@matt but you might consider removing a little wood with a file or reamer to get them in there, it shouldn’t take too much?!? I did consider that, but don't want to have loose sloppy fit. I'd rather...

@boo Top drawer Robin, I’m proud of you for being proud of what you have done. I'll take that as a compliment, I think!

@eddie6string I always drill undersized holes where possible and finish with a taper reamer. It can allow you to correct minor errors like yours I like that idea. Hopefully I'll be reunited with my...

@robin Or if a drill bit is too long you could use a small diameter router bit.

@robin In the photo at the top I noticed that you have a router. Router bits usually have a 6mm shank, so you could put a 6mm drill in the collet and use it to drill vertical holes once you have plugg...

Ouch @robin, that sucks! Sorry to hear about that! Best of luck with the repair, but you might consider removing a little wood with a file or reamer to get them in there, it shouldn’t take too much?!?

I always drill undersized holes where possible and finish with a taper reamer. It can allow you to correct minor errors like yours Attachment : 16120996148063319099191688998953.jpg

I've drilled all 6 holes consistently off square and the tuners won't sit flat. That's a bummer @robin. I guess it's yet another learning experience. Cheers, Russ 🎶🎸🙏🙂...

Build #002 had been going so well until I did a trial fit of the tuners yesterday. I've drilled all 6 holes consistently off square and the tuners won't sit flat. I couldn't use my bench drill, it's o...

@robin Top drawer Robin, I’m proud of you for being proud of what you have done. ✊🎸

That turned into a long winded answer. Well explained @robin. Thank you. I thought I'd better try my limited skills on a cheaper alternative before carving up some proper tonewood. Cheers again. Rus...

Hey @robin. When you did your practice build, can I ask how you got your body and neck blacks to the right size to work on? Hi @russ, depends what size you're referring to. The neck was a planed pl...

@robin Awesome! You did a very fine job on that Robin! Tip top, you can be proud of that!

My neck heel carving is done now, that took forever to get to a shape that I'm happy with. I had to take off a bit more than I had intended, due to my first saw cut going a tad too deep. Attachment...

Home stretch

I'll need to find Mark's carving video for a reminder on how to do that. @robin That’s a great fix with the neck pocket. I did the same thing, I routed the neck pocket before cutting out the body. I ...

Routed the body shape now, the temporary neck socket filler worked a treat. Just a couple of little dinks into side as I was routing round the horns, but they sanded out easily and there's another one...

Score in that grain pattern. Beautiful.

Wowza! @Robin That is looking really really good! Cannot wait to see that seamless neck joining. Sweeet!!

Looks great @robin! That‘s some nice work with the filler piece in the neck pocket!