Actually feeling surprised no one mentioned this near miss. @cheesewhisk No one would have noticed, slap some graphite shielding paint over it.

Feeling like I don't know what all the fuss was about 🤣 🤣 Actually feeling surprised no one mentioned this near miss. Hardware and pickups are all gold on this one, can't wait to ...

I’m alright, thanks. You? Pretty busy with the shop so that’s fine (except for…) @mattbeels I’m good thanks. Glad things are going well for you, apart from….. 🤣👍

No one need ever know. Bonus pic of first coat of danish oil @cheesewhisk Hey Drill Sergeant, how are you feeling about things today? Must better I bet? It’s gonna look superb this guitar, I can’t w...

No one need ever know. Bonus pic of first coat of danish oil @cheesewhisk Yeah! Nice work! See, walk away, come back and fix it. Boom! Looks great. 👍

Attachment : CC49CFBC-23A1-41E5-BD7B-CE6B1F6EA946.jpeg Attachment : E492D8FA-BC0C-4EB1-87A6-7C42E9627585.jpeg No one need ever know. Bonus pic of first coat of danish oil

@boo I’m alright, thanks. You? Pretty busy with the shop so that’s fine (except for…) Yeah, he doesn’t know yet. Fortunately it’s an aftermarket body with a shitty white paint job so hiding it won’t b...

@mattbeels thanks for sharing that one, a customer, jeez the idea makes my blood go cold. @robin oh there's been so many lessons 🤣 still it definitely feels better than it did yesterday.

So now that I've joined the 'Drilled Right Through the Back of the Guitar Club' I can really share your pain. @mattbeels Hey Matt, how’s things? Not seen you for a bit, how’s the shop? Sorry to hear...

@cheesewhisk I know that feeling all to well when you think you've ruined weeks of work, but once you calm down and think about it there's always a fix and another lesson learnt.

@cheesewhisk Dude, that sucks!!! So sorry to see this but maybe my story will make you feel a bit better… The other day I was working on a customer's Partscaster and realized that the hole for the out...

@cheesewhisk Oh man I can feel what you felt when you realised what happened. I had the same happen to my last build, only for me, I went through the front , when I was routing out the control cavity...

Can’t thank you enough for replies though.Ive left this for now, did a bit of finiting then walked away and poured a JD & coke medicinal like 🤣 @cheesewhisk That’s the spirit! 😉&#...

1mm at a time right? You know me too well @boo which is exactly why I took your advice and walked away.

@cheesewhisk Whatever shape(s) you go for, just remember that when you are routing the depth for the cover plate, set your router depth gauge to 2mm, not 42mm. 😉 Just a joke! Too soon? Ƕ...

@cheesewhisk How about this? Just one big one, you will have to make a custom routing template and cover plate though. Attachment : E9A32182-574F-4BC7-B2CA-94373376E508.jpeg

Ha ha that’s a belter. If I’m honest the duel symmetrical plates will actually be easier as I already have the templates and the left over neck scrap I was planning on using isn’t quite wide enough to...

Don’t worry about what shape they are, they don’t have to be symmetrical. There are some weird and wonderful cover plate shapes out there and some can even be comical. Get creative and have fun! Rock...

@cheesewhisk You could even make them join up to sit right alongside the other one. Look at these two, one for the trem and one for the controls. Attachment : 26717399-2426-4704-8F07-AFD7E9AC7D96...

I like your fix @cheesewhisk. Nice symmetry. 🙂🎸🙏🎶