@steveh Trussrod fully tight and still bowing forward?   You could try adding a bit of physical pressure to pull the neck back and see if the trussrod will turn more.   Or, you could somehow pull down at both…   Read more»

@steveh
Nice work Steve. Keep them coming. 
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@steveh I usually go to p320 before applying finish. Before staining, I lightly moisture the surfaces and let it dry, to raise the grain. Then a light pass with p320 again.

@steveh well I can blame it on age at least lol

@steveh I place the claw against the back of the spring cavity and move it about until I’m happy it’s centred then go round in the holes with a pencil or that. Remove the claw and centre punch the centre…   Read more»

[quote data-userid=”49000″ data-postid=”24465″] @steveh musiclily do a decent routing template, only thing missing is the recess for the floyd but that’s not to hard to knock up.   I’d recommend grabbing a gotoh floyd, 150 ish but fantastic units. Even…   Read more»

[quote data-userid=”34366″ data-postid=”24453″] @steveh Planning and drawing is a useful start. Maybe you could try out the necessary routing for the trem on a cheap piece of wood, to confirm. How is samba wood to work with? I have only…   Read more»

@steveh musiclily do a decent routing template, only thing missing is the recess for the floyd but that’s not to hard to knock up.   I’d recommend grabbing a gotoh floyd, 150 ish but fantastic units. Even if you completely…   Read more»

@steveh Planning and drawing is a useful start. Maybe you could try out the necessary routing for the trem on a cheap piece of wood, to confirm. How is samba wood to work with? I have only used Bosse Cedar…   Read more»

@steveh
Hi Steve, I’ve never done it but I have thought about it. Given that Stewmac sell their Fret Arbor Press with a picture of that very process suggests that it can be done
https://www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-and-supplies/tools-by-job/tools-for-fretting/pressing/fret-arbor-press-system/ 
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@steveh I solved that issue with some 10mm acrylic sheets off ebay, now I can hold my router very flat while routing. Did it to both my palm routers.
 

@steveh I always do that kind of (tempate) routing on the routing table, if possible. For me it is far too easy to wobble with a handheld router and tilt it a bit. On the other hand, the router table…   Read more»

@steveh maybe you’re just pushing to hard against the neck?
 
I’ve never had the problem myself so not a 100% sure what’s happened.

@steveh are you sure the bearing isn’t a bit knackered?
 
Also what wood are you using? Bearing whouldn’t be leaving any marks like that unless it’s really soft wood.

@steveh I have a kit I bought 2 1/2 years ago I’ve still not finished for that very reason. First thing was dropping the body after spraying the final coat of clear 🤦🏻‍♂️😭 Cracked at a glue joint. Fixed that….   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»

@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 says, then laminate…   Read more»

Posted by: @steveh There have been things that I got wrong first time and had to revisit, as well as things that I‘ve asked myself „What if I did this bit differently next time?“ @steveh Nice one Steve, it looks…   Read more»

@Steveh Thanks for that. But there are easier ways:https://www.ekips.org/tools/guitar/fretfind2d/ or  Stewmacs fret calculator https://www.stewmac.com/fret-calculator/ TLC Guitargoods in Holland: https://tlcguitargoods.com/en/howto-fret-calculator I am sure there a lot of other online resources that can do the exact same thing.It’s nice to have…[Read more]

@steveh Really nice job! congrats. Up to the next build. Flying V’s are fun! Here’s my attempt 🙂