@hursty just measure it so you know where you’re at when carving. If it helps you can always mark a line before you carve the back of the neck so you know where the channel is.

Hey @hursty – just to reassure you 12mm truss rod slot depth is OK…just be extra careful not to carve too thin or you will compound the error and that WILL likely be trouble!

@hursty I made a far more severe error with a bigger truss rod and didn’t fix the depth stop on the router properly so the channel at the nut end was way way too deep. Including the depth of the…   Read more»

@hursty
This forum is great much better than all the other social media groups 

I felt a bit stupid asking but better to ask than to do it wrong and screw my neck blank up. @hursty No, don’t ever feel stupid, that’s what this forum is for, asking questions and getting help. If something…   Read more»

@hursty by the way if you’re unsure with any of the jigs have a look at the lessons they’re used in, it’ll soon become clear what you can and can’t tweak to your liking. The headstock thickness Jig for example,…   Read more»

Ooops, I meant @hursty! D’oh!
Sorry @tej…

Record Power bandsaw, the BS350S  That’s a sweet saw @hursty, great job! That was the one I was considering but as my family all chipped in for my Birthday I went up to the Sabre 350, cuz why not, right?…   Read more»

Welcome to the forum @hursty! Rest assured, you’ve come to the right place. With regards to the Record BS 250, it has a rather small depth of cut of 120mm so before you buy make sure that any headstock design…   Read more»

@hursty Welcome, good to hear someone else challenging themselves to a build 🙂 I’m currently using an Aldi bandsaw like @cheesewhisk, it’s a compact if you’re short on space and unless you want a particularly wide headstock it’s big enough…   Read more»

@hursty Welcome, good to hear someone else challenging themselves to a build 🙂 I’m currently using an Aldi bandsaw like @cheesewhisk, it’s a compact if you’re short on space and unless you want a particularly wide headstock it’s big enough…   Read more»

Welcome @hursty I used to live in Leeds many moons ago, my god I love Yorkshire. Anyways, I’m right there with you on the no experience, or at least nothing since GCSE CDT, of course this all shows with some…   Read more»

@hursty Hey Hursty, welcome to the forum and congrats on buying your first Bailey Bandsman guitar kit. You will find loads of help here in the forum so whenever you run into problems or concerns, just ask us here. 👍 …   Read more»

Hi @hursty
Welcome to the guitar building world. I’m sure you’re going to have fun trying. Here is a link to a deal at Yandles for the BS250
https://www.yandles.co.uk/record-power-bs250-premium-10-bandsaw-250w-230v/p8208 
Cheers,
Russ
🙏🎶🎸🙂