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.

@liebe depends on whether it’s glued or bolted, I like bolted pretty snug if possible but glue in needs room for the glue and to tight can cause real issues. Don’t want a lot of side to side slop but…   Read more»

@liebe Radian tools sell a planer bit to use with a router sled, it’s excellent. Just take small bites.   A thickness planer or planer table is a lot more likely to take chips out of figured wood. As for…   Read more»

@liebe make yourself a cheap router sled, I recently did that with a piece of contiboard and a couple of rails. Great for getting things straight. Then I’ll stick it through my thickness planer to get the other side done,…   Read more»

For gluing it’s better rough so 80 is good. I think the join disappears more and also glue gets a better hold, gets right into the fibres instead of floating on the surface.