so I am glad I added those extra 3mm of clearance. 😉 @darrenking The jig looks awesome and I want one but it will have to wait a bit... any idea what it’ll cost to send one my way? 😬

Just in case anybody thinks that my woodworking is limited to things controlled by a keyboard I thought I should put the flattening jig through it paces. I picked an old lump of ash measuring 200mm x ...

Seriously though, why didn’t you specify no BLACK PLASTIC? @mattbeels - when I eat at Michelin restaurants, I don't (often) tell the chef what salt to use.

but I didn't make that one. I know @tv101, you can tell from the photo that it was made by a pro! 😂 Seriously though, why didn’t you specify no BLACK PLASTIC?

OK, maybe i did change the strings. But I wound them properly, according to the teachings.

I'm not a fan of bits of cheap black plastic appearing *anywhere* on a guitar! @tv101 I completely agree but... ? Attachment : image.jpeg

Does remind me though that I need to decide on pups!!! Those Iron Gear p’ups are very good. Depends on what sort of sounds you want if course. I have Rolling Mills and the Blues Engine / Dirty Torqu...

@tej This is the bridge you’re using, right? It looks like a 52mm spacing is perfect! In my experience a slight mismatch on the poles doesn’t make any noticeable difference in the sound but personally...

Btw @tej I just noticed that bridge has a 14” radius, are you aware of that? I don’t know which radius you’re planning on your board but if it’s a 12 then a 14 will be a tad flat. It’s not a big deal...

They’ll be absolutely fine. Standard spacing as used on most HB-equipped, fixed bridge guitars. You don’t get different pole piece spacings for different scale lengths. Just imagine all the combina...

@Tej - here you go;

Attachment : IMG_2951.mp4 Not sure if this will post but here is my bandsman video build Clinton

All looking great so far @tej, nice work!

I think the Humbucker surrounds will be swapped out for something nicer too. Definitely a good call. (I'm not a fan of bits of cheap black plastic appearing *anywhere* on a guitar! We spend ages...

Any general-purpose router cutter will do - I'd use at least 1/2" or it will take ages to cover the entire surface area 5/8" or slightly bigger would be even better as @DarrenKing points out. A cutter...

Hi Tej, I really don't think it matters too much but I wouldn't fancy doing much surface routing with a cutter below 10mm in diameter, even for a headstock. If you are looking at the kind of surface r...

but when I was buying router bits there were specific ones for surface routing. I have a specific surfacing bit. It's a big 1/2" bugger, well suited (eg) to flattening the top of a body, taking fract...

@tej Has anyone a good idea for clamping said tube hard enough to tap the thread inside of it without distorting the tube? Drill a hole across the diameter of the tube. Drill a tube size hole in a b...

Thought I would have a practice run using the methods that Mark shows on the live streams before starting on the wood I bought from Mark & Carol. First job is making the blank flat and level and n...

@tej Setting it up on a lathe is only to get things straight an level, the motor isn’t used. If you can put the tube in one end and the thread tap in a drill chuck at the other then turn the Chuck by ...