It's all a learning experience @koendb. Keep at it. 🎸🙂🎶🙏

Busy busy busy.. A couple of days ago, I installed side dots , cut the fretslots to proper depth and glued the fretboard to the neck. Attachment : IMG_20210730_164602113.jpg Routed the body yes...

sorry missed that @frocesterbill No worries, I did not mention this before 😀

@koendb - sorry missed that - with my Firebird wings were cut on bandsaw and routed to shape but the cutoffs were still close enough to clamp - guitar looking very good!

if you cut out the wing shapes on your bandsaw keep the bits you cut off to use to clamp on the @frocesterbill I only cut out the innershape of the horns, so I had rectangular shapes to clamp. Only a...

Back to glueing on the wings - if you cut out the wing shapes on your bandsaw keep the bits you cut off to use to clamp on the wings…….

@koendb I like the stripe design all though the middle. Think I will try that one day. I get your point about the string break angle on an electric bridge also.

It is starting to take shape now @koendb. Keep up the good work. 🙂🎶🎸🙏

Fretboard markers done, radiussed to 16" radius.Only thing to do is check and saw the slot to depth, install the side dots and glue the fretboard on. Attachment : IMG_20210728_162722581.jpg Glu...

Interesting I’ve never seen a string break at the bridge on any instrument I guess on acoustic instruments it is indeed not a common issue. So yeah I can definitely see where you are coming from.On e...

@koendb Interesting I’ve never seen a string break at the bridge on any instrument

True but it is a potent string break point. I think some of the old 50s and 60s designs have a lot of room for improvement @rocknroller912 I dont think string break is the issue, but tuning stabilit...

@koendb True but it is a potent string break point. I think some of the old 50s and 60s designs have a lot of room for improvement

it will be rubbing on the side on the nut slot which isn’t good for tuning. @rocknroller912 Well on a Les Paul, none of the strings are ligning up with the nut. You just have to cut the nut with a l...

@koendb I think that moving the peg hole may cause an alignment problem with the nut as the string won’t be pulling in a straight line, it will be rubbing on the side on the nut slot which isn’t good ...

You could plug the hole and drill again where you wnt it. If you don't move it too far, the washer will cover the repair @Robin Yes indeed. I 'll decide that just before final sanding and finishi...

@koendb but it would have looked a bit nicer if that one came in a bit more from the center. You could plug the hole and drill again where you wnt it. If you don't move it too far, the washer will c...

Today, I testfitted the tuners and discovered a small design flaw in my headstock. I should have left a bit more space on a few pegholes, they are rather close to the edge, and, the one for the G stri...

Well, some pictures are in the wrong cronological order 🙂 Yesterday, I flattened the headstock and neck. But apparently, during my rough cut on the bandsaw, I went in to deep on the headstock at one...

Last week I progressed quite a bit for this build Got my laminated neck blank from G&W . Attachment : IMG_20210721_181443172.jpg Made a headstock template Attachment : IMG_20210721_1816...