So now we get to the night I'm starting these posts, I went in to the hackspace thinking I would have a whole evening to myself to work on the guitar, no shop projects, no hackspace system admin, no i...

Attachment : headstock angle.webp For a couple of reasons I took a slice off the top of the neck blank, then flattened it again using the planer. When it came to routing the headstock angle Mark's...

Attachment : Fretslots.webp I think you may recognize the jig. This was the first day of the London Craft Festival, and I had spent the whole day talking to people trying to convince them to join ...

So having joined the London Hackspace in the hope of using the faciities to build guitars and other cool things I somehow wound up first as a maintainer organizing the woodshop and then as a Trustee (...

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@russ many thx

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Hello, you are doing a great job, I think you covered all the steps. Share the picture of your guitar after completing it. I'm excited to see your attempt!

@russ So I finally discovered the secret to inlays on a maple board. The secret is...... buy a CNC! Attachment : IMG_8244.jpeg

@somethingnicer I've seen a couple of guys using this...... not just on the neck but on the whole guitar. Attachment : big--675c3fbd.webp 🙏🎸🙂🎵

working on my first maple neck and fretboard. I decided to do a separate fretboard for a couple reasons. I’m really happy with how it’s coming along so far. My inlay blocks are poured epoxy. So since ...

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@scotty Glenisla direction, about 20 miles from Dungdee heading into the hills

@nsj Wonderful build that Neil. I’ve always loved that shape, it’s so rock! 🤘😜🤘

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@nsj thx for info, i am still in doubt if i will carve bye hand or use templates.

@somethingnicer You did all the right things. It's just incredibly difficult Inlaying onto a maple fretboard. Just keep practicing until you become the master. I have seen people use the black super ...