@robin well I found a junior hacksaw blade, what I also found was a piercing saw i forgot I had so can easily get it out with that 🙂

Looks great @tej!

The piercing saw worked a treat to clear the glue in the fret slots, no where near as much in as I’d thought which was good. Anyway, the fret board is on, irritatingly not perfectly aligned but we’re ...

looking good

Routed the truss rod slot on the front headstock veneer and glued it on. It’s really thick and I want it at about half a mm so I’ll surface route it to thickness on the neck angle jig when it’s dry. G...

Lookin great, more pics please @tej!

@mattbeels will take a few more, tend to get carried away with the practical but so pictures take a back seat!

Front laminate done, no slipping during clamping so the truss rod slot is nicely aligned 🙂 Now to trim and thin it down, a lot!!!! Attachment : FF385C3E-05CB-406E-ABDD-4BC4CB1B4327.jpeg ...

@tej looks like you have put the clamps directly onto the headstock. Putting a solid block in between would be needed if you start with a thinner veneer. Moisture in the glue can cause a thin piece to...

@koendb Looking great. You’ve been very busy the last few days, you’re making me feel lazy I’ve hardly done any work on mine.

Beauty

Looks great @koendb. 👍😁 🎶🙂🎸🙏

Looks like a V to me, awesome @koendb!

@clinton Good job I still cut wood by hand like this as I don’t have room for big machines, so have great respect for other people who do it.

As thin as 5mm. From fretboards to acoustic tops. Attachment : FullSizeRender.mov

Quite useful if you do not have the proper bandsaw. Takes a long time but works great Attachment : IMG_4085.MOV

but even then keep in mind the few millimeters that you would lose to the saw kerf and having to plane the leftover piece (depending on how good the saw cut is). The man called @mattbeels is right! ...

Other thoughts ... First, and most important, WELCOME to the forum! Hope you stick around and share your experiences with your first build. First one is always fun! Second, we have a saying here, "p...

I've been waiting for *ages* to use that @koendb 😆 😆 😆 😆

The average body blank is what, 35/37mm wide? Finding someone with a saw that has that much depth of cut will be no easy task as that would be an absolute beast of a machine! We’re talking about a mas...