@nsj thanks for this. I’m my stupidity I hadn’t considered bits beyond the 1/4 & 1″bits I have.🤷 The issue with the 35mm plunge is that I have a gap between how deep I can get the hole with the…   Read more»

@brie thanks Brian, that is useful. Thank you!

@cafebrouge hey, nice guitars! Similarly, I can’t help with advice on specific groups, but you will find a lot of helpful knowledge in the members of this forum. It might be worth floating your questions here to see if you…   Read more»

@nsj I had a bit of an experiment with acetone just on making a binding repair glue, to hide gaps and repair chips rather than fix the binding to the fretboard. I found cellulose dissolves quicker than abs and, without…   Read more»

@nsj totally 😅. The little hosco fret saws are amazing, but it still takes a while. I used uhu Hart glue. I got it from Rothko and it worked pretty well. Turns out it sets quite hard too 🤦🏻. I…   Read more»

@nsj cheers, yes I’ve got one of those. Just a bit more fiddly with binding than without!

@brie good work Brian!

After a brief hiatus, I’ve moved on with carving the neck profile, radiusing the board, installing front dots and adding a headplate. I seem to be making design decisions a bit on the fly. The position of the dots were…   Read more»