Meanwhile, the ƒ hole test.

@markbailey
Ha! No, you’ll have to make two – I’m deffo going for the pre-slotted fingerboard option!

Awesome! Nails that vintage , just slightly eccentric, unique design character.
 

Sorry, didn’t see this because I’ve been busy building (what’s turned out to be a very uncomfortable) high stool for my standing desk.
Nope, he’s Stef – graphic designer in Manchester.

*Knew I’d forget. In a previous job, I had a colleague who printed out a bunch of stickers with the words ‘Actual Size’ and took great delight in sticking them to things. From Mars bars to lamp-posts to computer monitors…   Read more»

Brief hiatus caused by family visit but now I’m on the case: I can confirm that the drawing on this thread is all my own work. This is easily demonstrated when I show you how I managed to draw a…   Read more»

Searching for dovetail archtop guitar on Duck Duck Go has Bailey Guitars as the second link: Tag:dovetail neck joint – Bailey Guitars Which is nice. 🙂 So, if a traditional archtop guitar dovetail joint looks like this: 

Why does…   Read more»

@frocesterbill Oh yes, something exactly like that!
I’ll investigate. 
Thanks
 

Thanks for tackling this on Workshop Wednesday! I’m going to update my drawing to reflect what you suggested. Meanwhile, in my defence… You’re absolutely right that I should be starting out with something simpler, but I have done some guitar-building…   Read more»

That’s good to hear, Darren. Ditto with the Illustrator 88 (on a Mac SE with a 9″ b/w screen) and for years afterwards, but now it’s both too expensive for occasional use and too complicated. You might also be interested…   Read more»

b)In either case, is there any reason other than tradition which would prevent me slanting the heel and block to make upper fret access more comfortable – like a modern bolt-on (see pic attached)?

Here’s the pic:

Two questions then: a) If I opt for the dovetail technique, is there a foolproof Bailey system involving a jig and a router? b)In either case, is there any reason other than tradition which would prevent me slanting the heel…   Read more»

Two questions then: a) If I opt for the dovetail technique, is there a foolproof Bailey system involving a jig and a router? b)In either case, is there any reason other than tradition which would prevent me slanting the heel…   Read more»

@markbaileyThanks Mark! The drawing is being done using a Mac app called Graphic – $29.99. https://www.graphic.com/ There’s also an iPad version for 8.99, although I don’t know if it’s as fully featured. It can open pdfs, so you can download…   Read more»