And today it neck carvy day. Just bought a laser engraver too so I can start adding a logo! Ooft lol
 

Got a bit more done today
 

@robin but it is straight lines and defined curves, then it’s just glue all the bits in lol

@robin you can get retangles of abalone and stuff off ebay, that’s what I did with a view to chopping them up to make an inlay.   Mind you, i fancy doing a scaley dragon or something down a fretboard…   Read more»

@russ my life is one big faff lol

@bpower Cheers. The secret is a dark ebony board, sawdust and superglue disappears!

@rathius I know it sucks but you’re learning, I learnt mostly from making mistakes but now I feel so confident, know exaclty what I’m doing and don’t get so stressed. Carving the edge of the fretboard is ok as long…   Read more»

@rathius you have to dribble it into the slot before banging the fret in, you can use wood glue like titebond original too, cleans up with a damp cloth. The glue doesn’t so much hold the fret in as fill…   Read more»

@kalimar I like routing the trussrod channel while the blank is still squared, I use a fence on my router to follow the edge of the blank.   Then for the actual neck I make the fretboard and once it’s…   Read more»

Ok so I got new binding, going with an ivory as I think it’ll look great with the black limba. I’ll choose some other pickups. Did my first ever 12th fret inlay, bought a jewellers saw and some fancy blades…   Read more»