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RE: When the truss rod went in deeper than you remembered ...

"I fortunately haven't blown through to the truss rod slot but I am wondering how thin is too thin when it comes to the wood between the bottom of the groove and the back of the neck? Your experienced...

In forum Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad

5 years ago
RE: Ring or bubble marker dots

Here is the link to the relevant livestream - just one way to do it 😉

In forum Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

5 years ago
RE: When the truss rod went in deeper than you remembered ...

I'll talk about this on the livestream tomorrow if that is OK with you lot?

In forum Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad

5 years ago
RE: When the truss rod went in deeper than you remembered ...

Yeah - not a fan of that truss rod - too big for me.

In forum Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad

5 years ago
RE: BYOEG Online Bandsman 2

I hope you enjoyed your haggis, neeps and tatties. @robin Yeah I did enjoy them, I really love it. I’ve got another haggis in the fridge for next week. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣&#...

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5 years ago
RE: BYOEG Online Bandsman 2

All looking good Boo. 🙂 I hope you enjoyed your haggis, neeps and tatties. I missed my usual Burn's supper the last two years because I wasn't well enough to eat and drink the required quantit...

In forum Electric

5 years ago
RE: BYOEG Online Bandsman 2

Today I’ve also drilled holes for other bits of hardware hardware and test fitted it all. Attachment : 10718FD6-78B9-4E6F-B749-724613886D26.jpeg Attachment : 554F286B-8E8D-4D5D-896B-ABF4C8...

In forum Electric

5 years ago
RE: BYOEG Online Bandsman 2

Superglue and sawdust makes everything nice and smooth. It may look like there are still gaps but I assure you they are not, they are filled with superglue. Attachment : 84881FDB-CC23-4ADB-B35E-1...

In forum Electric

5 years ago
RE: When the truss rod went in deeper than you remembered ...

Hey Dave Lol yeah.... Definitely a little too far! The plan is to compensate with a nice cover... Put a veneer over it, the mess just disappears. Attachment : 20201020_125656.jpg

In forum Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad

5 years ago
RE: When the truss rod went in deeper than you remembered ...

Lol yeah.... Definitely a little too far! The plan is to compensate with a nice cover... 🙂 I definitely worked to marks dimensions but the stew mac hot rod truss rods seem a bit tall! That plus the fi...

In forum Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad

5 years ago
RE: When the truss rod went in deeper than you remembered ...

@Dave, there is generally give or take 1/8 to 3/16 of an inch of meat underneath the truss rod after the the neck is carved. Bare that in mind on your next build. The weakest point is in between the n...

In forum Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad

5 years ago
RE: When the truss rod went in deeper than you remembered ...

Your experienced opinions would be very much appreciated Hi Dave, I can only offer an inexperienced opinion. If you've been working to Mark's dimension I don't think you need to concerned about the t...

In forum Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad

5 years ago
RE: When the truss rod went in deeper than you remembered ...

oh man! I am working on my first neck i am wondering if I removed too much material?! Thanks to Mark’s expert instructions this is my current state of play: Attachment : A5E32B08-D341-4714-A08F...

In forum Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad

5 years ago
RE: When the truss rod went in deeper than you remembered ...

Route out a fake skunk stripe? Stop just shy of the heel. Adding a fake skunk stripe would be the best disguise, but I'm not sure that routing more material out of the neck would be a good idea. Per...

In forum Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad

5 years ago
RE: When the truss rod went in deeper than you remembered ...

Route out a fake skunk stripe? Stop just shy of the heel. Fretboard still flat unradiused?

In forum Guitar ER - When Guitar Builds Go Bad

5 years ago
RE: BYOEG Online Bandsman 2

A Trend router, nice! Why did you put in the dowels? @mattbeels Yeah a Trend router, it’s a smaller one but works well, this was my first router. I now have my big Bosch router that I use for most th...

In forum Electric

5 years ago
RE: BYOEG Online Bandsman 2

The reroute went well. Just a bit of superglue and sawdust in places and it’s done. Attachment : 1BEEEB38-E5F8-435F-B7AC-29CBF286EDC4.jpeg Attachment : EF9B4324-9DB8-4134-96C5-8D881FA9FA5E...

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5 years ago
RE: BYOEG Online Bandsman 2

I hope you all enjoyed Burns Night last night, I did. Cheers to The Bard. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Attachment : DF98843B-45CC-4DE9-BF25-56F64EB31F71.jpeg ...

In forum Electric

5 years ago
RE: BYOEG Online Bandsman 2

Flat and level. Attachment : FE1F78F4-6953-42DD-B44A-7848186D06F3.jpeg

In forum Electric

5 years ago
RE: BYOEG Online Bandsman 2

Planed, sanded, scraped. Attachment : DE7CD2F0-E509-4AF0-9B26-F1DF21A2F778.jpeg Attachment : 208ABE52-C776-4D9A-8B51-695FFEE879F6.jpeg Attachment : DF86CA24-6849-4487-99B9-D4B17DDB8...

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5 years ago
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