a non-virtual friend You mean, some people have *real* friends, not just virtual ones??

@tv1 It's my design. Maybe a non-virtual friend will make one for your 60th birthday...

Nice work - of course - Marcel. What that your design, or something your friend designed? Not had my 60th birthday yet ....

@marcel A very nice guitar indeed and well built too. I bet your friend is very happy with it, such a nice thing to do for someone.

Very Nice @marcel. 🎶🎸🙂🙏

Time for some bodywork. I used this jig to take a measurement from the neck, I can now transfer it to the body. Attachment : 8C641821-841A-4589-A5EA-62157492603B.jpeg Attachment : C7F0DFB2...

Just hanging around. Fretboard unclamped. Attachment : 98F9900A-A6EC-4BF3-BBE5-9AC16EA0192D.jpeg

@tej As @russ said you can never have too many clamps. 🤣

@boo looking good, at least what I can see past the sea of clamps does 😉

I think I'll just keep buying any clamps that are on a deal @boo. You can't have too many as they say. 🤣😂 🙏🙂🎶🎸

I've noticed that Axminster quite often have a deal on clamps @boo. I'll keep my eyes peeled for some more. @russ I wish I’d bought more now but now I know these are good, I’ll get more next time the...

I've noticed that Axminster quite often have a deal on clamps @boo. I'll keep my eyes peeled for some more. 🎸🎶🙂🙏

Good use of your new half price clamps @russ Yep, I can’t fault them, I use them for everything now. Most of my old plastic clamps have broken, Aldi and Lidl. Cheap crappy clamps are definitely not a...

That fretboard is a nice piece of wood. I leave that unpainted. @tv101 Yeah, it’s a very nice piece of Ebony from Mark, I love the grain. Yep, it’s the only bit of the guitar that won’t have paint on...

Good use of your new half price clamps @boo. 👍🗜️ 🙂🎶🎸🙏

That fretboard is a nice piece of wood. I leave that unpainted.

OK, fretboard on. No going back now. Attachment : 747DCE31-058D-4D5A-B2FE-E0002860B6BF.jpeg Attachment : 7F53D164-A7ED-4DD7-BAEE-5FE6B8C5A9B6.jpeg Attachment : E7198639-6DAB-485C-9F...

Hi @tej. If you haven't already glued it down, you could rout another 1mm off the headstock. If you have then be very careful not to rip it off with the router. Maybe you could just sand it down. &#x...

After I’ve applied the veneers and got the edges level with the headstock is there any reason not to surface route the laminate? Ones I ordered are 2mm think and really only wanted 1mm.

@jonhodgson Yeah I watched that video recently too, very cool idea, I’ll be making one. 👍