Osmo poly x is superb for a wipe on finish, that’s my goto these days. I’ll often used thinned down polyurathane though on mahogany etc, sanded in to help fill grain and also add a nice tint.

@boo if it haqppens again just glue the neck in and glue the ferrules in then glue screw heads in 🤣 🤣

I got mine out of aldi years ago, still going strong. Came with the snake attachment too which helps when I drill those ferrules off centre lol   I try and use a nice small bit to do pilot holes…   Read more»

Hey @Boo while I remember, got these from tool station, pretty cheap but can be pretty handy. There’s a little dremmel sized one in the kit too.
 

I say old bean, get yourself a dremmel, there’s a good chap what what 🤣 

@boo Welcome. Usually with gibson scale I measure 630mm for scale line which is slightly longer, seems to work great.

@somethingnicer Here’s what I did on my latest les paul type build.

  You can also slice off the lower half of the heel and glue a longer piece on, even add a thin piece of something else to…   Read more»

@boo my ggbo build, the black limba neck through with binding etc. That’s a 24.75 scale with floyd, works perfect. A lot of companies have been doing it for years. Post hole centres sit a 1/2 inch forward of scale…   Read more»

Guitarists name is Caleb Nelson apparently, he’s on IG and FB, could try dropping him a message maybe. Other than that I got nothing from googly! Lol

I’ve ruined a couple of bodies, a couple of necks and an almost finished build! But, I’ve learnt to get over stuff pretty quick these days and just get on with it lol.

@steveh Trussrod fully tight and still bowing forward?   You could try adding a bit of physical pressure to pull the neck back and see if the trussrod will turn more.   Or, you could somehow pull down at both…   Read more»

@markbailey learnt to carve the top and got inspired to do the heel from one of your lives where you did that carve top with an amber burst.

@russ I’m all about the superstrat myself but it’s nice to build variety.