@tej I wouldn’t worry about 0.5mm as long as all 6 strings line up with the pick up pole pieces. To make a thin shim start with a bit longer than you need and clamp it down. Mark the size…   Read more»

@bpower 
kits are great but it’s satisfying to do basics the hard way too

First attempt at making a sound hole ring cut from a flat sheet salvaged from the off cuts of acoustic sides and joined together. After it was scraped down I decided that it needed purfling either side, so I’m cutting…   Read more»

@tej
Its always difficult making a one off design because a lot of time is spent refining the process then it’s never used again.

What’s this in the post – a tube for a tube. Ok it’s just my new rasp for body carving from the Bailey workshop. Great timing Carol.
 

@koendb
Yes it’s hard to find a balance that feels good and a neck that’s too thin can be hard to play I find, as well as being unstable.

@tej I get your idea now. I usually align the neck with a straight edge along each side of the neck and make a pencil mark on the body from the outside of the straight edge. Then I measure the…   Read more»