Strangely enough my wife was just asking yesterday if bass players have a bigger one. @robin Bigger how? Length, thickness or girth? 🤣

It’s what you do with it, not how big it is @tv101 My wife says that too. 😳

When I see other peoples’, they always look bigger than mine. It’s what you do with it, not how big it is 😉 🤣

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Veneer

I could send you some veneer and/or kraft paper to bond on the sides of the recess if that would help. @darrenking I do have a little bit of veneer so I’ll try that first. Thanks for the offer, I’ll ...

Hi Boo I could send you some veneer and/or kraft paper to bond on the sides of the recess if that would help.

Ahhhhh...... Something was out obviously and the neck is now a tiny bit loose in the pocket. Is there anything I can do to make it much tighter?

@jamesbisset Pleased to see that you have got a good result at last

I shaved the plug with a freshly sharpened chisel (courtesy of the honing guide as recommended by the Bailey). Then I made some dowel sawdust with 180 grit sandpaper and mixed it with a little wood gl...

Sorry to read that you didn't get a great result. My own fault. I dug out an old bit and didn’t test it first on a piece of scrap. Check twice and cut once!

Oooo... Shhhh - it’s cheaper too! (although you can sharpen a guitar maker’s knife - a tool for life) Different tools for different jobs really. I mean, you *could* make a guitar from raw wood with j...

Small flush-cut saw? One of the Japanese things that Rutlands sell perhaps? Oooo... Shhhh - it’s cheaper too! (although you can sharpen a guitar maker’s knife - a tool for life)

If only I could lay my hands on some kind of cross between a chisel and a knife. Small flush-cut saw? One of the Japanese things that Rutlands sell perhaps? like this chap ...

@jamesbisset Sorry to read that you didn't get a great result. You could try trimming the dowel using a sharp knife, chisel or gouge by starting from the edge and cutting towards the centre. That way ...

I glued in the 6mm dowel, drilled a pilot hole and then drilled out a 10mm hole with an old brad point bit. I only needed to go in about 20mm because the 6mm dowel was thoroughly bedded in at the tigh...

...or use epoxy resin - excellent gap filling properties - clean up excess with methylated sprits (maybe test on a small hidden area of finish to be sure - and mask up around the hole for extra safety...

@rocknroller912 I would glue in a temporary dowel as a starting point then use a brad point or spade drill bit with a point to get a true round hole. Find the centre of the dowel before you glue it i...

@jamesbisset I would glue in a temporary dowel as a starting point then use a brad point or spade drill bit with a point to get a true round hole. Find the centre of the dowel before you glue it in an...

Thanks all. 😀 That’s helped clear my thinking. Right enough, I’m most concerned about the strength of the glued plug. And I can’t use a longer screw because there’s a chamber 30-40mm in. Alth...