@tv101 Black walnut - so should contrast nicely with the white and the blue and the natural edge when it's all polished. That looks like an excellent recovery, a unique conversation piece, good wor...

I feel your pain there @tv101 and I can see how easily it can happen. But on the positive side, that must be the neatest feck up that I've ever seen and it's going to be a unique feature. What diamete...

@tv101 I still find the accuracy incredible. If you draw it out accurately, and have got the correct cutter in the machine, it will cut to within fractions of a mm. Looking good tv and you've lear...

@poco7 Thats coming on well poco, I hope your wrist recovers soon.

@norriemac I think I would glue the 3mm olive wood onto the headstock before gluing the fretboard in place. Then flatten off the olive wood down to level with the top face of the neck where the nut i...

@norriemac I'm fairly sure that at 12mm it's still strong enough, but better wait for the experts to advise you on that. Adding your 3mm olive wood will certainly give you the thickness you need and ...

@tv101 I need to stop earning money, and join the ranks of the retired ... Its a myth that you'll have time on your hands when you retire. My #003 guitar build has come to a halt, I'm seldom a home...

@markbailey Thanks Mark, yes I like the new layout, I hadn't noticed the thumbs up. I'm feeling more peaceful and mellowed already.

@thepath slot88 appears to be making some random contributions today. Has the layout of the forum changed in the last couple of days, I don't see the option to like posts anymore?

@poco7 i think i have to start over with a new neck? unless Tight Bond will adhere a piece added to the underside so strong that i can salvage this by adding to the neck then carving? Personally, I ...

@wayne_f That's looking good, well done.

@bpower its looking fantastic.

@wayne_f These problems we give ourselves never seem so bad after a good night's sleep, you'll fix it and it'll be fine.

After routing the profile of the neck I noticed that the truss rod slot looked a little off. The template must have been off center. Now it seems like the neck is a little too narrow at the nut end. ...

@bpower That is looking great.

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@darrenking I know what you mean but I think that they upper frets would still be needed purely from a cosmetic point of view. I mean, you wouldn’t want the see the last couple of inches of the fret...

@michael-oconnor Is that all inlaid veneer on your headstock, thats impressive work.

@rocknroller912 Even on a full size violin the notes are very close together higher along the fingerboard, so if the frets are closer than the width of a persons finger then it will be hard to play....

@rathius Looking good, that has got to be unique.