Your putting us procrastinators to shame @nsj. 🤣😂 🎸🙏🎶🙂

Building my own version of a strat this time, 3 single coils, 5 way blade etc. So far I've been working on the neck, today I got the fret markers done. Next will either be frets in or carve, haven't d...

Frets in, markers and side dots done, next up it's carving the neck and volute. Attachment : 20230806_164550.jpg Attachment : 20230806_164557.jpg

Then I carved out each end of the centre strip to accommodate the heel block and end block. Attachment : PXL_20230209_135932639.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230209_133648378.jpg 🙏...

Time to carve the back braces into shape. Attachment : PXL_20230209_113055517.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230209_101904324.jpg 🎶🙂🎸🙏

Then glue in the four back braces. Attachment : PXL_20230203_115306628.jpg 🙏🎸🙂🎶

The next stage was to mark out each of the areas of the centre strip where each of the four back braces will pass through. Then carve them out Attachment : PXL_20230203_092142104.jpg Attachm...

I'm the same @swepri. I just borrow other people's ideas. 🤣 🎸🎶🙏🙂

@russ Thank you! No need for more measurements or pictures, you explained the process very well. With the pictures you posted earlier it is clear how it works. The world is full of clever ideas. Why c...

Cheers @swepri The shooting board has a series of holes at even intervals along the length of the board. I think mine were set at 8cm apart and about 3cm back from the edge (it's hiding in the back of...

@russ Amazing work! Could you please explain your shooting board? I don't think I've seen one with the holes and dowels before and can't figure out how to use that feature.

......then glued it onto the inside of the back Attachment : PXL_20230202_133942215.jpg 🙏🎶🙂🎸

Attachment : PXL_20230202_112347273.jpg Attachment : PXL_20230202_115436639.jpg I used an off cut from the soundboard to make the centre strip for the back 🎸🙂🎶Ƕ...

Attachment : PXL_20221222_095417182.jpg Attachment : PXL_20221222_095111426.jpg Then I cut out the shape of the back 🙏🎶🙂🎸

Then I plane on the radius of 20 foot using the shooting board. Attachment : PXL_20221222_111323781.jpg Attachment : PXL_20221222_111206068.jpg 🎸🙂🎶🙏

Attachment : PXL_20221221_132129470.jpg Planing down the back braces flat and square. They are all 7mm thick and will eventually be 14mm high but I'm leaving them 20mm high for now. 🙏
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Attachment : PXL_20221007_142852305.jpg Attachment : PXL_20221007_083132331.jpg .....then planing and scraping down to 2.8mm thickness. 🎸🙂🎶🙏

Attachment : PXL_20220929_152744833.jpg Joining the back. I'm using cherry for this one. 🙏🎶🙂🎸

Cheers @clinton. 🎸🙂🎶🙏

@russ Moving along quite nicely. Keep at it. Top job!