Today I started with removing the angle from the neck pocket. But I went in a bit too drastic and should have left just a bit of an angle in there. Oh well I will need to shim it now, before I can glu...

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They leave "steps" on the outside edges, which form parallel faces onto which you can place the clamps, which then don't slip when you tighten them. @tv101 That makes total sense! Why did I not think...

Some more progress. Routed the trussrod channel. Unfortunately I had problems keeping the guide rail tight against the edge, resulting in a very messy channel.It is still a pretty tight fit overal and...

@tej that is looking awesome ! good job

How do you like the products from TLC? The stuff In that last picture was all from crazyparts, since they are more specialized in this kind of stuff , but TLC in holland is a real good supplier as we...

Looking good @cheesewhisk!

Today I received some bling bling from Germany 😎 Attachment : IMG_20210519_114043676_PORTRAIT.jpg All the other stuff should arrive fairly soon as well. oooh I cannot wait , this is go...

Yesterday, I put my fret slot cutting jig on a piece of mdf and added 2 clamps to hold the fretslot template and fretboard firmly in position.Up for the first test: Flying V fretboard Attachment : ...

Who knows what that sort of psychopath might get up to if they're not kept busy? @jonhodgson Are you calling me a psychopath now? 🤣 😜 🤣

Nice work @Boo. It looks like there's more then enough meat on that fretboard no? I do like the yellow dots!

Ican only echo what others here have already said, awesome work! @likeakite same for me .. I can only agree with the others here! Nice job

it has something else going on... hmm I have no idea 🙂

Any guesses as to what it’s for? @mattbeels, oh come on man! don't keep us in suspense like that! what is it for? (different nut widths? )

Hey all, Question: I realize that the bridge I ordered ( an old style ABR Gibson bridge), comes with directly mountable posts.This is of course time correct. However , in combination with the soft sa...

How did you keep the cauls from slipping around on the body while gluing up? @mattbeels I put some double sided tape , which prevented the cauls from slipping, they still slip a bit, but only until t...

Today I glued the body blanks. It is not 100% straight unfortunately, there is a slight level difference from back to front, but only about 0.5 mm or so. Oh well a little bit more sanding work later o...

It does need to be an exact replica It does NOT need to be an exact replica! However, we DO need a working edit function here 😝

And It has begun! Attachment : Gibson-FlyingV-1958.jpg This is roughly where I want to go with this. It does need to be an exact replica, but I really want to catch that vibe. Attachment : ...

I've been waiting for *ages* to use that @tv101 hahaha that makes it even more funny! 🤣