@tv101 haha I was really lucky with wood and a good friend with decent tools, routers, saws etc. He’s been great. But yeh, I just love it, most of it has been learning, perfecting techniques etc. Only done my first…   Read more»

@tv101 I’m going to chop the headstock off to use as a template and burn the rest! I’m happy to go thin, I’ve done less than 20mm at the first fret with zero issues but that one can go spin…   Read more»

@robin Yep and using new methods I’ve picked up watching Mark’s vids! I much prefer the look of his carving method and also I’m buying a 450mm radius beam in the new year. Normally I do all the measuring a…   Read more»

Ok operation new neck is under way, the decision has been made. Birdseye maple again with ebony board
 

Got the fretboard off, levelled the neck with my long fret levelling beam. Maybe I’ll tidy the back of the fretboard and reglue, see how it goes.

@bpower it’s a pretty thin neck and I’d have to level the back too I think, also if I just level the board I think there will be a definite curved join line up the side.

@robin I think a cap is ok, has the rest of the body wood to keep it in line. Pesky necks are the issue, nothing to clamp to to hold them in line

@russ ywh bud, proper reputable supplier and first time I’ve had any issues, ironic lol

@russ he has the spalted stuff, the guy with the floor boards is over by Friockheim but not sure how long he has. He was fixing up a building but got ill hence why he’s selling the stuff off.

@robin Feel good wood for some, I have a local friend too that’s had a pile of the brazillian mahogany and sapele around his workshop for years, long before all the cites stuff came along. For spalted stuff there’s a…   Read more»

@robin I managed to upload media then insert from there, put a thread in the electric guitar showcase area I think, that’s where I was aiming anyway lol

Cheers guys, just trying to figure out how the forum works so I can add pics. I’m used having an add image button that you click then add a direct link for an image but this is all alien to…   Read more»