Ok I'm at a bit at a standstill while this stuff cures. Fret markers are the aluminium tubing again but filled with the epoxy, can't wait til it's cure and I can sand everything flush. Attachment :...

@tv101 no, I've hit a long boring process where you have to wait and wait and wait lol. I forgot it wasn't sealed on the back to, made a right mess on my table, thank god for actetone 🤣 ...

Sawed up the other piece of yew I had, got another nice top for another build, maybe carve this one Attachment : 20230426_164229-01.jpeg

@rathius seen a jackson guitars reel on insta earlier, they use a wire hook through a tuner hole and hang the neck through up. When I did mine I stuck a cup hook in the rear strap button hole to ha...

Not done much today but got the headstock sorted and the locking nut fitted. Attachment : 20230424_171124-01.jpeg

Neck is now roughed out and done an initial radius of the fretboard, added a plate to the headstaock too, hopefully get that all shaped and to thickness in the next day or so. Attachment : 20230...

Right, sorted the space for the spoke wheel and routed the end of the fretboard to to accomadate. Attachment : 20230420_175207.jpg And now the fretboard is glued and clamped and I got the t...

@jamesbisset He said on the live he did on carving the neck. Initial facets are about a 3rd in at the heel then run the line down the neck with your finger aginst the side. Then about the fretboard th...

@jamesbisset That initial carve, instead of a 1/3 in on both sides, go in a 1/4 on one side and a 1/3 on the other. Or do a 1/3 in on each side at the nut then alter it further up. Is it musicman who ...

Happy birthday wide screen! 🤣

Got a couple of bits done today, body sort of shaped, fretboard slotted, neck blank sorted and trussrod fitted. It's a spoke wheel trussrod though so I need to sort out the heel end for access. A...

Anyway, today I stopped by a friends joinery shop, he handed me some yew wood which looked interesting Attachment : 20230418_150428.jpg I took the piece on the left and trimmed it down, the...

@russ restless idiot for punishment you say? 🤣 🤣

There I was, tidying up my shed, wondering what I was going to do today. Next thing I know I have a body blank glued up! Oh well. guess I'll just have to build a guitar I suppose 🤣 Going fo...

Well that's that one sorted, plays nice, sounds great. Attachment : 20230415_130637.jpg Final build vid is up on youtube if anyone wants to hear how it sounds and get a better look.

@robin I put mine in for crunchy stuff and take them out for chocolate, ice cream etc 🤣

@boo You could hollow it out a bit then add some sort of top. Between gym sessions of course lol

@robin should've got him to take them all out! I had endless grief from mine since I was 5 or so lol

Perfect to stick oak on and carve! 🤣

Always a relief when it all lines up Attachment : 20230412_022841.jpg