Posted by: @clinton When there is a will, there is a way! Where there's a will there a lot of relatives.

When there is a will, there is a way! So happy for you @Russ. Ample space, top job on the workbenches. In due time you will make it truly your own and building your art. Just make sure to make time al...

Congrats @tej Its addictive. You build one, build another, build another and before you know it, you’ve built 20. And still want to build another. 👍

Hey @mattbeels - where’ve you been? Apart from the curtains shop? 😉

Posted by: @robin @boo Is that you using an aerosol can, just like us amateurs do. 🤣 🤣 🤣

@tej you could try the pound shops or B&M think they sell it. £7 a roll in my local diy shop.

Posted by: @tej have you found anywhere that sells frog tape at a good price, I’m nearly out but it seems to have gotten a lot more expensive of late? @tej Not really, it’s just quite expensive thes...

I’ve been away for a couple of days but got back today and sanded this back, again. It’s ready for some more primer paint, again. Maybe tomorrow. 😉 Attachment : 964CD3BB-AD52-443A-B5B0-7B4...

@wolframmalukker Go go go! ( I love explorers!, At some point in the future I must build a companion for my 58 Flying V built 😉 )

Boo had to invoke the curse of the CNC machinist, too. "if you are going to make one, might as well make two, right?" Started with the rock maple board, tonight. it was almost perfectly flatsawn, so I...

@tej People don’t say that to me very often

@tej Ive made a very rough sketch of how I would estimate the finished taper in wood. Hope you can understand it. Lay a ruler as shown from the tape to the front of heel and put your wood shim along s...

@tej 40mm is fine it’s actually easier with a small plane

@tej Ive made lots of shims by hand, it’s not that hard. Start with a piece that’s longer and thicker than you need and clamp it to the bench. Then plane or scrape it working away from the clamp to cr...

@tej Even with the fretboard overhang and pick guard covering thing I would still try and fill any gaps in the joint, or the string tension will be pulling on the screws only which will probably cause...

@tej I was going to suggest removing some wood from the back of the heel to get the angle that you want, but I see you've considered that already. It would drop the neck deeper into the pocket though...

Have a look at these @tej There is some info on there too about neck shimming. 👍

@tej Good luck I’m sure you will get some other opinions

@tej Are you thinking of raising the whole neck with a flat shim or changing the neck angle with an angle shim. If it’s a flat shim then you could add it to the pocket and route to the depth you need,...

Thanks for checking, but it could still shield if it’s aluminium or copper flake which isn’t magnetic. It was an idea I had to create balanced line humbuckers by wiring both pick up leads as hot and c...