It may already be here not sure so my apologies if it is. Yesterday at the shop my cousin gave me 8/4 Piece of Black Walnut. Attachment : 650dvp-back.jpg Attachment : 650dvp-front.jpg ...

@bangy Depends on the body shape but yes, carving first would be wise. At least the transition. Another thing to look out for on a neck through are the wiring holes for the pickups. The thing to do ...

Im guessing you would carve the neck before glue up--but what do I know? @bangy There is a YouTube live stream that Mark did last year about this kind of construction. Check it out.

I like the vintage just before dinner look. @mattbeels haha, yeah that sentence came out weird. 😎

If was fine actually @koendb, I’m just a goofball 🤪

I’m just a goofball We have a saying in flemish: 'Knowing yourself is the start of wisdom' 😋

have you made laminated necks before, No @tej, I have only started working on wood just recently, so everything I do at this moment is a first. Since I dont have scrap wood to practice on, I decided ...

Some of them are perhaps great candidates to cut up in small strips to make laminated necks. @koendb have you made laminated necks before, this is on my “to do” list after my first build. Partly due ...

Robocop @mattbeels 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

What’s wrong with pink flake? 🤷🏼‍♂️ @mattbeels Nothing but it’s not for everyone I don’t suppose. The Strat will look great in pink flake. ✨✨ɲ...

What’s wrong with pink flake? 🤷🏼‍♂️

Suddenly, I feel nervous .... @tv101 🤣🤣🤣🤣 No, don’t worry, I’m not going to paint your stuff in pink flake. I’m serious, I wouldn’t do anything like that, I’m not goin...

This is My Favourite Song For This Moment.....a wee tribute to Jim Steinman. 🪦 🙏🎶🙂🎸

@koendb It looks like it cane out well, great job! I like the vintage just before dinner look. 😉

@tv101 & @boo Soooo... no real answer?

The rest - as you say - are probably more generic mahogany/sapele (the darker ones). Not sure what the lighter ones are, but don't look to be anything super-special. Yeah I think I will try to keep ...

Tonight , I applied stain ( amber, brown and yellow ) to give my neck an vintage look just before dinner. And this is how it looks after a coat of shellac I put on just an hour ago. Attachment : ...

@russ A little birdie once told me that Elmer does indeed make some tools for stewmac. @mattbeels. Good to know Matt. Cheers, Russ 🙂🎸🎶🙏

@russ A little birdie once told me that Elmer does indeed make some tools for stewmac. 😉

Cheers @boo. Looking a little more into it. I think Elmer may be a Chinese manufacturer who probably do supply Stewmac with certain tools. The Fret Slotting Jig appear identical. 🙏🎶...