579b645f53a8 frank1985 replied to the topic "Checkout problem" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/95063/ Fri, 02 Jul 2021 14:33:44 +0100 I canā€™t get through to anyone via email.

]]> 4a7f8446f10e41b4ed4db3e6cabafe18 frank1985 posted a new topic "Checkout problem" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/94978/ Fri, 02 Jul 2021 08:51:46 +0100 I wasn’t sure where to post this, but I’m trying to order a neck blank on the site, but the ‘required’ field – “Country/Region” will not let me input anything. Therefore I can’t complete the order. I’ve tried three different…   Read more»

]]> 7f902ed7b2585b252cc9db779d692351 frank1985 replied to the topic "Truss rod q" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/94907/ Thu, 01 Jul 2021 23:35:04 +0100 Cheers tej. I assume heā€™s a little busy catching up on orders. You donā€™t happen to know what type of maple he sells? I see there are a few varieties, American hard maple being one.

]]> 0a0f9778148a6b015c6eeae1d07046b9 frank1985 replied to the topic "Truss rod q" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/94811/ Thu, 01 Jul 2021 17:27:33 +0100 Thank you koendb!Ā 

]]> 2046f19faace32b7b339047e8b891959 frank1985 posted a new topic "Truss rod q" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/94800/ Thu, 01 Jul 2021 16:29:02 +0100 Hey guys, Iā€™m getting ready to route the truss rod slot (two piece neck, adjustment at heel end) and was wondering what the correct orientation was for this dual action rod? Is it the blue cylinder or flat metal metal…   Read more»

]]> 5d4d9ab593bc3a8075b770c56f42d96c frank1985 replied to the topic "Respirators..." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/22360/ Thu, 17 Dec 2020 16:58:21 +0000 Thanks guys, I got the gvs a1p3 from arco in the end 🙂Ā . I nearly went for the p3 but this one handles organic vapours in addition to dust.

]]> e86f15ed91bd4cd18aab59262783a286 frank1985 posted a new topic "Respirators..." - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/22334/ Thu, 17 Dec 2020 05:54:46 +0000 Hey guys, can someone recommend me a high quality respirator, ideally one that has passed safety standards? The ones on amazon are shocking and offer no protection whatsoever so Iā€™m looking to avoid them and order direct from a reputable…   Read more»

]]> f47baf6f2f828aa9069cb55697471e90 frank1985 replied to the topic "Large Baseplate Extension for Router" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/18610/ Sun, 29 Nov 2020 15:20:18 +0000 Brilliant, thanks guys Iā€™ll give that a go šŸ™‚

]]> a4b8e1b39a5fcc302b3cf619304e847b frank1985 posted a new topic "Large Baseplate Extension for Router" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/18580/ Sun, 29 Nov 2020 09:56:23 +0000 7f6bb00bfecf50a146f6e10b3b12f1be frank1985 replied to the topic "Large Baseplate Extension for Router" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/18562/ Sat, 28 Nov 2020 19:53:28 +0000 Iā€™ve found a few ā€˜sub basesā€™ but theyā€™re hardly much bigger than the original base

]]> a8f296115e19d5e33d1e3f25d4db80bb frank1985 posted a new topic "Pre drilling Truss Slot" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/18523/ Sat, 28 Nov 2020 03:57:22 +0000 Hey guys, I have a gfk600 fixed palm router … rather than use the plunge base could I just predrill the end of the truss slot, set the depth for 2mm on the router and work from there?Ā  The reason…   Read more»

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