Perhaps pull it out and try again? I had already pulled it out once before taking that picture. @wayne_f Ahhhhh….. Yes, pull it out carefully and clean the slot again. I would perhaps cut another fr...

@tej @robin @cheesewhisk @boo Fret slots are definitely clean and deep enough. Looking closer at the fret now, it appears to be on an angle. The side that's facing the heel end looks like it's farther...

Then I attempted to start putting the frets in. I couldn't even get the first one to go in all the way. The slots were filed before the attempt but that didn't seem to help enough. @wayne_f Did you ...

Oh wow that's a lot of work you've got done @wayne_f it's all looking great. I agree with you on the neck being the most hard work, like Mark says, it'll keep you warm. I found the neck the most sati...

@wayne_f I would agree with @tej there, it looks like the ends are in, so the slot must be deep enough. I'm assuming that you're hammering them in and not pressing them. If you're hammering while su...

@wayne_f it’s hard to tell from the picture but it looks like the ends are in just the middle that’s proud?

Today, I got the fingerboard smoothed and radiused. Then I attempted to start putting the frets in. I couldn't even get the first one to go in all the way. The slots were filed before the attempt but ...

@tej Great job man. Feels good doesn’t it? Glad you enjoyed it. What you got planned next? You know you want to. 😉👍🎸

Back atcha @tej - It is a simple fact that without you and the others none of this would exist. So thanks to you and everyone else here!!

Beautiful guitar @tej. Very well done. 🙂

@tej it's great to see the end result it really does look fantastic. I definitely agree with the old friend sentiment. It's also been great to see your progress all the way through this build

Excellenté @tej. It looks fantastic. 🙂🎶🎸🙏

@tej Yes it makes a nice neat hole that you can plug

@rocknroller912 Ah ok so you’re just “drilling” round the screw, thanks for the idea!

Autocorrect is beating me here but mostly it makes sense

@tej There is an easy way to get broken screws out, it’s debated a lot LG guitar forums. Fing a small metal tube just the diameter of the screw (hobby shop or Amazon). File some sharp teeth at the end...

@rocknroller912 Not these ones, the taper was short and I just used a drill bit that’d have been fine for pine and not much else so I can’t lay all the blame with the materials 😬 Just hope I c...

@tej One thing that’s often forgotten is that some screws get thicker along the shaft where there is no thread so thats the part the hole needs to be drilled for. The thread part will find it’s own wa...

@rocknroller912 I’ll have a look, it does bug me, I’d happily pay the extra 30p on a set of pickups for them to come with quality fixings, as I said though the pilot hole was too small. I’m not used t...

@tej Cheap screws and bolts made of soft metal are a common problem. If you’re getting into building a lot it’s worth buying bags of spare machine head screws and pick up bolts. They’re not expensive ...