Attachment : E52CA76D-3B85-4C4E-B15B-A20CFAD71951.jpeg Didn’t like the first one I made even though I used it on my first build so before glueing the fretboard on the current build I made another....

Not that @Robin - I’ll just redrill the bolt holes from the top through the new cap and use the holes as the centre points for the 15mm recess holes. Similarly, I should be able to find the thru-body ...

After the first few hundred*, you get past that stage * years. 🤣 🤣

I find masks a real pita - usually make my glasses steam up - so I don't typically bother with them unless I'm doing something either *really* messy, or using some of then nastier timbers. But I do tr...

@tv101 haha I was really lucky with wood and a good friend with decent tools, routers, saws etc. He's been great. But yeh, I just love it, most of it has been learning, perfecting techniques etc. Only...

I read the opening line ... "started during lockdown and got carried away" .... saw the first guitar, and the second, scrolled down for the third, scrolled further for the fourth, and fifth, and had t...

@tv101 I'm going to chop the headstock off to use as a template and burn the rest! I'm happy to go thin, I've done less than 20mm at the first fret with zero issues but that one can go spin lol

@robin Yep and using new methods I've picked up watching Mark's vids! I much prefer the look of his carving method and also I'm buying a 450mm radius beam in the new year. Normally I do all the measu...

I think that was the right choice - make a new neck. The risk with levelling the old one and remaking it is that the - now thinner - neck could be even more susceptible to moving again. Leave that ...

This nifty little (large) surfacing bit has got me out of trouble numerous times. Attachment : 20221219_113658sml.jpg Ready for action Attachment : 20221219_113703sml.jpg Four passes...

This was the problem that I'd left myself. Attachment : 20221219_113430sml.jpg Not sure whether the main body was slightly uneven, or the rear cap was uneven, or I just didn't get enough clamps...

Had a hectic last couple of weeks, trying to get finished at work in time for a decent long break over Christmas and New Year. Today, is day #1 of holiday, and I'm not going back to work until 9th Jan...

Ok operation new neck is under way, the decision has been made. Birdseye maple again with ebony board Attachment : 20221218_180202.jpg Attachment : 20221218_233714.jpg

Got the fretboard off, levelled the neck with my long fret levelling beam. Maybe I'll tidy the back of the fretboard and reglue, see how it goes. Attachment : 20221217_233500.jpg Attachment ...

@russ yeh bud, proper reputable supplier and first time I've had any issues, ironic lol

@nsj I would personally go with what @russ said. Wood movement is common but I would not want to introduce more water into it. It was more likely that it was just some internal tension in the wood. Wi...

@nsj Hi Neil, I've just had a wee look at your YouTube videos. You've been very productive since you started during lockdown. You've got a definite knack for this guitar building malarkey.......and th...

@bpower it's a pretty thin neck and I'd have to level the back too I think, also if I just level the board I think there will be a definite curved join line up the side.

@robin I think a cap is ok, has the rest of the body wood to keep it in line. Pesky necks are the issue, nothing to clamp to to hold them in line

@nsj Hi Neil, did you get the wood from a reputable tonewood supplier or a reputable timber merchant? You can get great bargains from timber merchants but the pieces may need to be left longer to dry ...