@boo I think the hundreds of thousands you have to pay to get a license to use Vanta Black (not to mention that it has some very special application method) probably makes how hard wearing it is rathe...

Now you just need a license to paint it in Vantablack @jonhodgson I don’t think Vantablack is robust enough to use on a guitar from what I’ve read. It’s ok for household object, lamps etc that aren’t...

but I guess that you know what you’re doing, right? 🤷🏼‍♂️ @mattbeels Well, I don’t know about that. 🤣

Now you just need a license to paint it in Vantablack

I know you’re going to paint it @boo but I was thinking that the mismatch of the grain on the headstock would seep through... but I guess that you know what you’re doing, right? 🤷🏼...

Coming along nicely there @boo. 👍 🙏🎶🎸🙂

Are you gonna use a headplate? @mattbeels What, like a cap, a veneer? Do you think I should? I was thinking of just painting it.

Lookin’ good @boo! Are you gonna use a headplate?

It’s starting to resemble a neck now. Attachment : 85D61C76-E87E-4607-B575-411C5E239524.jpeg Attachment : 909F6F44-F221-4D60-8155-0C34C56D4F3C.jpeg Attachment : B3B42F50-996C-4208-8...

Into a jig for more routing of the headstock. Attachment : 4DDA38EE-95DA-446A-98BC-6B87D9AEE65D.jpeg Attachment : 42B3F405-6D06-4FBB-91B1-31843A43D3AA.jpeg Attachment : F23899C6-959...

A bit more marking up before getting it back into another jig for headstock thicknessing. Attachment : 3BF458B2-92C5-4DB8-A06B-9CC0EB8CB251.jpeg Attachment : 187F0507-1993-4FF5-B51A-8FB9E9...

A bit of routing on this neck today. Attachment : 76B958E8-10DE-4892-BBD9-B921EEF58682.jpeg Attachment : C74C1391-7865-4332-931C-466BF7A48578.jpeg Attachment : A9EB86DD-7E03-4C44-B6...

Now the big question - ebony or rosewood fretboard. Attachment : C26CE3FC-F6AF-4A8A-ADB8-4EE6625E1F42.jpeg Do you think I’ve got to many ?

@tej I didn’t think of checking the web it’s too much like being back at work

Why are people even bothering with the fillet? It's not necessary with a modern truss rod.

Incidentally, vintagetoolshop.com currently has a 10% off sale and a variety of block planes in stock. If you're not sure if it will be suitable, just ask them, if the staff doesn't know their boss wi...

Why are people even bothering with the fillet? It's not necessary with a modern truss rod. @jonhodgson There is something very neat and elegant about putting the fillet in and it does save excess gl...

Why are people even bothering with the fillet? It's not necessary with a modern truss rod. @jonhodgson If people like me are following Mark’s course then it’s from that. The reason he states is to e...

You WILL need to know how to sharpen a plane though @jonhodgson happy to hear your advice on this one? Also curious as to the best approach to flatten the bottom of a plane given that the one I got i...

@rocknroller912 can’t see why you’d need to as it’s not going to be pushing on any wood. I can’t find any examples on the internet where anyone’s taken a fillet that far either. Apprécie though I don’...