Explorer bodies take a lot of wood! Given that I’ve never made a body with rout for a trem system, FR or otherwise, I guessed that the chances of me making a horlicks of it are quite high, so I…   Read more»

let’s see how this turns out …..

@nsj I wonder whether that’s it. I mean, on the one hand, I’m paranoid about the possibility of the router tipping and leaving those tell-tale grooves in the side of the neck, so I do try to keep the whole…   Read more»

@nsj well, I wondered about the bearing, but it spins freely by hand, and I used it afterwards on the other side of the neck without problem. The neck is samba, so it is relatively soft, but I’ve used the…   Read more»

Hi everyone, so, an update. Sorry it’s taken a little while, but I’ve been on holiday. Firstl, it looks like my first assessment of what had happened was wrong, since I was unable to recreate the problem using the same…   Read more»

[quote data-userid=”14309″ data-postid=”24198″] @steveh  Any thoughts how I can make this ok, without it looking like a dog’s dinner? Or should I chalk it up to experience and start with another blank? I was thinking, reduce the top as @njs…   Read more»

[quote data-userid=”49000″ data-postid=”24191″] [quote data-userid=”34122″ data-postid=”24180″] Hi all! I hope everyone is well 🙂 Flippin’ eck! Ok, I know I’m trying a few new things out on this one (bound fretboard, bolt on neck, Floyd Rose), but you’re supposed to…   Read more»

Thanks Koen – ever the source of sage advice 🤣