Looks great so far @cheesewhisk, have fun shaping the volute!

I should point out that the Template from Potvin didn’t come with a block of wood but the templates to make the block and the cut, sorry @darrenking Having the blocks made is actually a great idea, it...

@darrenking CNC machined blocks and templates would be a tremendous time saving for repair jobs. It would also take away a lot of stress for builders knowing there is an easy fix for mistakes. Hand ma...

CNC machined repair blocks with a matched routing template. @darrenking That’s a good idea for sure and it’s already being done. Mike Potvin in Canada offers it for pickups and I had one made years ...

I’m going to block it and reroute it Hi @boo, I don't think you need worry about the strength of an end grain block going in there, as you said the stress is being exerted forward of the repair. If y...

Wow! That's some investment the person has made. @tv101 You are gonna love how it’s gonna sparkle. ✨✨✨✨✨✨

but the thing is, it was made in America and shipped to me for painting Wow! That's some investment the person has made.

@boo I’ve done a similar type of job where the owner wanted to remove the tremolo bridge and fit a fixed one. I did it by creating a template to fit the tremolo cavity using thick Perspex and then use...

To be brutally honest, having just watched the video, is it worth saving that body? It doesn't look to be the best mix of woods, and with the combination of the misplaced trem rout, and the rout-throu...

Would making the hole square be a good idea as a square block is easier to cut? Maybe make the block longer than it needs to be so after the route you've got glued wood on three sides instead of one? ...

To be brutally honest, having just watched the video, is it worth saving that body? It doesn't look to be the best mix of woods, and with the combination of the misplaced trem rout, and the rout-throu...

Never done exactly this but I cocked up fitting a Grainger ferule block in a similar way. I tried to make an exact fit for the hole i.e. oval shape at the ends and didn't succeed which meant lots of f...

Has anyone routed the trem cavity in the wrong place and repaired it? How would you fill the hole? 🤔 I’m going to block it and reroute it but I was wondering if anyone has done this before an...

Cheers @russ that seems to be the trick, keeping at it.

Can't add much to what the guys above said re glue amount and clamping pressure but what works for me is leaving the fretboard slightly oversize when gluing (with centre lines on neck and board as a r...

In all honesty I think the amount of glue was fine and the clamping pressure was firm but not wood crushing @mattbeels, I don't know maybe you can tell from the squeeze out on that photo. I genuinely ...

I don't think I found the nail hole on the 10th fret when I lowered the fretboard onto the neck. I think you've hit the nail on the head there @cheesewhisk, if the pins are located then it just can't...

Interesting using the nails to pin it, the technique I've seen is to drill a hole through the fret slot (I can't remember the size) and use a toothpick (with the end broken off, so it's basically a li...

@jonhodgson Interesting using the nails to pin it, the technique I've seen is to drill a hole through the fret slot (I can't remember the size) and use a toothpick (with the end broken off, so it's b...

Great tip @robin. I'll use that one. 👍 🙂🎶🎸🙏