I hope my next project will be something along the lines of starting with a body blank, perhaps with a ready-made neck - making a neck still looks intimidating! My most advanced tools right now are a ...

Welcome to the builds

@stephen Sorry Stephen, that was terribly dimwitted of me, I apologise. You'll get used to Boo. Eventually .... 😆 😆 😆 Welcome Stephen! Kits is a good place to start in th...

No worries! We all have our moments 🙂 Thanks all for the warm welcome!

@stephen Sorry Stephen, that was terribly dimwitted of me, I apologise.

NI is just across the water, regardless of brexit, Northern Ireland still exists. @robin Doh! Of course it’s Northern Ireland, I was thinking it was an American state for some reason. 🤣

Welcome @stephen. Enjoy the ride. 🎶🙂🎸🙏

Hi @stephen and a welcome from me in SCO to the group. Post us some photos of what you've done so far. Just one question: Where and what is “NI”? Boo @boo NI is just across the water, regardless ...

@stephen Hey Stephen, welcome to our guitar making community, glad you could make it. Yep, it’s a very typical story, I played in bands and then had to get some real work to pay the bills too. ...

Hi All, I've finally decided to take the plunge and connect with a community with an interest in guitar making! I've been playing guitar and bass (mostly bass) since I was a teenager, joined some ban...

The journey begins @Wayne _F

@wayne_f Looking good Wayne, keep going.

looks like you're very organised and methodical @robin yeah, kinda. Although, since I am new to this I was a bit scatterbrained here and there. I screwed up a few times when making the jigs like forg...

Can I ask how you managed to make an accurate neck taper template? @russ I started with one straight edge on the MDF, as per Mark's instruction, cut a piece that was more than long enough and 60mm wi...

@wayne_f Great start Wayne. Can I ask how you managed to make an accurate neck taper template? I just can't seem to get mine perfectly even. 🙏🎶🙂🎸

@wayne_f Youve made a great start there, looks like you're very organised and methodical, thats a good way to work. On my first guitar, I kind of made it up as I went along, making templates and jigs ...

@bpower Thanks for the info. I'll check out that company. Come to think of it, I might have already been to that site because the name seems familiar.

I think you would need to have a bit of a redesign around the neck pocket area if you want to convert to a bolt on (to add some sideways support). @koendb True but it wouldn't be much of a problem. I...

Maybe I should go with a bolt-on neck since 1" blanks come in longer sizes. Hi @wayne_f You should be able to ask for a longer blank, no matter who your wood supplier is. Just ask 😉I think you would ...

Hey @wayne_f. I really like the drawing and I like the headstock. Looks like you are all ready to start making saw dust. I'm in eastern canada and could not justify the cost of stewmac for most stuff....