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Nice work. There is a great amount of satisfaction when you finish your first build and an acoustic as well.

@norriemac top job gorgeous!

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That looks fantastic, well done.

Nice work @norriemac. Is it a leftie or have the pictures just reversed? 
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@norriemac Very cool. Well done. That back looks really cool. 🙂

@norriemac congrats on the guitar, looks gorgeous! Acoustic is defo on my todo list at some point.

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Beautiful wood

Coming along nicely @norriemac. Great work.
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Posted by: @norriemac That is utterly stunning It’s a beautiful piece of Maple!  But then I often think that even plain wood without the fancy flame or quilt can also be beautiful.  I’d much rather see simple natural grain pattern…   Read more»

That is looking good @norriemac!

@tv101, @norriemac That’s awesome man, how did you achieve the stripes look..the deeper stain of blue? I’m guessing here – but a sanding or scratching can force the pigments to recess deeper into the wood…which is usually AVOIDED, was there…   Read more»

@norriemac  Greetings from Oregon, US of A… Your guitar is beautiful. Hope it plays for you as beautiful as it looks,,,your craftsman ship is evident, Thanks for the tip on Olive wood being a difficult wood…notes like that are helpful…   Read more»

Welcome to this awesome community @norriemac! Awesome job on that first build so far. I cant wait to see more pics 🙂

@norriemac  I think I would glue the 3mm olive wood onto the headstock before gluing the fretboard in place. Then flatten off the olive wood down to level with the top face of the neck where the nut is going…   Read more»

@norriemac I’m fairly sure that at 12mm it’s still strong enough, but better wait for the experts to advise you on that. Adding your 3mm olive wood will certainly give you the thickness you need and I’d use the regular…   Read more»

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Hi Norrie,
I would say yes to both questions…….and I’d just use titebond original for every glue job except when gluing the fretboard to the body….then use hide glue. 
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@norriemac that s looking rather good! Awesome job! 👍 🤩 

@norriemac Yeah. I’ve done three acoustic builds so far following Marks methods. If you have been following the course then the heel block would have already had the mortice cut out of it and that would only leave the tenon…   Read more»

@norriemac You don’t need a jig to do any of the things you describe. People use them for routers which are a fairly recent thing. Mortise and tenon jigs and binding can all be cut by hand tools and have…   Read more»

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It might have been badly dried causing cracks. Was the olive wood hard to glue.