Thanks for your kind words everyone 😀

Edit - didn't round over the edges as much

Thanks Boo and well spotted. When creating my first body template I just copied my Kramer 120 (early 90's Korean model) and changed the neck heel, belly carve, and did round over the edges as much. (I...

I need to make some better neck & neck pocket templates and there's still room for improvement on the finish but overall I'm really pleased how this turned out (think I just about covered up the r...

Just to echo what everyone else has said; Don't be hard on yourself and don't let mistakes get you get you down - shrug them off and take the 'learning opportunity'. Think about all the various skills...

Never seen a truss rod yet that wasn't a bit thicker at the headstock end - by the time you've 'nibbled out' for that your 'learning opportunity' will be even less noticable. 🙂 I tried dust extraction...

"But somehow, I never have the right parts for the next build." When you could have sworn you had two of something but can only find one of it ...

I have access to a pillar drill at work but I'm on leave this week so I used a step drill bit in a hand held drill. This worked pretty well for preventing tear out and the other 5 holes are right wher...

Thanks everyone. One corner of the tuner was right on the edge - not enough to stop it working or really be seen from the front (so not worth putting in dowel and re-drilling) but it would annoy me ev...

Remember my total balls up carving a neck few weeks ago? Well "take two" turned out a bit better (though not 100%) Attachment : IMG_20210216_134852.jpg Attachment : IMG_20210216_134727.jpg ...

I say keep going too Dave - as long as you can't hook a finger nail underneath the frets or see the gap (without tools borrowed from NASA) then "job's a good un" 🙂 That neck looks great.

Thanks Matt I heard Mark call it "sucky sweet" when referring to guitars with high gloss - clear laquer finish in a video (don't ask me which one) and it made me laugh. I really like stains that show...

Thanks Mark It's from the competition I'm afraid; Crimson water based stain, penetrating oil, then a layer of carnauba wax. The neck was taken to 1500 grit then oiled using 2000 grit paper and it's li...

After myhowling balls up with that neck the other week, I wanted something to do whilst waiting for replacement wood so I decided to revisit the first guitar I made. It started life as single humbucke...

What they said above ... (though I suppose some plumbers ptfe tape around the threads would tighten things up but that's definitely a bodge) As an aside for any non-kit builds, knowing your pot dimens...

Thanks TV1 🙂 The fretboard still has plenty of meat on it, so trying removal might be worth a shot. Hadn't leveled yet so no time lost there thankfully. Will save it for a rainy/bored day mini project...

On my only 100% successful & playable build, which has bolt on 'strat' style neck; the pocket is 18mm, neck is 26mm at heel (20mm neck - 6mm fretboard with 16" radius) and has low profile/top load...

I'll try and tune in to the Live tomorrow (missed the last few weeks because work has been so busy). Here are a couple more pictures Attachment : IMG_20210126_210820.jpg Had this been my previ...

"I fortunately haven't blown through to the truss rod slot but I am wondering how thin is too thin when it comes to the wood between the bottom of the groove and the back of the neck? Your experienced...

Feel your pain there too Eddie. I think I've managed to burn through on every guitar I've sprayed clear coat on (the joys of only having a back garden for a workshop and using rattle cans). The soluti...