Last post for this guitar. A new guitar deserves a new case. 🙂 Attachment : 20211007_173639.jpg Looks good all finished. 🙂

A whole new fillet has been cut, fitted and glued!

@warmvalves Welcome to the community! As said by others, do not worry about the radius, just use 16"

Hi all - @Boo & @Rocknroller912 - the courses are at Glasgow Clyde College, Anniesland. It is, it says a Guitar Restoration Course (the short courses you mentioned). From the blurb and the few pic...

@warmvalves Welcome to the forum. There have been instrument making courses in Glasgow for many years but the college names change all the time. This may be the one you are thinking of. There are als...

Welcome @warmvalves! 15.75”? What a weird radius! I wonder what the point was?!? However a 16” radius fret caul will work fine. That 0.25” difference is nothing! A lot of Ibanez necks have a 17” radi...

There's a college near me in Glasgow which offers 8 week guitar maintanance courses (beginner and advanced), so I may look at that for next year - this year's has already started. Anyway, thank you ve...

Thank you very much for the prompt replys Boo and BPower I wouldn't have thought that .25" would make that much difference, but I didn't want to assume so. I am just gathering tools and information to...

I would imagine that the 16" caul would be the one you want. My head says 0.25" over that distance would not be able to be seen and the 16" being a little shallower would push the middle down. And sin...

I think the screws were spoiling it ...but I'm no expert 🤨 🤔 @irishwhiskeycoke Ahh….. I see what you mean now. 🤣 👍

@warmvalves. I would imagine that the 16" caul would be the one you want. My head says 0.25" over that distance would not be able to be seen and the 16" being a little shallower would push the middle ...

@warmvalves (cool name) Welcome to the forum. I’m not sure of how to answer your question but @markbailey will be able to help you with this one. Cheers. Boo.

Hi all, new to the forum - just dipping my toes into guitar work. Question - my Ibanez rga42fm has a 15.75" radius fretboard - fret insert cauls only seem to come in mostly 'even' sizes, especially wh...

I know that I have had an absolute blast making the two acoustic guitars I have completed. I'm on the other fence saying maybe someday I'll make an electric guitar.... maybe. I can see me making a bas...

Looks good @wayne_f. On the next fillet just get it close but not fitting in the slot. Then sand it to the final thickness with a sanding block to get the snug fit you want.

Not much got done today but did I manage to do the rough cut of the neck shape and a fillet for the truss rod slot. That defect I mentioned before (which was the very tip of a shake and only few mm de...

Oh yes I'm full of it 😆 😉 - may be the brand name 🤔

I'll probably start with a 'leckie' then hopefully progress to a strummy box thingy. @irishwhiskeycoke Good to see you a getting a good grasp of the terminology Chris. 🤣 👍

Thanks Mattbeels I'll sleep easy now 😉 "Too Old to Rock n Roll...Too Young to Die" as the poet Anderson once said No bandsaw as yet still plucking up courage to jump in the deep end with arm ...

I think the fretboard needs some work @irishwhiskeycoke That fretboard really did need a lot of work but it’s so nice now, and with shiny frets. I think the screws were spoiling it ...but I'm no...