@clinton borrow his 12 inch tom drum My OCD engineering mind has gone into overdrive now. Isn't a 12" drum going be a 6" radius, rather than the 12" radius you want for your sanding blocks.

Wrong info everyone thanks to @robin. You need a 24 inch bass drum not a 12 inch drum to make 12 inch radius blocks.

Here is another tip. Making radius sanding blocks. If you ever happen to know a drummer that will let you borrow his 12 inch tom drum, great! Disassemble the skins and double side some tape on it, pla...

Take measurements regularly (eg. with a vernier caliper) at the 4 corners and at the 12th fret left and right and keep checking if the board is flat with a straight edge. Takes time, but you should be...

This video is very informative....

@jaxty I agree with everything @tv101 @edwin and Robin have said. You should check the measurements constantly and keep reapplying scribbled pencil on the fretboard so you can see where you are sandin...

I’d suggest: Having the fretboard/neck as the fixed object, and moving the sanding block. Easier to keep stable and straight. Getting a longer radius sanding block. Using something as a visual guide ...

Hi Jaxty I always end up with one "edge" of the fretboard thicker than the other edge. I'm thinking that maybe you should take more time with the sanding, check and compensate more often. Have you...

@jaxtyP90 is my favorite pick up.

Cheers Folks - That was Great fun! Thanks for helping out all - it takes the pressure off a bit doing a longer build and I'm going to need extra time and brain space to work on the finishing course y...

Hi, After following everything about 'The Guitarmaking Experience' on youtube I finally found the courage to register and say Hello. I'm not much of a writer because my English is probably not that g...

Hi there! My name is Peter and I "play" guitar from my teenage days which were some time ago. Couple years ago I discovered woodworking and I made quite a lot furniture for my house and I was looking ...

I hope I will be able to compensate materials used in these guitars, profit is out of scope at this moment Mark often suggests that approach ... you can probably get to a stage where you can sell the...

@jaxty Welcome to the site and forum. Neck making has become my favourite part of building guitars. My first attempt was ok but I wanted to become more proficient at it as it always felt like the most...

and am carving the neck... One of the most satisfying stages of a guitar build 😀

What I’d do .... A bit of round over on the top edge of the fretboard. That’ll blend the nick into the top of the fretboard, and won’t be noticeable. Some fine maple sawdust and glue, mixed togethe...

@jaxty I just needed to be able to do this myself I like to do things for myself too and I've really enjoyed make jigs and tools. But for fretboards, I don't have any suitable wood to make blanks f...

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