Yep, you are 3rd on the leaderboard and you haven’t even built a guitar yet. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Buuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrnnn!!! 😬🤣😘

Hi @russ and @Boo, 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 lik...

I'm in East Kilbride, a wee bit away from Fife lol. @warmvalves 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 actua...

Sounds like me @russ Yep, you are 3rd on the leaderboard and you haven’t even built a guitar yet. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Thanks for your suggestions though and I never say never. I just tend to put things off that much that it becomes too late. Sounds like me. 😂🤣 🙂🎸🎶🙏

When you move to Scotland....... and if you're not too far from Glasgow......and if you've got the time......you could apply for their Full Time Stringed Instrument Making courses to get you on your A...

@warmvalves Thanks very much for the info, much appreciated Hi @boo. When you move to Scotland....... and if you're not too far from Glasgow......and if you've got the time......you could apply for t...

If Jimmy Egypt's guys think it's ok, that's a pretty good recommendation. I mailed the college yestrday evening to check out the availablility of places on the course, just waiting on the reply. These...

Hi @russ, If Jimmy Egypt's guys think it's ok, that's a pretty good recommendation. I mailed the college yestrday evening to check out the availablility of places on the course, just waiting on the re...

Hi @Robin, I'm in East Kilbride, a wee bit away from Fife lol. I played in club/pub bands decades ago and now just for my own fun. I was always happy to do wee setup things, but now with more time, I ...

Welcome @warmvalves to the Guitar Making Revolution. I've spoken to a couple of guys who have done the evening classes at Anniesland College and the guys at Jimmy Egypt's who highly recommend it. &#...

Hi @warmvalves welcome to the group. I don't know much about fret cauls, on the two guitars I've built so far I've used a plastic faced hammer, works for universal radii. How close to Glasgow are yo...

the courses are at Glasgow Clyde College, Anniesland. It is, it says a Guitar Restoration Course (the short courses you mentioned). From the blurb and the few pics to be found, it's basically, you tak...

@warmvalves Welcome to the community! As said by others, do not worry about the radius, just use 16"

Hi all - @Boo & @Rocknroller912 - the courses are at Glasgow Clyde College, Anniesland. It is, it says a Guitar Restoration Course (the short courses you mentioned). From the blurb and the few pic...

@warmvalves Welcome to the forum. There have been instrument making courses in Glasgow for many years but the college names change all the time. This may be the one you are thinking of. There are als...

Welcome @warmvalves! 15.75”? What a weird radius! I wonder what the point was?!? However a 16” radius fret caul will work fine. That 0.25” difference is nothing! A lot of Ibanez necks have a 17” radi...

There's a college near me in Glasgow which offers 8 week guitar maintanance courses (beginner and advanced), so I may look at that for next year - this year's has already started. Anyway, thank you ve...

Thank you very much for the prompt replys Boo and BPower I wouldn't have thought that .25" would make that much difference, but I didn't want to assume so. I am just gathering tools and information to...

I would imagine that the 16" caul would be the one you want. My head says 0.25" over that distance would not be able to be seen and the 16" being a little shallower would push the middle down. And sin...