Some more progress. Routed the trussrod channel. Unfortunately I had problems keeping the guide rail tight against the edge, resulting in a very messy channel.It is still a pretty tight fit overal and...

Very nice indeed @koen keep going. 👏👏👏👏

How did you keep the cauls from slipping around on the body while gluing up? @mattbeels I put some double sided tape , which prevented the cauls from slipping, they still slip a bit, but only until t...

Hey all, Question: I realize that the bridge I ordered ( an old style ABR Gibson bridge), comes with directly mountable posts.This is of course time correct. However , in combination with the soft sa...

Any guesses as to what it’s for? @mattbeels, oh come on man! don't keep us in suspense like that! what is it for? (different nut widths? )

Hah, a little suspense is a good thing @koendb. The first two have different nut widths, 43 and 45mm. I was talking about the third one, it has something else going on...

it has something else going on... hmm I have no idea 🙂

@koendb I’m not familiar with samba wood, have you checked it’s hardness with other woods used for guitar bodies? Gibson used the ABR 1 on the original V which is Limba, the Les Paul which has the map...

Looking good @koendb

Yesterday, I put my fret slot cutting jig on a piece of mdf and added 2 clamps to hold the fretslot template and fretboard firmly in position.Up for the first test: Flying V fretboard Attachment : ...

Today I received some bling bling from Germany 😎 Attachment : IMG_20210519_114043676_PORTRAIT.jpg All the other stuff should arrive fairly soon as well. oooh I cannot wait , this is go...

Good to hear that your fret slots are coming out better this time @koendb! How do you like the products from TLC? I’ve been considering getting some stuff from them.

How do you like the products from TLC? The stuff In that last picture was all from crazyparts, since they are more specialized in this kind of stuff , but TLC in holland is a real good supplier as we...

I should also point out that Darren had to clean the files up as they were, err a bit fooked! Plus he produced that third headstock template as well as the idea for it came after the files were done. ...

Looking good @koendb! How did you keep the cauls from slipping around on the body while gluing up? I forgot to include a photo of my headstock templates. I also had a Hamer style control cavity done. ...

Today I glued the body blanks. It is not 100% straight unfortunately, there is a slight level difference from back to front, but only about 0.5 mm or so. Oh well a little bit more sanding work later o...

Now I need to figure out how to get the blobs of superglue off the fretboard. Why is it every time Mark says 'it's important you don't x,y,z' do I always manage to do exactly that 🤣 Anyways, ...

Looking good @cheesewhisk!

Great job @cheesewhisk! You can use a razor blade or small (sharp!) chisel to remove the dried glue, easy but a bit annoying. Just take it slow and don’t dig in.

@cheeswhick There is a solvent for superglue, I think Wickes have it