Would making the hole square be a good idea as a square block is easier to cut? Maybe make the block longer than it needs to be so after the route you've got glued wood on three sides instead of one? ...

To be brutally honest, having just watched the video, is it worth saving that body? It doesn't look to be the best mix of woods, and with the combination of the misplaced trem rout, and the rout-throu...

Never done exactly this but I cocked up fitting a Grainger ferule block in a similar way. I tried to make an exact fit for the hole i.e. oval shape at the ends and didn't succeed which meant lots of f...

My next job is to order some new cutters Hi TV, Hopefully you've got 6mm and/or 1/4" collet and 3.2mm (1/8") collets. I would suggest using the 6mm Wealden spirals for cut out and clearance operatio...

@tv101 Yes risk assessments are very familiar territory for me. At work we had workshops with vehicle maintenance, wood machining/assembly and metal work/welding. I did all the risk and related assess...

Don’t forget the COSHH, Manual Handling and Power Tool Vibration Assessments (calculator for the last one is at www.hse.gov.uk). ps don’t use a dust extractor, it will need a fire risk assessment. I ...

@steveadams Don’t forget the COSHH, Manual Handling and Power Tool Vibration Assessments (calculator for the last one is at www.hse.gov.uk). ps don’t use a dust extractor, it will need a fire risk ass...

thanks @cheesewhisk and @rocknroller912 I can send you my 23 page H&S assessment including the individual COP sections...perhaps the most important being "risk of spilling tea on top of layout dra...

Love it, the videos are great @steveadams

@steveadams The crew you’re describing to manage the dust extractor sounds like a BBC production team, and you didn’t even mention the Health & Safety experts.

Hey @robin, at least 4 times seriously...and then had to psyche mysef up..ha ha @rocknroller912 It may look pro with the templates...but stil v amateur...I'll do a little show and tell video with the ...

That rosette's a good job well done @steveadams. I'll have to do it sometime, how many times did you practice it.

@steveadams The templates hanging on the wall make it look like a real guitar makers workshop, if you didn’t do sound no one would know the difference.

I'm betting he's doing what @clinton described. (what was that??) @tv101 I dunno! 😳

I'm betting he's doing what @clinton described. (what was that??)

For a noob you have no idea how much questions like that fill me with dread. For this I was using mm.

@jonhodgson don't panic, this has 22 frets.

Are you also familiar with the Hamer Virtuoso? @mattbeels I wasn't until now, looks interesting

Rubbing the two surfaces together after the glue has been applied but before clamping helps to mate the surfaces together and prevent slipping after clamping. It’s known as a rubbed joint as opposed t...

. a tad extreme don’t you think @mattbeels You say extreme, I say firm, but fair. 22 Is forgivable on the basis that some people just want the tone of the pickup in that 24th fret position, it is aft...