@boo Good call on the side dots, it’s usually a plastic rod so it should work. I’ve been saving ebony off cuts from violin pegs for years thinking they will be good for maple fretboard dots but don’t ...

@rocknroller912 I’ve been trying to find some 2mm bright yellow plastic (or similar) rods so I can make some fret marker dots for the side of this neck. I’ve not been able to find anything that thin s...

The yellow dots look good @rocknroller912 Yeah, it was something different specified by the customer. I had to use non standard materials to get something so yellow and I have to use something comple...

@boo The yellow dots look good

@electricstringtheorygmail-com Thanks for the positive response. I would suggest measuring the distance of the top, middle and bottom bouts from the centre line, so that although it’s not a symmetrica...

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome and support. it is intended for me to keep, so I do have the freedom to veer off piste a little. I will try to come up with some options and post the progress on ...

@electricstringtheorygmail-com Welcome to the forum. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with a small body and a standard neck but I would agree that the proportions are not exact. Perhaps you could...

@powerful I'll be watching with interest how you get on with the kit. I'm planning on building an acoustic sometime, just working my way up to it.

Hi Robin I've made scratch build electrics before but never an accoustic. This will be a massive leap of faith for me, so I'm just watching and familiarising myself with the videos as yet. But I am lo...

Koendb Will do

Does anyone have any ideas to improve this short of scrapping the body and starting again? @electricstringtheorygmail-com Welcome to you and don’t sweat it, keep calm. You could try reshaping it a l...

It doesn't look that bad @electricstringtheorygmail-com. Keep going. 🙏🎸🙂🎶

@electricstringtheorygmail.com First of all welcome the group. I think you've had the best advice from Mark already if you want to keep a natural finish, I wouldn't want to hide that beautiful wood ei...

Thanks for the reply Mark, and the link to the course - will def check that out, as I still have a lot left to do. Unfortunately I think you are right on the ‘can’t put it back on again’ category - I...

Ouch. 😮 Ideas anyone? I suspect this probably goes in the 'you can take it off but you can't put it back on again' category... This is why I always highly recommend following along with the co...

So I am part way through my first build. I have completed the neck and designed and rough shaped the body, but having put the two together for the first time, I have realised the body shape is now out...

@Boo That’s the one.

@clinton You’ve gone and done it now haven’t you? 🤣 You continue to inspire me. I’m actually in the middle of building a box guitar, I’ve no idea what I’m doing really but it’s fun. Attach...

Cheers @clinton. 🎶🙂🎸🙏