@nsj Because my sides aren’t profiled yet (and squint after the fingerboard mishap) I measured the facets 14.66mm out from the new centerline and then nudged them a couple of mm to the thumb side. But by the time I’ve…   Read more»

Thanks for the recommendations and encouragement folks. I’ve decided to go on with the neck as it is. This is my first ever full build and it’s effectively a prototype. I’d rather keep going and accumulate all the f**k ups…   Read more»

If I could rescue the neck and get a replacement fingerboard that might be the way forward. If I don’t,…   Read more»

I used Titebond Original.  Thing is, technically, the only thing that’s going to be squint is the tuner holes. The neck hasn’t been profiled…   Read more»

I asked GPTChat too:   If you’ve glued your guitar fingerboard to the neck, and it’s misaligned, there are a few things you can try to fix the issue: Remove the fingerboard: This is a drastic solution, but if the…   Read more»

Seriously disappointed. The body is plywood. For a tenner I would have expected two piece alder at the very least, and preferably mahogany.
Ah well, that explains the weight.
 

That’ll do nicely. 🙂

The jack socket had a misaligned nut forced on. And the humbucker measures around 14.5k, which seems a little unnecessary. No idea what the woods are, but it’s quite heavy. Now I just need to save up for a new…   Read more»

@rocknroller912 I’ve put in some more insulation in the workshop and currently fitting surgical operation room style lighting. Once that’s done, Ill get back to working out what to do next to my laminations.

Don’t look at me mate. Not unless you need an invisible fillet down a bump in the middle.

I’m using three layers of knife-cut veneer and one sawn veneer for the face, all made by joining two pieces. Of the three knife-cut veneers, the…   Read more»

@rocknroller912 
Another takeaway from this project is that two pack urea-formaldehyde resin is nothing like Titebond or other PVA based glues.
It sets overnight but it cures over days, maybe weeks. And once done, the lamination rings like a bell. 🤞

Having (relatively) successfully made two sides, a front and a back, I carted the whole lot home to rest in this old, cold, damp house. Mr Bailey was surprisingly insistent that I keep the sides bound to their templates until…   Read more»

Exactly what I was beginning to think. However,…   Read more»

With some anxiety, I tackled the front lamination. I was so concerned about the way the back had split that I cut apart the book-matched front face veneer and planed the edges again before joining (again). Just to be sure….   Read more»

Never mind. Let’s get on with the easy stuff. The neck!

By now,  I had made two new moulds for back and front with 4 layers of 3mm MDF: i.e. an arch of around 12mm rather than 15mm as previously. And with gentler curves. So, the back went into the vacuum…   Read more»