@rathius Welcome to the community! I agree with @boo and @robin regarding the headstock. I think it could already help if you stretch the headstock a little.

Posted by: @tv101 Could you do a glossy black finish, with some sort of subtle gold flake in it (on a guitar body)? *subtle* @tv101 Yeah, anything is possible. There is a technique called “...

If I understand this correctly you have a 15.75" fretboard and want to press the frets in. A 16" caul will be slightly flatter and press more in the centre leaving the ends slightly high. This could b...

Welcome @warmvalves to the Guitar Making World like you i'm also new on this platform, but it is one of the best place for the knowledge.

you've chosen some beautiful places there. If we had the cash, we'd have moved to a coastal or lochside cottage years ago. Independence or not - you'll be warmly welcomed sir. @warmvalves Thank you s...

@boo - you've chosen some beautiful places there. If we had the cash, we'd have moved to a coastal or lochside cottage years ago. Independence or not - you'll be warmly welcomed sir.

I hope your move up here goes well, have you decided where you're going settle ? @warmvalves I can only imagine what a pain learning DAW software is like. I have a simple DAW on my iPad, that’s about...

Hi @boo - 'All your work would be spent on a computer rather than cutting wood with tools' - More than a couple of decades ago I thought I'd record my guitar into a Daw (Cubase), create backing tracks...

Be as rude as you like @boo , can't hide from being old, start collecting my state pension next year. You could then get a cheap season ticket @robin. 🤣⚽ 🙏🎸🙂&#...

I could crack an obvious joke about age here but I wouldn’t be so rude to you Robin. Be as rude as you like @boo , can't hide from being old, start collecting my state pension next year.

Its a long time since I was at the football though, Alex Ferguson was still playing for them then. @robin I could crack an obvious joke about age here but I wouldn’t be so rude to you Robin. 🤣...

Yes @russ I'm a Falkirk Bairn. Its a long time since I was at the football though, Alex Ferguson was still playing for them then. We're not quite hitting those heights now @robin. Trying to keep the...

Hi Robin. Have you always lived in that area? I'm originally a Bairn Yes @russ I'm a Falkirk Bairn. Its a long time since I was at the football though, Alex Ferguson was still playing for them then.

I'm not so far away, I'm not in Fife, you're maybe thinking Falkland. I'm just up the road from Grangemouth. I never intended to actually build a guitar either, started cutting wood for my third one n...

@russ Yep, you are 3rd on the leaderboard and you haven’t even built a guitar yet. I know @boo. It's ridiculous 😲. I keep saying watch this space but.......... "keep watching this space". &#x...

Hope you don't mind me chiming in here. I think we all watch the YT luthier and woodworking vids - man, the ones which make me laugh are the ones where the expert says something like 'here's an inexpe...

If I can learn to *properly* do setups, refrets, make nuts, fix dents dings and scratches, know a bit more about the electrics etc, I'll be a very happy bunny @warmvalves Yep, that’s me too. 👍...

Buuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrnnn!!! 😬🤣😘 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Sorry @russ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Hi @Robin, Aye, Grangemouth - you're hoarding all the petrol and diesel there eh? lol. As to guitar building - I did build a kit Tele a couple of decades ago, it was ok, and used it for a couple of y...