@tv101 , @koendb
pix will be awesome..thanks
 

@tv101  this picture from Guitarmaking was on my fridge, i was trying to decide how to color my first build..this will be what I’m going for – for the most part,,,probably not with the brown natural color because the Poplar…   Read more»

@norriemac  Greetings from Oregon, US of A… Your guitar is beautiful. Hope it plays for you as beautiful as it looks,,,your craftsman ship is evident, Thanks for the tip on Olive wood being a difficult wood…notes like that are helpful…   Read more»

@russ, @tv101, @rocknroller912, @markbaily, @wayne_f, @robin, @jozefbehr, @koendb,  I have a serious thing going on with my wrist…but i think i can install the frets, so i pushed ahead;

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@russ 
thanks man…
 

@Jozefbehr, @markbailey, @wayne_f, @robin, I followed Mark’s advice and created a paste [with regular Tite Bond] by sanding another piece of mahogany – filling, then scraping. of course, the pasting repair made its own problems when sanding and scraping it…some…   Read more»

@jozefbehr  This is a great community, Jozef…any question can be addressed with good advice, because we’re all on this amazing journey together..most of these guys are already experienced builders. I’m only able to work on this part time because of…   Read more»

Thanks Mark…much appreciated…
moving along…like a herd ‘a turtles
This project is helping me adjust to retirement, so even the small frustration is good,,,
<>< Poco7

@markbailey @robin Awesome news…thanks, the dust ‘fill’ seems good…should i use super glue or tite bond? does it matter?  I appreciate the good word…my slot is generally 12mm +/- as noted… I’m actually looking forward to the carve…finishing is scary…but…   Read more»

@robin thanks Robin …OK, if I went that route, i can see the extra thickness under the truss rod…but, that would mean i would have to laminate my peghead as well, right? …which means the dominos fall…one thing leads to…   Read more»