Yeh what Mark says, I do all the routing while the body is flat then carve after. Whether actual carve top or just doing arm and belly carves.

If the neck is parallel, the bottom of the fretboard is usually about 2mm or so higher than the top of the body. With this one I wanted the fretboard at body height so I had to do a slight angle but n...

Just buy 10mm acrylic off ebay and make a bigger base, works great. I've done both my trim routers and one I can clamp upside down for doing small jobs. I have the same template set too, used it a few...

@tej Ash makes a beautiful neck, done a few myself with zero issues but I always do a volute which may or may not help. Northern/european ash. It's the denser , heavier hard one. Southern ash aka swam...

Grab a gotoh nut, they're cheap but superb, front or rear mount and you can get a 43mm. Still keep most of the width that way. Might be an easier option because you could sand most of the extra away t...

@boo I've sold 5 but still have a few kicking about lol Attachment : 20230914_133017.jpg Attachment : 20230914_133025.jpg Attachment : 20230914_133028.jpg Attachment : 20230...

And finished, more or less lol. Just got to do a bit more setting up, intonation, string height etc. Attachment : 20230913_165137.jpg Attachment : 20230913_165156.jpg

I was thinking of doing a bass next, haven't done one yet.

@robin sounds like the switch is dirty, before pulling apart try some violent switching or switch cleaner then some violent switching. Bad switch is the only thing that makes sense otherwise the neck ...

@tv101 just cut teeth in a piece of the tubing and use it to cut all the marker holes. It's on my todo list, my HUGE todo list lol

I decided to tackle the first oak top carve top I did, fret markers were wonky and I didn't think they looked particularly good. Also the body could've been sanded better. I'd already stripped it to u...

Modify it, I do it all the time. I'm never aiming for an exact shape, just similar lol

Getting near the finish now, just the electronics to fit then a few set up tweaks Attachment : 20230907_162513.jpg Attachment : 20230907_175447.jpg

Frets all levelled, crowned and polished and logo done Attachment : 20230902_172625.jpg Attachment : 20230902_172558.jpg Also trying out ebonising, you put 0000 wire wool in a jar wi...

@boo Cheaper kramers were plywood with a veneer on the back and front. As for the weight, ply varies, can have a lot of air pockets unless it's really posh ply lol

@tv101 Cheers, I'm really not a fan of the big metal plate myself, you can create a much nicer shape and feel without it.

@boo well now I have a car that does over 60mpg I may just have to pop over lol

@tv101 Audio assault buddy, soooo cheap and they sound great!

I'm a pc guy so stick with that myself, tracktion waveform is free which is cool lol. Anyway can you tell what era I grew up in 🤣

Got on with carves today and blending them in to the round over Attachment : 1000025215-01.jpeg Attachment : 1000025216-01.jpeg Attachment : 1000025217-01.jpeg Attachment : ...