Speaking of frets, got them in today and the side dots. Got the frets in really well this time, properly seated although I did have to fill a small chip. Still, I'm getting better at getting the shiny...

@boo except when trying to bang frets in, then all ebony is bad lol

Got my fret markers nice and straight, takes a bit of sawdust and superglue to fill these but I really like them. Been over the slots to clean them and now just sorting out frets to put in tomorrow. ...

Body cut out, neck roughed out, neck pocket done and heel angle done using a handplane. Next up will be pickup cavities I think. Attachment : 20230328_165057.jpg Attachment : 20230328_1...

@boo yes I am! 🤣

What can I say, didn't last long before I got hit with an idea and I'm back in my shed! Same frined that gave me the last pieces of scabby looking oak gave me yet another piece. After feeding throug...

Thanks guys

@boo well lick it lad 🤣

All sorted, Brazillian mahogany with ash strip neck and body. Oak top, oak plate on headstock. Gotoh hardware and warman pickups, hot lil devil set. Piece of elm burl for the trussrod cover. Plays n...

@boo making guitars from that will be a "barrel" of fun! I had to 🤣

Just waiting on strings now, hopefully turn up tomorrow Attachment : 20230323_142158-01.jpeg

I've either clamped the body to my drill press table, did the 12mm hole then a bowl and dish to make a recess. The most recent I went straight in with a forstner bit in the hand drill to make the rece...

I sanded the whole guitar back and applied more thinned down polyurethane, couple of coats. Now I'll wait a day or two and apply the microcrystaline wax then assemble. The first coats of poly helped f...

@boo my mate can play like that, he's really annoying lol

Well. I got my bridge holes all sorted, sanded the body to 320 and now put the first coat of finish on the top, amber tinted polyurethane thinned down. Next I'll do the whole thing with just the poly,...

Ooooh my first set neck is now glued and clamped! Better look up proper bridge position for a TOM next so I can get the post holes all drilled once the glue has set. Sure it was something like scale p...

Right, fretwork and markers all sorted. Now it's close to gluing in the neck. First I'll clamp it and check I have the height for the bridge though, then glue. Went slightly deep on the fret slots b...

@swepri it's a bit nervy but I just followed Marks vid and it came out great! Gave me a right buzz! I've got a stack of ebony boards, takes a right bloody whack to get the frets seated sometimes lol

@robin definitely buddy, I don't freak out as much now, just think of a possible solution and get on with it

Well today was different, I was doing my recessed controls but tried to be a bit clever and paid the price lol The bit caught the wood and had a munch Attachment : VideoCapture_20230315-183046...