@boo black limba build?

@swepri I find him really annoying being so adept at doing this stuff like it’s nothing 🤣 

Use the first image of the complete guitar top view to work it out, should get really close. Just zoom in on the headstock. Or if you have suitable edit the pdf and cut the headstock out on it’s own,…   Read more»

Well the yew didn’t work out, developed a hell of a back bow, broke the trussrod trying to straighten it lol.  

  Anyway, I’m currently making a new neck from plain Brazillian mahogany. Tried a new way…   Read more»

I have the custom 22 pdf, lets see if I can upload it
 
 

Today was cavity cover, arm and belly carves and drilled all the holes
 

In the shop they have the radian bit that size, pricier but superb cutters
 

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@robin he got the idea from Charvel. Doing the angled area was fine, making the plate fit was fine, making actual socket fit with a lead plugged in was less fine! Lol

Litle update, got the pickup cavities done and the control panel. Recessed for the nobs because it’ll have a couple of push push pots and they need room to go down to pop up, this means I can have the…   Read more»

@russ Intro is me and the track with the bass update is me, sure I said in the bass vid lol. I just use a drum loop but all the guitar stuff is me.

A bit of bishing bashing and boshing today, got the bridge sorted, alignment is spont on too which is always a relief. Of course I got the laser out and done the logo.
 

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@liebe the problem with plunge is you can go to deep and start hitting the wood with the collet. For bits you can go with trend for reasonable but if spending a bit more I’ve got to say radian, they’re…   Read more»

@liebe Longer router bits, I do mine with a palm router including floyd rose routs etc. Most routers don’t have a huge plunge but you use a bunch of different length bits then just swap them as you go.  …   Read more»