@hursty just measure it so you know where you’re at when carving. If it helps you can always mark a line before you carve the back of the neck so you know where the channel is.

@robin no I masked off the fret wire and sanded with the grain. I’ll do a small test with some lemon oil to see if it magically vanishes and if not I’ll redo them all the same. I suspect the…   Read more»

@koendb Thanks. It will definitely improve as I’ll clean up the whole board at the end which will leave a much more uniform look too if nothing else. I suspect the lighter colour is tiny particles of glue dust in…   Read more»