Well today was a lovely parcel day. I got my neck and fretboard blanks and my fret slotting jig... The slotting jig is excellent quality, well made and came really well packed and protected only minor...

RIP Jeff Beck.

I add it towards the end, sometimes thin the headstock and sometimes don't, depends on the tuners and how long the posts are. Often I'll add it and leave a slot for the nut between it and the end of t...

"once more, with feeling"

@tv101 as long as I avoid putting them through my thickness planer! 🤣

No it's pretty horrible stuff, I hate it! 🤣 Attachment : SquarePic_20221103_16493983.jpg Attachment : SquarePic_20221103_16494885.jpg It's mad stuff, changes colour depend...

You don't want to use that old Brazilian mahogany. Get yourself some decent new stuff. I'll do swapsies if you like. 😆

I've got enough old brazilian mahogany to do a neck through and another body plus old northern ash for necks, also there's a tree trunk down the track where I live that I'm waiting to aquire. Farmers ...

I have a similar problem … spot a nice piece of wood and think “that’ll do nicely on a build” and grab it. I’ve probably got enough of those nice pieces to build all the guitars I’m ever going to buil...

Thanks guys. From the comments, I learn that there are *many* possible best finishes!!

You could use the old nails as frets 😉

Welcome Dave, not long joined myself. My first neck was made from old floorboards, mahogany and maple, still perfect now after a couple of years. Old wood can be good as it tends to have finished do...

Got my ebony boards all stacked properly at last, now I just need lots of neck and body wood plus a shop full of parts! 🤣 Attachment : 20230108_202220.jpg There is one on top that'...

I quite like using thinned down oil based polyurethane varnish on necks, gives nice protection but feels superb. I use satin stuff. I've heard ofusing boiled linseed oil etc but was advised to thin ...

@rocknroller912 I've got plenty of time on my hands, spent the last few years learning to build bodies so leveling and squaring stuff up has been a big part of that. I've built a slab leveling jig so ...

@tv101 Yes it can be pricey but works well. Rub in a small amount with a soft cloth. Good for ebony where hand sweat leaves a deposit over time as it’s mildly abrasive, but not so much to wear away t...

@dave Welcome to the forum. It’s true what Mark says on his course that getting wood flat and level is the hardest part, so stick to buying fro people who are makers like Mark or David Dyke It will ...

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@tv101 Ebony polish is what I use on violin fingerboard. It’s a brand called Old Wood and you don’t need much.