… back out with the thicknessing jig, and a nice thick piece of birds eye maple.

This is going to be thicknessed into a wedge shape …

… which ended up being 11mm at the neck end, and…   Read more»

That’s about 6mm-8mm taken off the top, and a nice sharp edge created.
Guess what happens next …

Because the strings were going to be so high at the bridge point, the obvious first step in the fix was to make the body thinner, and therefore to make the strings even higher at the bridge.

That’s a…   Read more»

Step1.  Sort out the weight issue.

 
Nothing too cunning about that.  But a good place to start. 
Cunningness comes later.
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I thought up a cunning plan. @markbailey will be along shortly to explain a much simpler way of fixing this issue, and then I’ll kick myself. It actually took me about a year to fix … because it spent a…   Read more»

Posted by: @jamesbisset After @tv1010101 ’s rant about ƒ-holes That wasn’t a rant, that was just a constructively critical observation! 😉   I liked many of your alternative designs – the shapes “fit” the shape of the body far better,…   Read more»

Where would you draw the line? Buying prepped (thicknessed/planed) wood, or buying it in raw plank form.  Or planting a tree and waiting a few years … Buying tools, or making your own? Buying the pickups, or making your own…   Read more»

I went for a red top stain this time and left the body mostly natural, but with some of the old blue showing to make it a bit interesting  That looks pretty damn good – and impressive for a first…   Read more»

Wooden scratchplate…BOOM.

@markbailey  … I did the BOOM last time
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Fancied trying something different this time around!

And now, as if by magic, no exposed and visible neck join!!
 

Take one LP Jr …

  (Yes, I know it should really have a dog ear P90, and also that the rubber surround of the mini HB isn’t looking too good, but that’s another story for another day)  …   Read more»

It doesn’t look bad. Not bad at all! I really like that headstock design – simple and distinctive. And also useful for scratching that bit on your back that you can never quite reach. 😉

It’s time for the oil …   https://i.imgur.com/JiCxAs0.jpg   https://i.imgur.com/itm9hZg.jpg   https://i.imgur.com/JiCxAs0.jpg   The wood (Utile) is quite open grain – which makes it fairly rough to the touch (compared to something like maple), even after lots of sanding. So…   Read more»

It took some time. And then some more time. Mix up the glue & wood dust, cover the hole, sand and then sand some more.  Then mix up some more glue & wood dust and re-cover the hole, and then…   Read more»