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»

@boo Cheers mate, I’ll post some pics later tonight