Shinto's are brilliant.... An angle grinder is even more brilliant.... ?

Carving the neck is taking time! Almost done the first three facets. I'm using a Japanese saw rasp (Shinto). Attachment : Half carved.JPG

Brilliant... Many thanks for that. I am reminded of the classic Billy Connolly story. Yes, I know it's not about guitar making per se, however, there are many ancillary activities pertinent to H&S...

@frocesterbill That's a tricky one. There's the coefficient of apparent contraction due to extreme cold, various variable thresholds (pressure, pain and efficacy) and the perceived political pantomime...

I have to agree with all that's been said about appropriate 'pacing', comestible sampling and beverage top-ups. I was going to mention something about the inverse ratio of bladder retention against ag...

Thanks. I need to carve the bugger first! Yikes!!!

This feels like a thread hijack! ? I glued the fretboard to the neck, I think that's making the neck part 1 finished. Just need to install the truss rod next!!! Joking! Attachment : Glued Fretboa...

@frocesterbill Yeah, watching the videos a few times to ensure I make no mistakes does slow me down a bit, with practice you could probably make something within a couple of weeks I guess. Although I ...

As you say - no rush - just trying to get a feel for how much progress you could make in a day - I guess that by the time you have watched the video several times and checked, double checked and tripl...

@frocesterbill - I look forward to seeing your build. Thank you, there's a couple of bits I'm not happy with but I think it look ok. I'm glueing the fretboard on later. I've been taking it a bit slow...

Yes - time is limited on the workshop course - we only have 5 days to build from scratch... one of the luxury's being a member here is that you can work at home and take your time - there is no rush.....

That's not bad - think on a workshop course you would have glued on the fretboard by the end of the first day? I'm hoping to start this weekend.....

Profiled the neck, the truss rod is in and glue drying on the wooden strip. 🙂 Attachment : Neck Profile.JPG

Looking good!

Cut the neck on the bandsaw and glued some ears on this evening. Attachment : 837F26EF-4695-4FC2-A206-84D5726533DF.jpeg

@frocesterbill Haha, yeah I have one now, and it came in really useful! ?

But I have already got a hole in my router base!

Keep going - I’m probably a week behind you.......

I made a slow start today (don't want to rush the job and make a mess). I routed the truss rod channel and surface routed the neck angle. 🙂 Attachment : TrussRodRout.JPG Attachment : Truss C...

Made the router baseplate, patted myself on the back then realised there's no hole for the router cutter! Doh! Easily fixed but still funny! 😀 Attachment : Router.JPG